Predict Drew Sample's Receiving Total for 2021

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(06-06-2021, 10:50 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Pretty simple question:  How many yards does Drew Sample end up with in 2021?

Positives to consider:  1.) We should have an improved OL, which may limit his need to stay in and block.  2.) Replacing AJ with Chase should open up more work underneath as defenses will have to pay more attention to being beaten over the top.  3.) Is now going into his 3rd year with a near full season of starting experience.  4.)  *Knock on wood*  Will hopefully have Joe Burrow for more than 9.5 games, who also has a year of experience under his belt, and should improve.

Negatives to consider:  1.) With CJ Uzomah returning it may relegate to Sample to being a complete afterthought in the pass game.

Just for reference:  Sample's receiving totals in years 1 and 2 were 30 yards, and 349 and yards, in case you were looking to work off of these.

Just for fun:  I'm going to bump this thread at season's end.  We should all agree to rep whatever members predicted the correct option in the poll (the poll will be public so we can see who was right).

I went with 400-499.  I don't see him getting fewer targets just because CJ is healthy.  I think the Bengals will run more 12 personnel than everyone thinks, and it isn't about who the better receiver is, but more about the matchups.  I think Sample is a solid, reliable target, and Burrow is the mater distributing point guard that will attack every inch of the defense.  He isn't a Travis Kelce or even a CJ Uzomah, but he is better than most on here give him credit for and I think Burrow will like having a reliable target like Sample out there.