08-22-2021, 10:38 AM
This article was from a pre-season fantasy analysis (stay with me) regarding Ja'Marr Chase and the Bengals.
There is a quote at the end that made my jaw hit the ground:
WR JA’MARR CHASE
The Bengals front office couldn't pass up on the idea of reuniting Burrow with his former LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase. When the two last played together in 2019, Chase was the best vertical receiver in the nation. Chase earned a near-perfect PFF receiving grade (99.0) on targets of 20-plus yards and totaled 24 receptions, 860 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns on deep targets alone.
The rookie’s downfield prowess will be a major boost for Burrow, who said on The Cris Collinsworth Podcast the one thing lacking in the offense was the long ball. The blame doesn't solely rest on Burrow’s shoulders, as veteran A.J. Green was abysmal downfield. Green was considered open or wide open on just one of his 24 deep-ball targets.
AJ Green was "open" on just ONE of 24 targets downfield. ONE.
Downfield passing is the biggest weakness in Burrow's game last year, and we can see one of the main reasons why. I believe Chase will not only help stretch the defense, but will have a massive improvement over last year's performance on downfield passing numbers.
There is a quote at the end that made my jaw hit the ground:
WR JA’MARR CHASE
The Bengals front office couldn't pass up on the idea of reuniting Burrow with his former LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase. When the two last played together in 2019, Chase was the best vertical receiver in the nation. Chase earned a near-perfect PFF receiving grade (99.0) on targets of 20-plus yards and totaled 24 receptions, 860 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns on deep targets alone.
The rookie’s downfield prowess will be a major boost for Burrow, who said on The Cris Collinsworth Podcast the one thing lacking in the offense was the long ball. The blame doesn't solely rest on Burrow’s shoulders, as veteran A.J. Green was abysmal downfield. Green was considered open or wide open on just one of his 24 deep-ball targets.
AJ Green was "open" on just ONE of 24 targets downfield. ONE.
Downfield passing is the biggest weakness in Burrow's game last year, and we can see one of the main reasons why. I believe Chase will not only help stretch the defense, but will have a massive improvement over last year's performance on downfield passing numbers.
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