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[basballguy]

(03-17-2022, 12:33 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Not with the same number of targets.

You are making the same mistake everyone else does.  You look at raw totals instead of efficiency.  But NFL teams know better.  That is why Uzomah got $8 million a year in free agency.

You act like CJ would've had this efficiency if Jeff Driskel was his QB.  Let's face it, having an accurate QB matters.  

Last year Drew Sample caught 40 passes on 53 targets for 350 yards.  Seems me be the efficiency is very close to Uzomah this year.  

8mil a year is good for 14th on the list of TE salaries...putting him middle of the road for salaries....for middle of the road stats.  CJ got exactly what he deserved on production that can be reproduced with probably any other TE where Joe Burrow is the QB.  

We've already seen what Sample could do (last year).  Sample performed just fine and has an appealing contract.  So if we roll with Sample (as the OP suggests) I think we will see similar production and we have the 2020 season to reinforce that idea.