Ross position changed to X Receiver to Start Tate

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(09-23-2019, 11:11 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: So we know Ross reportedly thinks too much. So coming off of his 2 best yardage games of his career, what do the Bengals do? They change his position to X receiver so Tate can start.

The result - Ross had a terrible game.

Why not keep him in a role that he was successful in?


Taylor said the Bengals made the move of replacing Damion Willis with Tate and putting Tate at flanker and moving John Ross to X receiver during the week. Ross had a rough one. The NFL receiving yardage leader had his NFL-leading fifth drop and had a fumble before finishing with two catches for 22 yards.

https://www.bengals.com/news/quick-hits-fiery-taylor-asks-bengals-to-stay-connected

I have mixed feelings about it.  On one hand, I can see where Willis wasn't producing much and they wanted to give Tate a look.  Problem is, Tate is limited due to his speed and they had to shuffle the deck to get him in the lineup.  The passing game was the worst it's been all year.  Andy, Boyd, and Ross all had season low games.  Whether that was because of the Bills D, Bad Andy, moving Ross, and/or the serious lack of speed on the field due to the switch, we can't be sure yet.

The real issue is the fact that lack of quality WR depth forced the move to begin with.