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I'd like to no why the bengals staff didn't let J. Chase play way more snaps in than what they did. Why not play him and and let him catch 5 or 6 balls or let him play till half time to get over his drop problem? John Wilson, Ripley, OH

doubters are saying Chase is scared to be hit and will not adjust to the NFL. I believe he will be fine . I think he is young and just needs some lengthy game time experience , your thought? Craig Munyan, Somerset, OH

*JOHN AND CRAIG: *That's a great idea to keep him out there to restore his confidence. Until something bad happens and he's done for the year. And then everybody wants Taylor fired for getting the No. 1 pick hurt in a meaningless game. That's just the way it is. Zac's not Forrest Gregg and it's not the early '80s. Rather those three snaps than what John Harbaugh and J.K. Dobbins are going through in Baltimore right now.

You know something can happen. It's happened here. That's what practice is for. Heck, practice isn't even safe. Taylor saw that with A.J. Green, so how can you blame him?

OK, practice isn't a game. But in preseason it is. Chase would get more out of a throwing session with Burrow than a scrimmage with a guy he'll rarely see in a game, Brandon Allen, playing in front of a back-up offensive line. Because it makes absolutely no sense to risk Burrow to get Chase more catches.

And, besides, that's the one thing Chase has done. Catch. He's done it here in practice. He did it in college at a record rate. I mean, the people who are saying Chase is afraid to get hit must be on some bad hallucinogens. Here's a guy that led the country with 20 touchdown catches and had the second most catches with 84 in the most competitive college league in the nation.

And he's afraid to get hit?

I don't care who's saying it. Keyshawn Johnson. Joe Biden. The father of Bengals practice squad tight end Thaddeus Moss.

C'mon man.

Agreed. He'll be fine. I think missing 2020 has been underestimated. Not only did Chase miss a year, he did it while transitioning to the highest level. How about the Pro Football Talk headline of last week that has Lions GM Brad Holmes "downplaying," the rough preseason of offensive lineman Penei Sewell, the guy many wanted the Bengals to take instead of Chase at No. 5? The one thing they have in common is they didn't play last year.

Chase is going to be fine. He'll make a big third down catch early next Sunday and he'll be off.

The Bengals preseason loss to Miami was a sad reminder of Coach Taylor's 2-13-1 record in 1-score games. It doesn't count in the preseason, but how was the team's morale after that loss? Seemed like a sad end to an encouraging preseason. Alexander Griffin, Durham, NC

ALEXANDER: I have to disagree with you. In the last six minutes the Bengals got beat by a practice squad quarterback playing against their practice squad players. The guys who are going to decide if Taylor goes to 3-13-1 in one-score games were on the sidelines wearing ball caps. When they beat the Bucs by one score in the preseason opener, that didn't mean anything, either. Not when the first teams take six snaps. They took even fewer against Miami and the first defense didn't play at all.

Just doesn't amount to very much in my view. But, you're right. Everyone knows that you have to win the close ones. I think that's why the Bengals signed defensive veterans such as Hendrickson, Ogunjobi, Hilton, Awuzie and Ricardo Allen and traded for B.J. Hill. Hold the lead. Win the game.

Hey Geoff thank you for taking time to answer fans questions. I was really surprised Thad Moss was cut considering the fact Burrow said he was going to be a big part of this team. Could you see him back on the Bengals? Greg Luther, Cincinnati, OH

How can you cut Moss knowing that he is a playmaker and has awesome chemistry with Joe, I know they say special teams play a part, but you put in Wilcox and he gets hurt and you keep him over a proven college player with awesome genes. Tom Anderson, Aurora, IN

GREG AND TOM: Thank you for taking the time to write. Even though the Bengals cut Moss, they have high regard for him as a guy and his ability as a pass catcher and that's why he's still here on the practice squad. In this offense, the tight ends aren't the playmakers and are called on to do a lot of blocking. Moss is on the smallish side of NFL tight ends, so he's learning a new role. Wilcox is a little bigger and a little faster and he came back to practice last week after suffering a concussion, so he's fine. So is Moss and the chemistry with Burrow as he learns the NFL could always turn into a role.

And they can't just blow off special teams. Those are the guys that have to play it and Wilcox can run and knows what special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons wants because he was here last year.

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