OJ Howard

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(10-12-2017, 09:40 AM)muskiesfan Wrote: I've always liked Gresham. I felt it was time to move because Eifert was the better TE, but Mr. Glass is zero help when he can't even stay on the field.

Gresham did develop into a very good blocking TE, but that was part of the problem with his time in Cincinnati. He was drafted as a receiving TE, but Marvin wanted him to be just as good at blocking. I think that stunted some of Gresham's potential as a Bengal. Often, Lewis seems to want to take square pegs and force them into round holes. Draft a receiving tight end in the first round, but break his balls about blocking.

Since at least Marvin Lewis came to Cincinnati, every TE the Bengals have had was expected to be at least serviceable as a blocker. It's why we never saw anything out of Chase Coffman. He never saw the field because he couldn't block. If you can't block, you won't be used much on the Cincinnati Bengals offense.

EDIT - And that's why Howard would have been a great fit on this team. He excelled at blocking at Alabama. He was probably the best blocker out of all the TEs in the draft. On top of that, he was very athletic and has a ton of potential as a receiving weapon. It's just behind his blocking ability right now.