Why we don't need a TE

[hollodero]

(09-16-2021, 08:41 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Gronk is the greatest receiving TE in the history of the NFL.  If we can get a TE like him then I am all for it.  But what we mostly hear around here are calls for mid-level TEs that would not really be any more productive than Uzomah in our system.

(09-16-2021, 10:34 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: And he's the only HOFer on that list (yeah, yeah, Kelce will be there too, we know, but he's not up to Gronkowski's level yet), so if 9/10 fit the argument and there's one outlier (who happens to be in the running for greatest TE ever), it absolutely does not hurt Fred's argument in the slightest.

Well, I would argue that Gronk is no longer the greatest TE currently playing, that there are in fact several guys before him now. At the same time, I feel nowaday Gronk would still be an upgrade for the Bengals, one not just taking away receptions from our WRs netting a zero sum improvement, but actually resulting in better game outcomes.

What I of course totally agree on is that we do not need a TE that is just as good as Uzomah (there's actually no additional argument that needs to be made about that, it's evident enough), and I can also see how there might be bigger priorities. But I wouldn't go as far as to say no other TE would really do us better in any case.