Drew Sample carted off the field

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(08-05-2022, 08:59 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Most fans just don't get it.  Pretty much every team in the league has a guy like Sample who plays 25%-35% of the snaps as a TE/FB/H-back whose main role is to block.  It is an IMPORTANT role in the offense.

When a guy like Ryan Hewitt does it he is a fan favorite.  When Drew Sample does the exact same thing many Bengal "fans" do nothing but shit on him.

I really don't get the Sample hate.  Overdrafted?  Maybe a bit, but as you said, you can make a strong argument for the importance of his position.  

The one season they asked him to be more of a chain-mover (2020) due to injuries to CJ, he had 40 receptions for 349 yards with a really high catch % on just 53 targets and ranked in the 70s on PFF for both run and pass blocking.  He also had Brandon Allen throwing to him half that season.  

He isn't much of a downfield threat.  He can do it, but he is rarely asked to do it.  But he did respond pretty well that second season when called upon to be more of a receiver.