09-16-2021, 08:39 AM
(09-16-2021, 12:49 AM)EatonFan Wrote: I don't think you're seeing the beauty of a TE. TEs block downfield. TE can be 'lost' by the defense. TE is the ultimate hybrid that can completely change the face of a game by supporting what is working -- running the ball or pass catching. It comes down to mismatches. A big TE that can run can block a smaller CB in the run game, or out-muscle a covering LB for a 1st down catch.
If TEs were really unstoppable "mismatches" for every defense then there would have been more than 3 that averaged at least 50 receiving yards a game last year.
It is not easy to find a All-Pro/Hall of Fame level TE like Gronk/Kelce/Kittle. And if you don't have one of those you don't have a receiving weapon as good as a WR. We already have Uzomah. If he was targeted more often then he would have receiving numbers equal to pretty much any TE other than the very elite. He doen't have low numbers because he can't get open. He has low numbers because he is usually the #4 option behind 3 VERY GOOD wide receivers. I just don't believe Bengal coaches are upset because they can't take more targets away from Higgins/Boyd/Chase in order to throw to a TE.
