Tight Ends

[*ochocincos*]

(10-04-2024, 03:39 PM)casear2727 Wrote: If McLachlan develops, they surely drop Hudson.  Why do you think they would draft another TE if they keep Gesicki?  We rarely have four TEs.  

They may have kept just 3 on the roster in 2021 and 2022 and brought up another when injuries happen, but that was also when they were very heavy 11 personnel.
Last year they had 4 a good amount.

2023 - Smith, Sample, Hudson, Wilcox
2022 - Hurst, Sample, Asiasi, Wilcox
2021 - Uzomah, Sample, Wilcox, Schreck

With team looking like it wants to use more 12 personnel and more emphasis on TEs under new OC, I can see justification to carry 4 TEs at all times moving forward.

If McLachlan develops, but how long will that take? It could be the whole year.
Once the offseason hits, Hudson and/or Gesicki could be gone given they will hit FA.

I'm not confident they would keep Gesicki or he would even want to stay. 
If Bengals start wanting to give more snaps to All, it might cut into Gesicki's usage.
Would Gesicki want to stay around if he's a TE3?
He also is only making $2.5 mill this season. He may look to cash in next offseason for a team willing to pay more.
Bengals haven't put good $$ into TE under the Taylor era. Hurst, Smith, and Gesicki all under $4 mill.
The most $$ they put into a TE was Uzomah, which was only $6.1 mill APY.

If they re-sign Gesicki, I doubt they'd bother adding another TE in the offseason.