08-21-2021, 04:23 PM
(08-21-2021, 04:06 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: That's my fear Wyche, I loved the Higgins pick (yes I'm a Clemson homer) but he showed up and showed he could be a #1. Then, he busted his ass and got bigger, faster and stronger in the off-season. His reward for this from the franchise, was it faith he could be the man? Nope, they went round 1 and took a guy to be a #1 WR. Since that pick, in the back of my head I've quietly questioned if that would impact Higgins negatively in his opinion of the team. I know if there was a promotion at work and I could move up to a better spot and worked hard to show I earned it and the company I worked for hired a guy from outside with a previous relationship with another guy in the department, I'd be a little annoyed. And let's face it, NFL players have egos.
Drafting Chase had nothing to do with a lack of faith in Tee.
“I like having as many routes available to me as possible. Five people out in the route just to stress the defense. Because what I’m good at is feeling space, feeling defenders, feeling where they’re supposed to go, feeling the zones that open up behind them,” Burrow explained. “So when there’s only one or two guys out in the routes, that’s not where I’m at my best.”
Hopefully they’ll start winning games and that’s what keeps players ultimately the happiest anyway. Not personal stats (at least the kind of guys you want). Plus, with ZT’s preference for 11 personnel Tee is going to get the ball a ton anyway. Even if Chase breaks out.