Drew Sample is a Bum

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(12-11-2020, 03:02 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I'd like to see how many of those 12 teams use (rotate) 2 or more tight ends in the pass game. 

Like, it's really easy to say "Look at (insert team here), their leading Tight End has less receptions than Sample with just 29."  But then when you look at their roster you notice they actually have a 2nd Tight End who has 15-25 receptions as well.  So they're not actually getting less production of the position, Sample is only ahead because he plays so much more.

Also, it's clear as day what you're doing here.  You've chosen receptions as the be-all end-all statistic to measure Tight End success.  It just so happens that is Sample's best statistic.  Coincidence?

Forget yards or TD's, or any of that.  Let's single out his very best stat for an argument to paint him in the very best light.

If someone wants to do the legwork, they can use https://fantasyfootballers.org/te-tight-end-nfl-stats/ and search by team to calculate certain stats for all the TEs on each team.

But if tracking minimum of 30 receptions, Sample is dead last (23rd) in receiving yards per game, 2nd-lowest in receptions per game (ahead of Jonnu Smith), and 2nd-lowest in Yards per Reception.


Two teams (TEN, LAR) have multiple TEs in this list.