Jammar Chase was wide open for a TD on the last play

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(02-16-2022, 04:56 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: This type of thinking is why I'll probably never "embrace the kid."

Burrow is elite. Absolutely a top 5 QB in the league. Does having Chase help him early on due to their chemistry? I'm sure but how long did it take for him to get into a groove with Higgins last year? One game, two? Burrow wins games, his decision making and his not getting rattled. I think he'd win with almost any WR you put out there if he had protection.

Elite QB's make average WR's great like Brady did for years in New England, and good WR's, elite like say Rodgers and Adams.

If you really want to understand the impact of a QB on WR play and why it is more about the QB then any WR look no further then the team that just beat the Bengals in the Super Bowl.

Kupp with Goff = Best year was 94 rec 1161 yards, 10 TDs

Kupp with Stafford - One year only 145 rec 1947 yards, 16 TDs

Is Chase good, sure. Is he some mythical creature like a lot of fans make him out to be? No. ****, A.J. Green is better in my opinion, look at A.J.'s numbers he put up with the handicap of Dalton, rookie A.J. with Burrow's talent would have been unreal. All the worship of him and the "he won those games" comments just make me like him less and less. I like team guys, Burrow, Shooter, Bell, Awuzie, I'm not into people that start converstations with "I'm going to break all the records" or when asked about if he should be rookie of the year " “I better be”.

If he made those comments and was on the Steelers you and everyone else on this board would call him Antonio Brown Junior...but since he is in stripes, he could pull a Henry Ruggs and people would still be all in on him.




As for OL...they can't wait till pick 31. They have to go out in FA and get it right.

Truly sad and pathetic post. Letting a bunch of rando’s on a message board keep you from embracing a player as special as Ja’Marr Chase is absolutely insane. Your loss. I can’t imagine not enjoying watching him play.

And holding it against him that he said he’d break records or that he should be OROY is also super petty. He backed up the records statement, and he was 100% right that he should win that award. He had the best rookie WR season of all time. Why should he give some kind of “ah shucks” bs answer to questions about should he win it? **** that. Give me the alpha dog that knows he’s the best and backs it up. Burrow is the same way.

As for it being the QB - you will not find a bigger Joe Burrow fan that me, but giving him all the credit for his WR’s success is ridiculous. He literally couldn’t connect on a deep ball to save his life last season. Chase completely unlocked that part of our offense. Chase also scored several TD’s that had absolutely nothing to do with Burrow’s throws (82 yarder against Baltimore, the one he outran 7 Chiefs players from the middle of the field, etc).