How good can Tee Higgins be?

[Murdock2420]

(04-12-2021, 11:47 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Yesterday, i cued up all of Higgins pass plays on gamepass and there's more than a few where he "broke away" from the defender and his route running was actually really good. 

Not just picking on your post. He has the look of a solid #1 and if he's still improving, there's really no questions about him. 

If you look at his games with Burrow from game #2 to #9, when he started to be targeted more, he was 603 yds and 4 tds in those games. I don't see any reason he couldn't improve and be a 1200+ yd, 10(ish) td receiver for the next several years. 

He had a bit of an issue with the dropsies on some easy passes but i think that should improve with experience. I don't think it was as much a 'hand size' issue as it was concentration. 

Trust me, as a Clemson fan I want nothing more then to see Tee be a legit number one and be awesome for us. Just wanted to give us something new to talk about for awhile around here and wanted to be fair that his 40 time and some of his route running wasn't near the top tier. 

However, great WRs come in all shapes and sizes. I really believe that the thing that separates the greatest from the next level below them isn't some freakish ability (all these guys have legit skills), it is a willingness to put in the work, have that high football IQ, and then get the right coaching. Tee has a chance to be special as I think the longer he and Burrow are together the more of a rhythm they will get into and it should help both of them. 

Wes Welker was never the fastest, or strongest WR in the league but that dude had Brady tossing him the ball, in a great offensive scheme and he worked his ass off. Tee has the QB, I think he has the work ethic (we will see) and weirdly enough, the Bengals have done well coaching up WRs not named John Ross.