Where is Ross?

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(06-05-2019, 02:07 PM)depthchart Wrote: I would be more confident in Ross' future if I had seen the 630 receiving yards last year.

Getting the yards should mean that the TDs should eventually follow at some point going forward & that he was holding up to getting hit a lot.

It seemed that a number of his TDs were designed for him to use his cutting quickness to get separation when the team was fairly close to the end zone or for some longer TD attempts. Timing with Dalton on those plays was good and his step & cut quickness got enough space then the play ended with the TD. Doing these same timing routes in the field of play will likely end in big hits on Ross by defenders. Could be good for chain moving but Ross may take a beating.

Seeing him have 630 yards plus taking the extra hits associated with that would be more encouraging to me. I would prefer to have seen him adapt in different areas of the field of play with the expectation of being hit by defenders very high while his body holds up to the hitting. The designed TD attempt plays may be simpler for him to know exactly what to do; while racking up 630 yards in a variety of situations would likely mean that he is handling a more complex mental side to his game.

Perhaps the usage of Ross was actually intended to avoid having many big hits in order to avoid injury though.
If that's the case, that's on the coaches.
He was coming off multiple injuries from years prior, so I could understand the previous coaching staff being cautious.