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(04-28-2021, 10:37 AM)Bengalitis Wrote: TEs are all about the endzone TDs, the 1st downs and the blocking when needed. They should not have, in general, more yardage than a WR. If they do, your WRs are underutilized or the QB lacks the distance/accuracy to make them successful.

Tell that to all these people pimping him as "an elite WR in a TE's body" and the like. Can't have it both ways of promoting his WR ability but not holding him to WR expectations.

Also, over the last 5 years there have been 12 WR seasons with 12+ TDs and only 1 TE season of such. So even for TDs, if you want the most, it's still WRs.

(04-28-2021, 10:48 AM)Au165 Wrote: This is miss framing things a bit. You say Jefferson "as a rookie" but fail to note that his rookie production was also a record and not just any rookie production, it was also good for 3rd highest for all receivers last year. You also fail to mention that Kelce's production was 2nd in total yards and 1st in yards per reception of any receiver with 100 catches or more, plus tied for 5th in TD's. By any metric last year, Travis Kelce was one of the best receiving options in the league.

Again, I am all about Chase but this weird attempt to discredit a TE's impact in the game right now is a weird hill to die on. Kansas City's offense is actually built around Kelce not Hill like a lot of people like to believe.

Travis Kelce is also playing with the best QB in the league with probably the 2nd best offensive mind in the league. He never reached 1,200 yards until Mahomes.

Is he a huge impact player? Sure. Would he be on the Bengals or almost any other team? SIGNIFICANTLY less so. 

Also all this talk about Kelce is just comparing Pitts to THE pinnacle of hopes of what a TE has ever been. Note that nobody is comparing Chase to peak Julio Jones (1,871 yards), peak Antonio Brown (1,834 yards), or peak Calvin Johnson (1,964 yards). That's because Chase doesn't need to be the greatest of all time in order to be a consistent top-5 type receiver. Pitts does.