Enough crying, what’s the Chase-less gameplan YOUD adopt? X’s and O’s

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

1) Don't panic.

Wait to see if we get more info on Chase. If it really looks likely to be only 4-6 weeks, or at oeast not season ending, I'd want to play a game to see how we do without him.

So what do we do vs Cleveland?

2) Activate Lassiter or Irwin from the PS. Both if Morgan is a no go.

3) Mix things up more to see who performs best.

With our normal set, we can go:
a) Thomas out wide in Chase's spot or,
b) move Boyd wide and put Taylor in the slot.
c) Some snaps for Morgan/Irwin (wide) or Lassiter (slot)
d) I'd also run some 2 TE with Hurst split or some 2 back with Evans that usually ends with Evans in the slot, but not always. Or even sOme sets with Hurst as the 3rd WR AND Evans in the slot.

I want a lot of motion & shifting. Hurst starting wide and moving to a TE spit or vice versa. 2 backs with Evans (or Mixon) splitting wide. Some end arounds to the split wide RB in motion.

I'd also run AT Garrett often.

4) Try to make lemonade (out of this lemon).

Burrow is a great QB, but sometimes he locks on Chase too much, or tries to force it too him. While this sucks short term, maybe this helps him with that.

5) If we beat Cleveland and look decent, stay the course and try to survive with calling up Lassiter & Irwin. If we struggle, try & make a trade.