10-28-2022, 01:46 PM
(10-28-2022, 01:26 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: Was just waiting for you to jump in harping on missing CJ again...
The team can adapt. There are a lot of capable play makers on the field. They might need to adjust things a bit, but it's not a complete mess without Chase. This team in general is going to have to (and should have already) figured out how to play without having a key guy. You can't expect to have a 100% healthy team all year, every year.
The Bengals have a solid defense that will need to step up in a big way the coming weeks. And the remaining offense will need to do the same. I see no reason the team can't get through this with a little thought and prep. Lean on the run game, 2 very solid WRs and a TE. Having Chase gone for any amount of time sucks, but there's no reason this team should sink just on that.
Well said MHG. This was inevitable and we just need guys to step up in Chase's absence and we have some good ones.
This could be a very valuable growing experience for this Offense and the team as a whole.
(10-28-2022, 01:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Don't forget to mention this...
Despite Uzomah having some chunk plays last year, he still only had 493 yards last season.
Hurst is on pace to surpass that - 548 yards (currently at 226 yards in 7 games).
Hurst might not be as explosive as Uzomah, but he's getting more receptions and targets.
This will only go up too now. Expecting Hurst to continue getting better especially after losing Chase. I wouldn't call
Uzo more explosive than Hurst either, there were a lot of plays last season where Uzo was just wide open cause the
Defense simply forgot about him and he is really hard to tackle, but so is Hurst.
