John Ross wants to be traded

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(10-21-2020, 06:16 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: -If it takes you 13 targets to get 6 catches (MIA game), you're not doing well.
-If you have 46 yards receiving through the first 59 minutes of the game and you're down 41-10 (49ers game), it doesn't suddenly make it better when you get the pinnacle of garbage time TDs.

As I said, he had 1 great game (Seattle) and 1 pure garbage time TD (49ers) that was all the good he did all year.

He also dropped 14.3% of his targets in 2019 which is somehow worse than his already bad 12.1% drop rate in 2018.

So what's better:
10 catches on 13 targets for 60 yards, or 6 catches on 13 targets for 84 yards?
I would say the latter.


FYI John Ross and Auden Tate had the same catch percentage last year (50%).
Which is interesting because I see everyone gets mad that Ross doesn't make enough catches but somehow Tate catches everything.

Also, Thomas is averaging 13 yards per game. Ross averaged 63.25 yards per game last year and had no fewer than 22 yards every game.


People seem to be putting far too much value in catch percentage and availability (Thomas and Erickson) even though these guys are not ever coming close to having glimpses of having the production of a starting WR. People also hold on to a guy's draft position too long into their NFL tenure. If Ross was, for instance, a 3rd round pick, I don't think they'd be nearly as hard on him.

For the record, do I want all Bengals receivers to never drop passes and be productive every game? Of course.
Do I admit Ross has flaws that have kept him from being a good starting WR? Of course.
Was taking Ross at 9 a reach? Of course, in hindsight. He never gave indication he would drop a lot of passes or have a low catch percentage coming out of college. His catch rate was nearly 63% and he had 81 receptions.
With all of John Ross's flaws and frustrations, do I still think he can contribute more at the WR position than guys like Thomas and Erickson? Also yes.