11-09-2023, 09:14 AM
(11-08-2023, 07:40 PM)chrisball96 Wrote: In terms of the Tight End play I feel like a lot was being said earlier about how it looked like Joe didn't really trust that position and so it wasn't targeted. Joe, when injured, was going to the sure thing: Chase. This is totally understandable. But now that Joe is (A) healthy and (B) seeing that all our TE's are playing better, this could open a whole lot more opportunity for this offense.
It is one game, I get it. It may all be just a one-time thing. But Burrow makes everybody better, and if he looks the way of the TE and those guys are ready and able, it would be huge for this offense. Again, they don't have to put up Kelce/Kittle numbers (and likely never will) just be reliable and hold onto the football when open.
I think a lot of us were very concerned that we couldn't even get a basic level of play out of the TE position and even if it was just for one game, I'll take what we got on Sunday. But I'm greedy and hoping for more.
Zac said a lot of those plays that went to Tight Ends this week are the same plays they always use, it's just an option whether the ball goes to the Tight End or the Wide Receiver, and I guess the coverage in this game meant the Tight Ends were the better targets.
