How important is a TE

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(02-03-2024, 12:20 AM)puddycat Wrote: You know what those 80's teams had besides a TE-centric offense? A running game. But that was back in the days of 2WR proset offense with a RB and FB. Those days were long gone.. or are they? The Niners have started both their playoff games in the pro-set with Kyle Juszczyk at FB. We are seeing a resurgance of the running game because it shortens the game, protects the QB, and when used with RPO provides more flexibility than a 3 WR set. 3 WRs are great if the defense doesn't have the DBs or you need to outscore the other team because of your own defense, but it relies heavily on the QB and is a hit or miss offense, as we've seen when the Bengals can't seem to sustain drives.

Nothing burger. Our offense w/ Joe healthy or available only 5 out of 17 games still finished #11 according to ESPN stats and info in touchdowns per drive. In ‘21 & ‘22 only the Bills and KC finished higher in points per play. Efficiency efficiency efficiency. It’s why Tennessee wanted Callahan. They go over what’s tangible. They get analytics out the wazzoo and scrutinized Cincy’s like mad. They don’t pay attention to message board geniuses. Their dream jobs depend on it as it’s usually career ending otherwise.