Bengal TE strategy

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(07-29-2020, 03:57 PM)lone bengal Wrote: Think it’s more about each teams specific personnel as to why they utilize certain positions like the slot more and run specific formations. For instance Burrow probably threw more to the slot and TE at LSU because Moss and Jefferson the WR who played the slot were LSU’s best offensive players.  We have a great slot WR in Boyd for Burrow to go to and when you have Green ,Higgins and Ross as weapons your TE will more than likely be a 3rd or 4th option. Taylor came form the Rams who probably ran 3 WR sets because they had 3 good WR’s in Kupp, Woods and Cooks. When Taylor 1st took over I think he envisioned 3 WR sets with Green, Ross and Boyd before all the injuries. I think we’ll  be fine running 3 WR sets because we’re pretty stacked there with Green, Boyd, Ross and Higgins. I think we just need Sample and and Uzomah to be serviceable, block and catch when thrown to.

Actually not true.  Their best receiver was Ja'marr Chase and Clyde Edwards-Helaire was a beast out of the backfield, and a pretty damn good receiver as well.  I think there are some similarities between the offenses with Chase being the AJ Green, Mixon the CE-H, and Boyd being Jefferson.  They didn't use their TEs very much, either...but I completely agree with your assessment about what is needed out of our TEs.