Zac Taylor's comment about Ja'Marr Chase should scare every NFL defense
I think it's safe to say Ja'Marr Chase had a very good rookie season. The No. 5 overall pick in the draft was electric from Day 1 with Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Chase immediately eliminated any controversy surrounding whether or not the Bengals should've drafted an offensive lineman instead and was a key cog […]
I think it's safe to say Ja'Marr Chase had a very good rookie season.
The No. 5 overall pick in the draft was electric from Day 1 with Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Chase immediately eliminated any controversy surrounding whether or not the Bengals should've drafted an offensive lineman instead and was a key cog in helping Cincinnati reach the Super Bowl.
Individually, he set the NFL record for most receiving yards (1,455), tied for the second-most receiving touchdowns (13), and finished with the 10th-most receptions (81) by a rookie in their first year since the merger. Only Odell Beckham Jr. and Michael Thomas finished in the top-10 of all three categories over that time span.
Oh, and he won the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Chase literally has unlimited potential in the NFL and as long as he works hard, he'll dominate for the next decade.
Which is what makes Zac Taylor's recent comment about Chase so scary for NFL defenses.
“I think he’s [Chase] only started to scratch the potential, which is scary,” Taylor told the media Monday. “But what I’m most proud of is his approach was consistent with his work ethic and what he did with (receivers coach) Troy Walters and the other receivers in that room, and there was no ego about him."
The harder Chase works, the better he gets. And per Taylor, he's surrounded by an environment that practices the same habits. That only compounds the situation, making Chase's -and his teammates'- efforts all the more beneficial.
"That can really be said about our entire receiver room, which is pretty impressive," Taylor said. "You had two guys go over 1,000 (along with Tee Higgins), you got (Tyler Boyd), who has been with us for a long time at a high level. To have no ego that you’re concerned about is what makes this team special. You get a glimpse of our football team if you just look at the receivers and the talent and the lack of egos, the work ethic.”
When your best players like Chase have that kind of mentality, it only bodes well for their respective teams.
And it's not as nice for the rest of the NFL. That's an important trait to have when you play in the AFC North.
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