09-16-2021, 09:36 AM
It's hard to say Bengals don't need a TE, when the pass that got them in winning FG range was to a TE in Uzomah.
It's hard to say Bengals don't need a TE, when some of the best run plays came with 1 or even 2 TE's in the game,
In the 1980's or 1990's the Detroit Lions came up with The Mouse Davis Offense. They carried no TE's on the team in the run and shoot offense. Other teams went to it. It became a Fad. Except these teams were getting their quarterbacks injured, some down to their 3rd string QB's. Bob Trumpy the great Bengals TE turned announcer said that it's good to have TE's on the team also, because they are good on special teams. By the time The Patriots were winning Super Bowls with 2 TE Formations, all teams were back to carrying TE's. The Fad of no TE's was over, and it had injured too many QBs in it's wake. The Run and Shoot only gets QB's injured, and no Run and no Run and Shoot team ever won a Super Bowl.
Yes, it's good to have Boyd, Higgins, Chase and others, but it is also good to have the TE's. Now I didn't like Sample blowing his block and Burrow coming up limping after that sack. I did like Uzomah big play yards catch to get the winning points. I liked when they went to TE's for extra run blocking and Mixon gained over 100 yards. When a Bengal RB gains over 100 yards, they win most of the time, you can look that one up in their history. Also you have to factor in injuries. Odds are Boyd, Higgins and Chase will not all 3 go without injury in 2021, and at times Bengals will play without all 3 suited up.
Trumpy's point that Big, Tall, Fast TE's are great on Kick-Offs and Punts is a valid point. I will add that in The Red Zone, TE's make big targets for TD's. I'm also not as big on WR's under 6 feet tall. Paul Brown would have Trumpy, Coslett and all these guys the size of basketball players for QBs to throw to. Nice Big Targets. I agree with Bob Trumpy that the Run and Shoot of no TE's on a team was a bad concept, and that TE's are a key and valuable part of teams. The teams that tried to not carry TE's, never won a Super Bowl. TEs have always been a part of a winning Super Bowl team.
After Uzomah made the big play to get Bengals in winning FG range, it's impossible for me to even consider no TE's. Just the opposite, I want to see Uzomah get the ball more, because he is a good TE when not injured. Injuries have held him back in past, but if he is healthy and playing, get him the ball.
Also with Burrow still fragile after last year injury, the first game shows one big sack can have him limping. The Running Backs and Tight Ends missed some Blocks last Sunday. Bengals and Burrow need 100 % better BLOCKING out of the Running Backs and Tight Ends. So not only is this NOT the time to stop carrying TE's, Bengals need their RB's and TE's to BLOCK, and if they can not Block, Bengals need to fire some players and bring in RB's and TE's that can BLOCK for Burrow. There are plays the RB and TE must see the blitz and do their job on Blocking for Burrow.
It's hard to say Bengals don't need a TE, when some of the best run plays came with 1 or even 2 TE's in the game,
In the 1980's or 1990's the Detroit Lions came up with The Mouse Davis Offense. They carried no TE's on the team in the run and shoot offense. Other teams went to it. It became a Fad. Except these teams were getting their quarterbacks injured, some down to their 3rd string QB's. Bob Trumpy the great Bengals TE turned announcer said that it's good to have TE's on the team also, because they are good on special teams. By the time The Patriots were winning Super Bowls with 2 TE Formations, all teams were back to carrying TE's. The Fad of no TE's was over, and it had injured too many QBs in it's wake. The Run and Shoot only gets QB's injured, and no Run and no Run and Shoot team ever won a Super Bowl.
Yes, it's good to have Boyd, Higgins, Chase and others, but it is also good to have the TE's. Now I didn't like Sample blowing his block and Burrow coming up limping after that sack. I did like Uzomah big play yards catch to get the winning points. I liked when they went to TE's for extra run blocking and Mixon gained over 100 yards. When a Bengal RB gains over 100 yards, they win most of the time, you can look that one up in their history. Also you have to factor in injuries. Odds are Boyd, Higgins and Chase will not all 3 go without injury in 2021, and at times Bengals will play without all 3 suited up.
Trumpy's point that Big, Tall, Fast TE's are great on Kick-Offs and Punts is a valid point. I will add that in The Red Zone, TE's make big targets for TD's. I'm also not as big on WR's under 6 feet tall. Paul Brown would have Trumpy, Coslett and all these guys the size of basketball players for QBs to throw to. Nice Big Targets. I agree with Bob Trumpy that the Run and Shoot of no TE's on a team was a bad concept, and that TE's are a key and valuable part of teams. The teams that tried to not carry TE's, never won a Super Bowl. TEs have always been a part of a winning Super Bowl team.
After Uzomah made the big play to get Bengals in winning FG range, it's impossible for me to even consider no TE's. Just the opposite, I want to see Uzomah get the ball more, because he is a good TE when not injured. Injuries have held him back in past, but if he is healthy and playing, get him the ball.
Also with Burrow still fragile after last year injury, the first game shows one big sack can have him limping. The Running Backs and Tight Ends missed some Blocks last Sunday. Bengals and Burrow need 100 % better BLOCKING out of the Running Backs and Tight Ends. So not only is this NOT the time to stop carrying TE's, Bengals need their RB's and TE's to BLOCK, and if they can not Block, Bengals need to fire some players and bring in RB's and TE's that can BLOCK for Burrow. There are plays the RB and TE must see the blitz and do their job on Blocking for Burrow.
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