Nearly two weeks ago, Ja'Marr Chase said the Cincinnati Bengals had to take more shots after their loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

“Got to take some shots,” Chase said after the game. “I don’t think we took any shots today, for real. That’s about it, we didn’t take any shots I don’t think.”

So, the Bengals took more shots against the Jets. And, it resulted in their best offensive performance through the first three weeks of the season.

And, it represented the first win of the season for the defending AFC champs.

Cincy got to .500 after their 27-15 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night and even though it was a win, Chase had another suggestion (or desire) for the offense.

“I guess just moving everyone around," Chase said when asked how the passing game can continue to improve. "I feel that will be good for us, too, because we didn’t do a lot of moving around today with each other. I think we could have definitely done that and made some more moves, but the game plan worked real well. Tee [Higgins] had a hell of a game today, one-on-one, so I’ll take that too.”

It's a smart suggestion from Chase. You always want to create the best matchups for your best players and Chase is one of those guys who can line up anywhere. And, per Pro Football Focus, Chase's 2.20 yards per route run out of the slot is the highest mark on the team and it's the 13th-highest mark out all receivers with at least seven slot targets.

In other words: Chase is effective anywhere you put him. And the more places you put him means the more matchups available to take advantage of.

It's simple, really.

The Bengals also talked all offseason about how much Chase's understanding of the offense allows him to line up everywhere.

So, one would think moving Chase around would come naturally to the coaching staff.

“I didn’t think he was uncomfortable last year, but now he seems really confident lining up anywhere and [with us] asking him to do anything,” head coach Zac Taylor said back in August. “… He’s had really good recall on some of that stuff that’s helped us continue to move him around earlier this year than we would’ve last year.

“Last year we probably would’ve lined him more at X, played him a little bit in the slot, and then as the season progressed, moved him around a lot more. This year, you can do that from Day 1.”

Quarterback Joe Burrow even echoed Taylor's comments around that time.

"Now he’s [Chase] just a complete receiver," said Burrow. "[He] understands the point of each play [and] his job on each play. And, obviously, he’s going to go and win when we ask him to.”

Per PFF, Chase's slot snaps have decreased over the first three weeks, going from 22 in Week 1 to 17 in Week 2 and then to 12 in Week 3. At the time of this publication, they've yet to log the snaps from Thursday night's game.

Based off Chase's comment, it's safe to assume that downtrend continued against the Dolphins.

But, don't expect Chase to get sour if no one takes him up on his suggestion. For starters, he literally said he'll take Tee Higgins seven catches for 124-yards and a touchdown.

It's also simply not his personality.

“I just think they’re really smart ballplayers, all of those guys," Taylor told reporters. "I think it’s only continuing to improve, and it’s taking them to an elite level. I think they do a great job with their communication to our staff — ‘This guy’s playing me like this.’ It’s unbelievable feedback. Not receivers shouting. It’s, ‘I can get this guy his.’

"Very unselfish. It can be anybody in any week that gets a lot of targets or doesn’t, and those guys are so unselfish. I love those guys.”

We'll see what happens next week against the Baltimore Ravens, but there's one thing we know for sure: Expect the Bengals offense to keep getting better, which is a scary proposition for the rest of the NFL.

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