Drew Sample is a Bum

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(11-30-2020, 10:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Only 20 teams have a TE with more receptions than Sample.

Among the 23 TEs with at least 25 receptions Sample's catch % ranks 9th and his yds/target ranks 15th.   

These are not great numbers, but nothing close to "bum" status.  And if you want to complain about lack of TD receptions maybe look at the fact that the Bengals rank 26th in TD passes.  Through the first ten games of the season Burrow ranked 23rd in td passes, but not one person ever complained about that.

Why are people so obsessed with shitting on this guy?  And please don't mention some other player they could have taken if they had 20/20 hindsight like all of you.  If Metcalf was such a "can't miss" prospect them why did every other team in the league pass on him twice?

Sample is also 28th among TEs in the league in terms of yards. He's on pace for just 366 yards this season.

Receptions are fine but you need to get yards from them.

He's being outproduced by guys like Darren Fells, Jordan Akins, Anthony Firkser, Logan Thomas, Dalton Schultz, and Robert Tonyan.

Right now, Sample is last in the pecking order on the Bengals when it comes to receiving yards. He's behind Higgins, Boyd, Green, and Gio.
You don't (or shouldn't) spend such an early pick on a player who is going to be just 5th in receiving on your team.