HIGGINS and TATE Cheers

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(09-28-2020, 07:40 PM)Whatever Wrote: Trust me on this, I care more about the Bengals being successful that I do about scoring "I told ya so" points on this board.  Everyone here has had their share of hits and misses.

They were tough catches because he couldn't generate any separation on them.  The defenders had great position on him.  Part of that is his bad route running and part of that is his lack of burst.  

You can't have your camp make "play me or trade me" statements in the media and go out there and be mediocre, especially when the HC is trying his damnedest to get you a TD by calling your number over and over again in the red zone.  I have not idea why Tate has been given a pass on this BS.  

There's that silly, worthless word again. 

You don't create separation on fades from the 13 yard line. It's up to the QB to put the ball where only the WR could get it. Burrow did a good job keeping it away from the corner. The first one, Tate should have kept running. Instead, he allowed the corner to force him to the sideline and he tried to stop and jump for it. The second was actually a bad route concept. He was lined up inside and they tried to throw it over the top. He had no chance to catch a pass like that running with his back to the QB. It would have been better if Burrow put it on a line and allowed Tate to use his size to box the defender out. 

"can't have your camp make "play me or trade me". You don't know how much of a hand Tate had in that, number one. Number two, That's not what was said. Though, i'm sure if you were in Tate's position and you produced in season and showed potential in preseason and practice...and you watched guys like John Ross and Alex Erickson active in front of you, you'd just take it and keep your mouth shut.