Since Curtis never talks about himself, that’s as close as you’ll get. When he’s talking about Chase. They’re game book soulmates.
“I enjoy watching them. All of their receivers and (Joe) Burrow. They have two No. 1 receivers with Tee Higgins. When they get clicking, they’re tough to stop. The coaches do a good job getting them open,” Curtis says.
Since Chase came into the league, he has cashed in with the most touchdown catches of 60-plus with a dozen, and no one is close. According to Elias, he’s only three behind active leader Tyreek Hill. In that same stretch, Curtis became the first receiver in the Bengals Ring of Honor, but he has yet to meet Chase.
“I passed him a couple of times on the field, and we said hi,” Curtis says. “He seems like a really nice guy.”
He’s also the kind of guy Curtis likes watching. The home-run receivers have their own club.
“The biggest thing you have to have as a long-ball receiver is speed. They can run. They can take the top off the defense,” Curtis says. “(Chase) has great speed and a great quarterback who can anticipate and get it to him. He does a lot of things. Not just go deep. He can run crossers, the stuff underneath. You have to play him honest, especially if it’s one-on-one, or different zones. He runs good routes. Very talented. He’ll break every record for the Bengals if he and Burrow stay healthy.”
If Curtis had speed fast enough to nearly make the U.S. Olympic team, Chase has decathlete athleticism that has scored from beyond 60 in a smorgasbord spectacular. Seam routes. Post patterns. His longest play of 82 yards came on a thrill-ride spin after the first 10 yards. He has jolted a screen pass at the line of scrimmage for 70 yards.
“What I Iike about him is the explosiveness and the talent,” Curtis says. “Anytime he touches it, he can go all the way.”
Chase is also leading the league in Yards After Catch. YAC….
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