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(09-28-2021, 08:40 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Thomas, plus spell any of the those top 3, TEs.

There is room. 

Depending on game and what defenses come at them.

I'm not a huge Tate fan...  but I get it.

As far as someone insinuating that he should take much game time away from Higgins?

That's a big "nah" for me.

I honestly don't see what's wrong with using Tate like we have the first three games.  Put him in for a few snaps to give guys a breather and throw him the ball if he gets open.   I don't see what the problem is with just passing to the open guy.  We resigned Boyd to $11+ mil a year and drafted Tee and Chase just to force jump balls to back half of the roster guys?

He makes some spectacular grabs, but the reality is he has a career Contested Catch % of 41.9%.  For most WR's, that ranges from low 30's to low 50's, so he's middle of the road in that area.  Some people think separation doesn't matter, but 60% is pretty much the standard for completion % in the NFL and when the top tier contested catchers are only at around 50%, that tells us that jump ball throws to covered guys isn't a strategy conducive to winning.