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(09-28-2020, 12:18 PM)Au165 Wrote: This logic doesn't really match our current reality. Stretching the field is supposed to open up underneath routes and we have had no real issues throwing underneath, in fact, short and mid throws are all we can complete. Our issues have been completing deep shots and with Ross not catching short or deep throws it doesn't really make sense to use him at all. If Ross was better off of screens I'd be for using him there but he really isn't shifty in the open field. To be honest, I'd like to see us use Gio as a receiver more and see what he can do off bubble screens and slants/drags after watching him on the screen yesterday. 

He's not? He's one of the quickest players in the league, not just long speed. Problem is he's not catching the ball to be able to show that very much.

Let me rephrase my statement, as there is some truth to yours...
Someone with Ross's speed SHOULD open up the field more for others.
And while Burrow is completing passes fine in the short and intermediate, they aren't getting a ton of YAC (from what I recall seeing anyway). With a more stretched field, they should have more room to run.

Or maybe I just haven't watched the games close enough to notice the YAC.