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(11-04-2020, 11:11 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: As Whatever said, could be the matchups against certain teams. The Titans had small Corners so we brought in Tate as the 
matchup problem and it worked. We will see if we make Tate active against the Steelers even though Haden has done well 
against taller Receivers, Tate sure looked great against the Titans. Don't know how big the rest of the Steelers CB's are this 
year, could be a tell. 

But chemistry is where it is at as you are alluding to. If Burrow is on the same page with Tate, that is what matters.

Burrow and AJ have not been on the same page much.

I love AJ and hope he has just had to take time with all the time he has missed but we need to move on.

Would of been nice to have gotten a pass rusher before the trade dead line, too bad.

The steelers thrive on contact with their coverage teams leading to tipped balls and INTs.  They are probably one of the most physical sets of corners they will face.  We saw what Ward was able to do with Green being very physical with him.  I want the most sure-handed receivers out there to move the chains and prevent turnovers.  Seems like a simple formula, but a lot of that ability with Tate is heightened because of Burrow's accuracy.  We have heard for years how Brady makes all the weapons around him better, and we are seeing the exact same thing now from Burrow.  

Think about it.  How many of us would have predicted the statistics he is projecting to achieve with a declining Green, Boyd, Higgins, Tate, Gio, and Sample as his top targets.  He hasn't had Mixon for two games now, Uzo is out for the season, and Ross never materialized.  He is basically doing it with Boyd, a rookie, Tate, and his RBs.  I won't even get in to the performance of his line.