11-10-2024, 12:19 PM
(11-10-2024, 03:49 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: We’ve been over this before but Chase has had enough games now where he produced without Tee that you can’t really call it an outlier.
2024 vs BAL - 264 yards 3 TD’s
2023 vs ARZ - 192 yards 3 TD’s
2023 vs HOU - 124 yards 1 TD
2023 vs Pitt - 81 yards
2022 vs Pitt - 129 yards 1 TD (Tee left this game and only played 26% of the snaps)
2022 vs CLV - 119 yards 1 TD
2021 vs Pitt - 65 yards 2 TD’s
2021 vs JAX - 77 yards
At the end of the day does having Tee out there make things easier on both Joe and Ja’Marr? Ofc it does. But do they completely fall off a cliff every time they don’t have him? No. The 12 personnel stuff they were working into the offense this season was probably a preview of what the post-Tee era will look like.
Yeah, the dream of keeping the band together at a discount ended in the summer of 2023. It was never realistic. When people were talking about having 9, 1, and 5 in Cincinnati on long-term extensions, things were a lot more stable on defense. We didn't know what we know now about the subpar drafting on defense in early rounds.
I feel like a lot of the hope for keeping those 3 in stripes was based on maintaining at the very least a mediocre rest of the roster. We no longer have that luxury. The deficiencies have been revealed.
Also, Tee's health is now much more of a trend than a fluke. He's a great option when he's out there, but he's barely out there half the time at this point. The offense, however continues to function at a high level.
This isn't a crap on Tee thread. It's more of a sigh of relief that this offense isn't going to wither on the vine when it no longer has Tee.
Another point, when he actually leaves, the team is highly likely to replace him with something of significance. Might be a draft pick, could be a free agent. They might not be on Tee's level, but I don't think getting a guy that's better than Iosivas and sees the field more than Tee is that tough of an ask for this team. He's not likely to leave without some kind of replacement.
