03-19-2022, 10:22 AM
(03-19-2022, 10:06 AM)Au165 Wrote: I think you are misunderstanding me, I’m not saying CJ is good I’m saying Hurst isn’t as good, because his blocking, but any TE for the most part will put up similar numbers. CJ was more productive with ball in hand than hurst basically his whole career, so again from an efficiency standpoint he was more productive but not at a level that doesn’t make him replaceable. The Bengals are still in for a TE in the draft because Hurst is not viewed as a long term fix.
As to who they wanted, I know for a fact they wanted CJ back and offered him a deal that was under the Jets but not quite as much as people think.
I think Hurst moves pretty similar to CJ after the catch and might get to top speed a tad quicker. CJ seems to be a better blocker, but I’m not convinced that Hurst is necessarily “bad” at it. Hurst also might have a bit better of a catch radius. CJ’s intangibles (leadership , locker room ) will be missed the most imo, but I think Hurst could provide a slight upgrade in some other metrics.
