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(09-22-2021, 12:39 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Sample is not our primary TE this year.  That is what we are talking about.

My point is that people here who claim that any TE who does not contribute big receiving numbers is "completely useless" just does not understand football.

Sample is our #2 TE.  Just like all the guys I listed he will probably play 20-25 snaps a game.  And like all of those players I listed his blocking will be very important to the offense.

He's not this year, but many believe that if you are going to take a TE in the 2nd round, they should become your primary TE within a year, maybe two.
Also, you used last year's stats to make an argument, but Sample was the starting TE for nearly all of the year due to Uzomah's injury whereas none of the other guys were their team's primary TE last year. So that's why I thought the comparison was off.

As I pointed out, the #2 TEs you mentioned were all taken either on Day 3 of the draft, cheap vet FAs way past their prime (Witten, McDonald), or traded away from their original team prior to their rookie deal being up because they underperformed (Shaheen).

Fans don't want to see a 2nd round pick as a backup 3 years into their career.

Had Sample been selected in Rd 4, I think people would be more ok with him.