Chase speaks on drops...

[Murdock2420]

(09-12-2021, 10:46 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I don't understand the eagerness to pile on Chase. I saw that interview. He did not boast he was going to put Peterson on his highlight reel, he was asked about playing against him and he said he "could" put him on the reel, as in wouldn't that be great. Then went on to compliment Peterson and said the only thing he could attach was his age because his skills were basically still there. There was nothing disrespectful in his statement.

How is it piling on, to be concerned that a rookie with zero snaps is talking about Patrick Peterson and posting 1-0.

I rememer other WR interviews about playing a DB, and they start off with "He's a great competitor. He's one of the best. I'm looking forward to the challenge." Joking or not joking, to say:

“I could put Patrick Peterson on my highlight tape,” Chase said with a smile in a press conference on Monday. “He might be mad I’m saying it, but hey, you know what I’m saying, it’s part of the game. I’d love to make a play on him.”


Adds motivation to the other team.

Meanwhile, look at the way it was handled by Peterson.

“I respect everything Ja’Marr Chase has done on the college level. I’m looking forward to lining up against him as well. I think it should be a fun matchup,” Peterson said. “The guy has a lot of physical attributes that a lot of greats have in this league. Sunday will be here before you know it.”



Peterson likely won’t be shadowing the Bengals’ No. 1 wide receiver despite the challenge in Sunday’s season opener.



“I’m just lining up playing ball. It’s hard to prepare for Week 1,” Peterson said. ” (In the) preseason, teams aren’t really showing much — not really playing their guys. Only thing you can do is try to go back to last year’s tape and figure out where they’re going to plug guys in… We’re just going to line up, play ball, be where we need to be, make plays and hopefully, we come out of Cincinnati with a dub.”


https://heavy.com/sports/minnesota-vikings/jamarr-chase-patrick-peterson-nfl-news/




There is a total difference between those two statements. It's not piling on, when it is a legit criticism of a rookie giving the other team bulletin board stuff. 


For a quick comparison of guys, look at the talk from Tua and Waddle as they get ready for the Patriots and former team mate Mac Jones.

https://cbs12.com/sports/content/tagovailoa-waddle-poised-for-first-test-vs-mac-jones-and-patriots

Nothing but compliments for Mac Jones. Nothing extra. You just don't say that crap to a reporter. Keep it in house or atleast wait till you've won that game.