Drafting 5th

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(01-13-2021, 08:20 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: the main differences  I see between Smith and Chase are a few that puts Smith over Chase

1.  Matchup issues;  Smith is one of those WRs that you can use in more matchup issues
2.  Play sets:  You can design more play sets with Smith than Chase
3.  Senior vs. Opt out-  how would Chase have done without Burrow.. we just saw what  a great performance by Smith did with a QB not the caliber of Burrow
4.  It Factor:  just like Burrow, the feel is Smith has it.... he just seems to command the field as a WR.. hard to measure the intangible but he seems to have it.

How many Bama players injure early in their rookie seasons?  Tons.  Because they get pounded at Bama in practice.  That isn't a conspiracy, but a fact.  Chase sitting out his senior year makes him MORE attractive to me (unless he put on like 50 lbs  ) because he will be fresh from combine training but not taking another year's pounding.  

The "IT" factor?  Chase is the biggest alpha on that LSU championship WR squad.  He is such a competitor and was the hands-down leader in that group.  Smith had a great OC scheme him WIDE OPEN.  That simply won't happen in the NFL.  And he will have serious durability questions.  That being said, I would LOVE if Miami took him.