re: Ja’Marr Chase

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Oklahoma schemed to stop Chase.

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It was actually a decent gamble with their personnel - CEH was very limited, Curry (and frankly, at this point, neither TDP or Emery has emerged yet) doesn't present the receiving threat that CEH does - Jefferson doesn't present quite the physical mismatch that Chase does, so help cover Chase, and make Burrow beat you with passes to the others.

So, he did.

I remain impressed and probably will the rest of my days with the amount of pressure this offense has been able to exert on half a dozen high quality college defenses this year.

Drop back? Joe will either find the open guy - eventually - or make a positive play with a scramble. Blitz? Either the hot route (CEH or Moss), or, again, scramble to beat you. Play it straight up? One of the 5 receivers will get open, make the catch and probably some YAC.

We did it to Florida, Auburn, Bama, aTm, UGA, OU - the opposing team is irrelevant, particularly around the mid-way point of 2019 - it has been ones on nones (to steal Joe Brady's phrase).

I'm trying to stay in the moment, but I was semi-stunned after Texas. I've been completely stunned after Bama.

Drive after drive. Touchdown after touchdown.