I wasn't worried, now I'm worried. The Bengals are light at TE

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(06-24-2022, 08:40 AM)Sled21 Wrote: They have been grading position groups on "Moving the Chains" and yesterday they were doing Tight End groups. When they got to the AFCN North, they started with the Ravens, who got a 19. When they got to the Bengals, they got a 9. I wasn't to focused on TE's because we signed Hayden Hurst, and I expect him to have a good year. But then Pat Kirwin mentioned what if Hurst goes down. That leaves Sample and Wilcox to be out #1 and #2 Tight Ends. I realize we don't use the TE that much with our WR group, but if they are still going to being a player in, they maybe ought to look at another Tight End. BTW, neither expected Washington or Moss to even make the team anywhere but possibly the PS.

TEs (Uzomah+Sample+Wilcox) combined took 1,350 offensive snaps for the Bengals in 2021. 
Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd combined took 1,517 offensive snaps for the Bengals in 2021.

Despite having 3 very good WRs, the other WRs and the TEs took SUBSTANTIAL snaps in 2021. The non-Chase/Higgins/Boyd WRs combined for 508 offensive snaps in 2021.

So if you're looking at TEs and WRs on the Bengals last year that aren't the big 3 WRs, they combined for 1,858 offensive snaps in 2021. The big 3 WRs combined for 2,456 and were about as healthy as you can reasonably expect to ever be (missed 4 games out of 51). That's 43% of the WR/TE snap totals weren't Chase, Higgins, or Boyd. That's significant.

The easiest upgrade the Bengals have available right now is improving WR and TE depth, because they will see some serious action, and it doesn't take a whole lot (comparatively) to upgrade 4th/5th WRs and 2nd TEs from what they currently have.