Tahj Brooks supposedly having a good minicamp

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(8 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: I've seen a few people say that, but I can't fully agree with that logic. I think that history shows that if you want to win a Championship, you're going to have to be able to play defense and run the ball at some point in the playoffs or Superbowl.

If the Bengals really wanted to improve their running game, they should have invested in better IOL first and foremost.

But if we're just focusing on TEs, are Bengals in worse shape without Erick All compared to Cam Grandy?
Looking at last year, here are the PFF run blocking scores and run blocking snaps of All, Grandy, and Sample
All (109 snaps) - 49.9 run block grade (60.7 grade overall)
Sample (295 snaps) - 50.2 run block grade (48.5 grade overall)
Grandy (38 snaps - joined the Bengals after All went out for the year) - 65.6 run block grade (63.5 grade overall)

Can Grandy not be at least close to the level of blocking that Erick All was able to do?


The way I see it, this year, Bengals have Gesicki and Hudson as the pass catching TEs with Sample and Grandy as the run blocking ones.
It doesn't seem like the Bengals have an all-around TE with All out, but that's their fault for not getting (a better) one in the draft or FA.
I'm not expecting a big dropoff in the running game though compared to with or without All.
There may be some things the Bengals can't do (as well) with All out, but I would expect they can or should be able to adjust playcalling and adapt and succeed without relying solely on one role player.