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(07-04-2020, 01:02 PM)impactplaya Wrote: I love how some act like they are "traumatized" cause a WR Percievably "quit running a route" 
Every NFL player makes a error or 100 in his career. 
The important to ask is " he is improving, he is learning from his mistakes ?
Ross made improvements in 2019. You don't lead the League  in reeciving yards after 2 weeks if you are going backwards. And his injury last year you can't blame on Ross. 
His hands can be improved on. But you cant  teach speed and acceleration. 

While I agree with all of this, I can't get as excited about Ross right now because the only way I see him being on the club in 2021 is if he has a "pretty good" year, like...maybe 50 catches and 850 yards, and 8 TDs.  That would be his best season yet, but wouldn't price him out of Cincinnati.  Even then, without having picked up his 5th year option (the right decision), he could still go to another team for a "fresh start".  

I hope he feels some connection with Burrow and maybe the team gives him a few more screens, but with Boyd already getting $10 million per.  AJ Green not likely to end up on another team (that potential cap reduction could change this, but I think the Bengals want him to retire a Bengal), and Tee Higgins being the 33rd overall pick in the draft I don't see many scenarios where Ross returns in 2021.

I don't mean to sound like that means you shouldn't try to use him in 2020....far from it.  But I guess I just see him as a one-year player right now and I can't get too excited about him now.