Weird things to ponder about the design of the offense...

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(12-15-2021, 02:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Chase is having one of the best seasons of any WR in the league.  Who is to say that moving him around would improve his game.  Most elite WR line up on the outside all of the time, or at least as ofetn as Chase does.  Chase also has 7 carries this year.

Actually out of the top ten in receiving this year, only Diontae Johnson has lined up in the slot less than Chase.  Guys like Kupp, Hill, and Godwin are in the slot more than half the time.  Guys like Samuel, Lockett, Adams, and Jefferson are in the slot around 1/3 of the time.  Chase is in the slot 16% of the time.  

There is more productiion that we can get out of Chase.  Problem is, we're paying Boyd $11 mil a year to be a slot WR and he's not very effective on the outside.  Lack of deep threats would seem to indicate that this would be a rob Peter to pay Paul type move.