Drew Sample is a Bum

[Wes Mantooth]

(12-02-2020, 02:36 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: No, it’s number 2. ZT designs plays where Sample chips then runs a route. Our Oline is so bad that by the time he starts running his route the ball has already been released or Joe is on his back.

So, Sample ranks high on routes run, cuz ZT is always sending him out, but he is the last to get open and there isn’t enough time for a route like that to develop.

Those are my assumptions anyways. Doesn’t make Sample a good TE and ZT just needs to keep him in to block if this is the case.

This make perfect sense for why he's not getting targets, but then I don't know where the separation stats come into play.

If Nex Gen Stats has him getting decent separation then I''m wondering who's he's seperating from.  The D-Line?  Because if he's running routes like you're suggesting, then he woudn't have time to get all the way into his route where separation can be judge.  Nor for a defender to come and properly cover him in route, after he comes of the LOS.

I know our offense line has had plenty of it's share of problems, but let's not act like they're haven't been plenty of times Joe had more than enough time to work through his reads.

I will say this, I definitely agree that Zac Taylor probably doesn't use him in the best way (I don't think Taylor uses anyone in the best way).  And I'm sure protection issues have affected his ceiling.  But these numbers are so shockingly bad I think there's more there than that.  Namely, the dude is just a piss-poor receiving option.

To each their own, but if I take all of the above away, take all the stats away, take everything out of the picture, and just watch him with my own eyes, he just looks like another run of the mill retread backup tight end.  I just don't think he's physically capable of ever being anything more that.  He looks slow, and he looks unathletic from quickness and agility standpoint.

I'm sure I've said my piece by now, so I'll bow out of thread.  I'll guess we'll have to wait and see.  Maybe he does come on at some point and gives 600+ yards and 5+ TD's a season.  I just don't think it'll ever come close to happening.  Hope I'm wrong.