Player Bias

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(08-09-2019, 05:51 PM)Synric Wrote: Technically yea...That is all apart of the route. Ross has to be more physical in his routes and of course work on his releases against press and off man.Those were all things he had trouble with in college and it showed last year. 

You're also right of course he also needs to develop trust and chemistry with Dalton and others have also mentioned he needs some plays to showcase his skillset too crossers, screens, rubs, slants etc.

Whenever I hear "ran the wrong route," I think they did something they weren't supposed to, like go left instead or right. Or stop instead of go.
I see your example of Ross not being big and physical enough to handle press coverage.
And if someone is at a different point in their route than where the QB thinks they will be, I consider that a timing issue. Not necessarily a "wrong route."

I agree with your assessment that he isn't great handling press coverage but I wouldn't expect a 5'11", 190 lb WR to be great at that.

I think some people expect Ross to be able to do all the things AJ Green can but he's not 6'4", 210 lbs. He's a smaller guy.

Andrew Hawkins was a small but fast guy like Ross (smaller actually), yet Hawkins was used primarily in the short routes and then used his speed to get YAC. I think Ross would thrive best in that situation, but he was being asked to play like a much bigger WR, which wasn't (isn't) fair.