Who ends up the "3rd WR" at the end of the season ?

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(05-18-2020, 10:53 AM)ochocincos Wrote: This is tough because it can come down to what the Bengals envision for next year.
For example, if the Bengals don't plan to keep Ross, the 3rd WR spot could go to Higgins or Tate even if Ross outproduces them both.

Going purely off production though, we saw Ross put up 506/3 in just 8 games last year. If he's healthy, he should outproduce Tate for sure.
Ross has more explosion than Tate and even Higgins. Higgins and Tate have size over Ross.


I'd like it to be Ross because he brings a different element to the group that no other WR does, but my gut tells me Higgins because he was drafted 33rd overall and the Bengals will want to groom him to take over for AJ in a year (or more if AJ is extended).

Ross still is producing  a TD every 5 times he touches the ball, and as much as many folks on here can't stand the guy (Maybe Burrow reduces the butt hurt of not taking Mahommes?) he changes the way opposing defenses defend the Bengals more than any WR on the team.  If Green is healthy, he and Boyd (and Tate, and the TEs) will love having Ross draw the safeties back.  

I am beyond excited to see what Burrow can do with this stable of weapons.  The very few times the Bengals had a healthy Eifert and Green, their offense was really strong.  A healthy Boyd, Ross, and Green to line up with Sample or Uzo and Mixon or Gio also as potential receiving threats?   The days of limping along to try and score 20 points will be gone.