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(4 hours ago)ochocincos Wrote: 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.
Good stuff, but there is some context to be added.
2021 Schreck was a PS guy, he did get into one game that year.
2022 Sample went down with a knee injury. We also lost Clark Harris and Wilcox was our backup LS.
2023 Smith turned out to be garbage and had to call up Hudson from the PS.
Usually if we draft a guy, he makes the team. Keeping Gesicki with 2 other drafted guys from this year would be 4 guys that would likely NOT go to the PS, unless of course they want to develop him ala McLachlan....?
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