Are we rolling with Sample as the starting TE?

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(03-15-2022, 09:35 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Now that we've lost CJ, what do you think is Zac's plan? Is Sample the starting TE or do we potentially sign a FA? The draft has options, but I don't think anyone stands out as "must have" talent.

Thoughts?

I can't imagine Sample would be the planned starter at this point.
He's averaged a measly 8.2 YPC and just one TD across 42 games.
In the year he started most of the year, he averaged 8.7 YPC.
Compare that to Uzomah last year, who averaged 10.1 YPC and had 5 TDs.
You could then further look to a TE who is still available in OJ Howard and see he averaged over 13 YPC his first four years before last year's 9.6.
Gerald Everett, who Taylor is familiar with, averaged 10.0 YPC with 4 TDs last season with SEA.

So there are way better receiving options out there than Sample, even ones who can also block.