Chase vs. Sewell

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(02-13-2021, 05:21 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Rare time I disagree with you TLL.

Tee has skills that make him a #1. It is not all about the Combine and Pro Day numbers. He shows up on the field.

Has great hands, runs crisp routes, has great size and is deceivingly fast and most importantly is where he should be even
as a rookie last season. Tee could be better than AJ for all we know especially with Burrow already on the same page with him.

This.  I know it is a bit off topic (I will try to make it relate) but Higgins was a steal at the top of Rd 2.  He didn't get the play the first game, and he lost Burrow the last six games of the season and then was an early injury in the final game.  His stats could have exceeded 1200-1300 yards.  That's unreal.  

Perhaps even more amazing is there wasn't a true #1 WR on the field drawing coverage from him.  Opposing teams never feared getting beat over the top, but he still excelled.  His catch radius combined with a confident QB that would give him chances when he didn't "look open" bodes very well for the future.  I also like the fact that he seems to take pride in being a complete WR and is a solid blocker as well.  

Chase is my dream pick, but if I am completely honest with myself, I doubt it will happen.  There is still this nagging feeling that WJIII is gone and while the cupboard isn't bare in the CB room with Waynes and Phillips, we haven't seen Waynes play a down in over a year by the time next year rolls around and Phillips has some challenges staying healthy on his own.  The more I think about it, I could see the Bengals signing a guy like Thuney and trading back in the draft to get both an OT and CB early on.  

I will hope they strike gold with a later round WR, but we will know before the draft if WJIII will be back and I can't see them using the franchise tag on him.