Ja’Marr Chase Could Be Even More Unstoppable
The Lead
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🗓️ 17 August 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
As a rookie, Ja’Marr Chase had one of the most spectacular rookie seasons you’ll see, pilling up 1,455 receiving yards with 13 touchdowns, and making highlight-reel catches all the way through a showdown with Jalen Ramsey in the Super Bowl. What made that even more stunning — beyond just the numbers — is that Chase pulled it off after some high-profile struggles early on. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. to look at how the Bengals are planning for Chase to unlock even more of his game in his second season, and the connection with his quarterback (and neighbor), Joe Burrow, that helps make it possible.
Read Paul Dehner Jr.’s full story about Ja’Marr Chase: https://theathletic.com/3495290/2022/08/10/jamarr-chase-cincinnati-bengals-2/
And check out his Bengals podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hear-that-podcast-growlin-a-show-about-the/id1477129521
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| 0:41.0 | Jake's all the way at the top. You've got Ramsey on him. |
| 0:44.0 | Straight drop. Go in deep. Go in deep in that direction. |
| 0:48.0 | And he reaches out and makes the gravitation to the four yard line. |
| 0:53.0 | The last time we saw Jamar Chase in the spotlight, the Bengals wide receiver was putting the finishing touches on a spectacular rookie year in the Super Bowl with Jalen Ramsey trying to keep up. |
| 1:05.0 | I have to say Jamar Chase is one of the great catchers of the football in contested wrestling, one-handed situations in the Super Bowl. |
| 1:16.0 | But what made Chase's breakout even more impressive is the fact that it happened after he was struggling early on to figure it all out. |
| 1:24.0 | And it was all in the context of comments that he made regarding issues he's had, wait for it, catching the football. |
| 1:33.0 | He got in play football last year. It's just not easy to go that long of a time without playing football. |
| 1:38.0 | Just think you're going to hit the ground run and here we go. |
| 1:41.0 | What I'm concerned about is they're talking about him having trouble getting our press coverage. Because if you're wide receiver, you can't be press coverage. You do two things. |
| 1:48.0 | You coach or you sell cars. |
| 1:50.0 | Chase silenced those doubts last season and now the Bengals believe he can make even more noise in 2022. |
| 1:57.0 | Today, the Athletics Paul Dana, Jr. tells us how the team plotted all off season to make that happen. |
| 2:03.0 | He wants to win the triple crown. Receptions receiving yards and touchdowns. He wants to lead the league in all of those. |
| 2:09.0 | And does that sound a little crazy? Maybe, but it also sounds a little crazy to see that guy do what he did last year. |
| 2:18.0 | Plus, the outlook for Chase, Joe Burrow and the Bengals following a dream season where they came up just short. |
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