09-28-2020, 12:52 PM
(09-28-2020, 12:40 PM)ochocincos Wrote: 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.
No, he isn't. The plays he has caught the ball he has done little in terms of making anyone miss. Saying he is one of the "quickest in the league" is a pure guess at this point because he hasn't shown it and all speed-related claims are based on a 40 time now 4 years ago.
As for the claim that he would open it up for YAC, that isn't really true either. He played the first two games and we didn't have a bunch of YAC then. The theory is flawed because where the assisting tacklers are after a catch isn't really impacted simply because the single high cheated towards him because he would have been deep center if not, which wouldn't change his ability to assist on a slant or other underneath route. We had plenty of two high shells yesterday, presumably the thing Ross would force teams into more and still didn't find much after the catch.
As it stands, John Ross brings nothing to this team if he can't catch a short or intermediate route. The issues we are having with our O line really nullify his deep threat ability for the most part so he has to win underneath first to help us slow down other teams then we can use him over the top, but when he doesn't even look for a ball thrown his way on a drag he has essentially relegated himself to the bench.
