MitchellTinsley

Oct 12

Earlier in the week, it seemed like Cincinnati would be without its top four wide receivers.

Ja'Marr Chase didn't practice Wednesday and was limited Thursday, then upgraded to full Friday with a concussion. Tee Higgins didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, then upgraded to full Friday with groin and neck injuries. They were both ruled questionable but were ultimately active. Third receiver Andrei Iosivas remains on injured reserve, while fourth receiver Colbie Young missed back-to-back games due to a knee injury. Chase’s playing time was normal in this one, while Higgins was rotated out a little more frequently than usual but only in 12 personnel, as he played 100% of 11 personnel snaps. It was Mitch Tinsley typically taking Higgins' spot. In 11 personnel, Dohnte Meyers played 100% of snaps as the third receiver. This generally led to targets being more spread out than usual, including touchdowns by Tanner Hudson and Mike Gesicki. Erick All Jr. finished second on the team in receiving yards at 25. Going forward, fantasy managers ideally don’t need to worry about the playing time of Chase and Higgins.

Geoff Hobson·Oct 8

But it’s still a question if its great enough to go on Sunday. No question, though, quarterback Joe Burrow is thinking about Young’s 6-4 target. “We’ll see how this week goes with him, but he looked good today, and he’s a big, physical guy,” Burrow said. “Same archetype as Tee. We don’t really know what Sunday’s going to look like yet. Could be a lot of guys that haven’t had a ton of reps, and it could be guys that have had a ton of reps.”...Whether it’s Chase and Higgins playing with few reps or Young, Dohnte Meyers, Mitch Tinsley, and their combined 24 career catches playing with most of the practice snaps, Burrow thinks they’ll be OK.