Bengals working out TE's

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(10-18-2017, 04:55 PM)ochocincos Wrote: That's true, but it doesn't have to be a TE. In fact, there have been quite a few teams going to Super Bowls recently whose TE is the third receiving option at best.

Denver won a Super Bowl with their top TE (Owen Daniels) only getting 517 yards and 3 TDs. Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders were the top two receiving threats in that offense.
Atlanta made it to the Super Bowl last year with their top TE (Austin Hooper) only getting 271 yards and 3 TDs. He was the fourth/fifth option.
Seahawks made two Super Bowls (won one) with Zach Miller and Luke Willson having no more than 387 yards and a handful of TDs when they were the top TEs and being the third option at best.
What's the common theme to all of these? Two good WRs and the running game.

Point being you don't need an elite receiving TE to make or win the Super Bowl. It depends on scheme. Plenty of teams still succeed with a TE that isn't an elite pass catcher. Given the Bengals having had bad luck with finding one of those that can also block and stay healthy, it wouldn't be a bad idea for them to go back to the TE being a fourth or fifth option while focusing on two WR and running back.

And I think you might find that to be the case with Eifert gone again. I think you just gotta look at the TE a few times during the game to keep defenses honest.