Ja’Marr Chase didn’t spend much time painting the picture of Joe Burrow as a different person after a loss. The Bengals receiver said the quarterback’s approach stays mostly the same once he’s back in the building.
“Pretty much the same when he comes back in (to the building the following week). I think the biggest difference is after the game,” Chase said about Burrow at the podium.
That came as Cincinnati shifts straight into Jaguars prep after its Week 3 loss to Pittsburgh. The Bengals are trying to reset quickly, and Chase said both he and Burrow keep their heads in the right place when things go sideways.
The challenge ahead is a Jacksonville team sitting in control of the AFC South and looking to make real playoff noise for the first time in Trevor Lawrence’s career.
Chase also pointed to the Jaguars’ secondary, noting how much continuity those defenders have built.
“They've been having the same players since last year too. Those guys are just getting years under their belt, so they probably learned a little more,” Chase said about the Jacksonville secondary before touching on how the new-look receiver depth is growing this week.
“I can't really say on that because I'm not in that position. But from the looks of it, I would say those guys are handling it really well, especially Colbie (Young) making adjustments.
He came in right away and knew what he was doing. So same with Dohnte (Meyers).
Dohnte has been coming in off the rip and been picking up other people's reps like we practice it, so that's a good sign. And then we added Mitch (Tinsley) back into the collection because he's already been here, already knows a little bit of offense, so it's a perfect fit.”
There was at least one bright spot in the loss for Chase. He went over 7,000 career receiving yards in the game, and he learned about it only after the fact.
“I actually found out while I was shooting my podcast, and that was the first time that I knew about it. But I appreciate that, so hopefully I get more,” Chase said.
He is now 79 yards from moving past Isaac Curtis for third on the Bengals’ all-time receiving list, and Chad Johnson’s 10,783 yards is the next major target in his path.
That next chance to add to the total comes soon enough.
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