09-11-2021, 12:14 AM
(09-10-2021, 11:38 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Fair enough. I honestly didn’t remember him doing much other than working with TJ at one point.
But you know what? He still ain’t John Ross. Chase proved himself against the top competition in the country (SEC & playoffs), never had an injury history in college (Ross did), and didn’t have an issue with drops in college (Ross did iirc). Chase otoh only had 5 during that entire 2019 run.
I get it, we all have Ross PTSD. But I think some of you were just a little too quick to go there with the Ja’Marr Ross stuff. But I can’t say I’m that surprised after how contentious the “Civil War” debates got. I just hope people are truly rooting for the kid at this point, and not just dying to be “right.”
Ross didn’t have much of a drops issue. In fact, his hands were listed as a strength. He had six drops over his final two years. A lot of people still claim that Ross was a bad prospect (not saying you are) but Ross was really, really good that final season in college. He cooked some NFL talent, like Adoree Jackson (8 catches, 154 yards and a score). He looked like he had everything to be successful and none of it panned out.
I don’t think Chase is a Ross clone by any means and he is undoubtedly a better prospect. He just has to make sure he doesn’t fall into any of the mental pit falls that got ahold of Ross. Both of these guys have all of the physical talent in the world, but it’s more than that.
All of that being said, I supported Ross for three seasons. I’m not worried about Chase, he has plenty of time and ai think he’s going to be really good.
