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(09-01-2021, 01:49 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Only putting up 349 yards and 1 TD is not good enough for a 2nd round TE nowadays.
Fans expect the TE more involved as a pass catcher, so 349 is terribly low.

Sample was 22nd in receptions and 28th in yards.

Meanwhile, UDFA Robert Tonyan had just 6 more targets than Sample (59 vs 53) but had 12 more receptions (52 vs 40) and 237 more yards and 10 more TDs.

As such, many fans think that Sample was a huge reach, as there are Day 3 picks and UDFAs outperforming him as a pass catching threat.

Well, I can find an example of one UDFA that outplayed FIRST round picks for just about every position group.  Sample was not asked to be a receiver as much as a blocker, to which he was ranked quite well.  By the way, that 40 receptions in 53 targets led the Bengals in terms of reception %.

Green Bay's offense last year with Rogers is a laughable comparison to the offense the Bengals had last year without Burrow, an injured Mixon, a dead AJ Green, etc.  

Still, I hear your point, but right now, he does not "suck".  He is a reliable target when asked to be a receiver, and an above average blocker.  Give him this year and see where you rank him relative to all the TEs.  He might surprise you.  But he most certainly doesn't "suck".