HIGGINS and TATE Cheers

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(09-28-2020, 12:52 PM)Au165 Wrote: No, he isn't. The plays he has caught the ball he has done little in terms of making anyone miss. Saying he is one of the "quickest in the league" is a pure guess at this point because he hasn't shown it and all speed-related claims are based on a 40 time now 4 years ago.

As for the claim that he would open it up for YAC, that isn't really true either. He played the first two games and we didn't have a bunch of YAC then. The theory is flawed because where the assisting tacklers are after a catch isn't really impacted simply because the single high cheated towards him because he would have been deep center if not, which wouldn't change his ability to assist on a slant or other underneath route. We had plenty of two high shells yesterday, presumably the thing Ross would force teams into more and still didn't find much after the catch. 

As it stands, John Ross brings nothing to this team if he can't catch a short or intermediate route. The issues we are having with our O line really nullify his deep threat ability for the most part so he has to win underneath first to help us slow down other teams then we can use him over the top, but when he doesn't even look for a ball thrown his way on a drag he has essentially relegated himself to the bench. 

At the end of the day, Tate vs Ross is basically who should be the #5 WR.  Neither one of them should be getting more targets than Boyd, Tee, Thomas, or AJ.  

Between the two, I would dress Ross.  All the issues on offense aside, the difference between 2-1 and 0-2-1 has been our atrocious red zone offense.  Ross proved in year 2 that he's an effective weapon in the red zone.  Tate proved once again on Sunday that he is a total liability in the red zone.  Ross can run whips, drags, and crossers down there and create some easy throws for Burrow.  Tate is nothing more than a between the 20's possession receiver, and we have better on the roster.