09-20-2020, 07:21 PM
(09-20-2020, 04:47 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Ross has a documented injury history in his time in the NFL, that's indisputable. Tate doesn't, to nearly the same extent.
You know damn good and well that Ross has dropped or simply missed a number of catchable, critical passes. You KNOW this. How many has Tate dropped? Catch % is not a be all end all.
It's these kinds of replies that start to piss me off and cause me to just say "**** it" and ignore them and move on. I'm not trying to take shots at you, just pointing out that you're twisting, contorting and omitting things..., for arguments sake? I don't know but it's maddeningly aggrivating to have to read all those words for something that dishonest.
Both guys were injured in camp last year. Both guys went on IR last year. Tate has made it through one full season at the college and pro level without missing games. Not that any of that really matters, as both guys are healthy now. If Ross is injured, he should sit and they should dress Tate, but he isn't.
Ross drops a lot more balls than Tate. Ross also creates more separation which creates easier throws for the QB so they don't have to try and squeeze it into a spot only the WR can get it. That's why they have the same catch % despite Ross having a lot more drops. An incompletion is an incompletion, regardless of if the WR drops it or the QB can't squeeze it in because the receiver couldn't get open. It's the same net result. One isn't better than the other. The difference is Ross generates more yards per catch and Ross scores TD's at a much higher rate.
I'm not being dishonest about anything. I just see it differently. Are you going to tell me the Auden Tate fans don't twist, contort, and ommitt things? Like the Tate fans never want to bring up TD's in comparisons between the two. Or the Mike Williams comparisons. When you see how much pressure Williams put on our defense vertically, you have to wonder if the people comping him to Tate have ever seen the guy play.
The bottom line is, if Tate was a fit for what the Bengals want from their offense, they wouldn't have taken Higgins in the 2nd and put the FT on AJ. They wouldn't have made him a healthy scratch in a key division game. Those are glaring signs that the coaches and FO see something the fans don't. I understand why people like Tate. He makes some amazing catches. But I also have to look at things from the coach's view and understand why they aren't high on the guy.
