Is Thaddeus Moss Ready For His Spot?

[George Cantstandya]

(06-08-2022, 03:01 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Prett much every team in the league has a guy like Sample.  They play a significant portion of the snaps (around 30%) at TE/FB/H-back and play an important role in the offense, but they just don't put up any stats.  If they are a 7th round pick or UDFA (Ryan Hewitt) then they are a fan favorite, but if they are a second round pick then their own fans call them shit and garbage.

Sample plays an important role and does it pretty well.  he can't help it if he was drafted in the second round.  So don't call him garbage because of a mistake the coaches/front office made.

Yep, Sample was brought in to play a role as a blocking TE.  He was drafted while the O-line was struggling.  In the first round they took Williams and in the 2nd Sample.  My guess was that was an attempt to help out the O-line.  He was never going to be a big numbers guy in the receiving game and probably never will be.  Even his best season in college he only had 252 yards for 3 TDs and that was his senior year.  

I also don't think he is a garbage player.  He plays a role that just doesn't make the highlights.  2nd round maybe too early but what can you do?  It's not his fault.