John Ross-illness

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(10-30-2020, 08:58 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Makes you wonder how the coaches know how to use Boyd and Higgins huh ?

This is pretty much where I stand on all coaching attacks.  Don't like Lou?  He has turned Bates in to one of the best Safeties in the NFL.  Think the OC is clueless?  Look at Burrow and Higgins.  Rookies being two of our best players with no preseason.

The one thing that grinds me about the Ross dilemma is that he never seemed to get much of a shot this year.  They ran a very small number of plays for him, and they (again) weren't screens or sweeps.  That being said, we have no idea what happens at practice.  Ross must make a habit of complaining about a nagging injury and leaving the practice field a lot because he has clearly done something to lose favor with this coaching staff.  I get why Marvin didn't like him.  The whole "healthy scratch" video was stupid and immature.  But hearing Green and Boyd rave about him in the offseason (I know that is normal player BS) and how he and Boyd are buddies and live in the same neighborhood now...I thought he was really coming in to the fold.  

Sad thing is I thought Burrow would be the one to get him going, but he had all of a couple targets and now he's relegated to the bench.  While I applaud the team for giving snaps to Burrow, I still can't believe Michael Thomas is a better option.  It HAS to be his actions, not his play, that have cost him this final chance.  I'm sure some day we will learn more, but as of now that just makes me a sucker for falling in love with what he did at Washington and how we had not had a vertical X since Henry.  This offense is moving pretty well and I am anxious to see how they fare against pitt, who is clearly the best defense right now (even with our beat up line).  I will still wish for a 4th round small school stud with jets to stretch the defense and make the occasional big play downfield.

One last thing before we throw dirt on Ross:  There is very little to no depth behind Thomas that can play outside.  One injury and Ross will get another shot.  That is why I doubt they let him go for next to nothing.