05-29-2023, 02:01 PM
(05-09-2023, 01:54 PM)ochocincos Wrote: While looking at the TEs who are set to hit FA next year (because I'm still sad Bengals didn't draft one), I noticed that Irv Smith, Drew Sample, and Devin Asiasi all are set to hit FA next year.
If Smith does well this year, I could see him being re-signed, as he's just 24 years old currently.
I can't see Asiasi sticking around if he stays as TE3 this year though behind Drew Sample.
Another guy I like as an option is Cole Kmet, who just turned 24 years old this past March.
He has good size (6'6", 260 lb) and has put up over 500 yards each of the past two seasons.
Noah Fant is also a possible option. 6'4" 249 lb, has averaged nearly 600 yards a season in his 4-year career.
I would imagine he'll come at a higher price though given he's more well-known and has been a better producer thus far in his career compared to Kmet.
Not many other guys I'd be interested in though who wouldn't be 29+ years old next year. Bengals seem to want TEs who are younger, I would assume because TEs take a beating so it's harder to stay on the field the older you get.
If Bengals go the draft route, I'm sure there will be at least a few who could be a decent-or-better starter in an offense. Bengals might prioritize other positions though with guys like Reader and Jonah also set to hit FA.
(05-09-2023, 02:16 PM)CloeHokie Wrote: Irv Smith will most likely get injured this season. That's just the facts of it. The odds of him staying healthy are below 50%.
I don't think we care at all. Seriously. 2 years in a row there were solid group of guys in the draft. We sit back or trade up to take a Safety. I watched multiple teams last year take tight ends (multiple) then do it again this year. We say no one fell. Go get them!!!!! We freaking need one!!!!
We easily have the worst tight end room in the nfl. Name a worse one anyone. Please. And we continue to ignore it. We didn't even sign any UCFA. One guy I think? And the rest of the nfl keeps signing them. Even the scraps left are being signed. The rest of the league does value the position as we watched teams draft multiple tes even though they had plenty and took one last year.
Couple questions for all.
1. Do you honestly think Irv Smith stays healthy? (this isn't madden can't turn off injuries)
2. Do we have the worst tight end room in the nfl? If not please state who does.
3. Has a team ever won a super bowl with no one to speak of at tight end?
I do find this to be the most perplexing area going on with the Bengals this Offseason. We bring in Irv Smith a TE who has never
been able to stay healthy and don't even draft a TE in a very deep TE class. We don't bring back Mitch Wilcox who filled in very
admirably late last season when Hurst went down etc.
I know we don't value the TE position like other teams, but come on...
