Lack of Usage of TE's in the Passing Game

[THE PISTONS]

Our TE group seems fairly healthy. We know Eifert was a weapon in the past. We know Sample was a 2nd Round pick. Why not use them more?

CJ Uzomah was extended this offseason. After catching 43 balls for 439 yards and 3 TDs, the Bengals signed him for 3 years at $18M.

Through 7 games, he's caught 8 passes for 108 yards.

— JG (@JoeGoodberry) October 21, 2019

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[lone bengal]

Figured they would at least use Sample more to get the run game going considering he is such a great blocking TE. I know the Rams used a lot of 3 WR sets , with the injuries we have at the position I figured we would see more double TE sets with Sample and Eifert. The offense has zero creativity.

[THE PISTONS]

(10-21-2019, 10:50 AM)lone bengal Wrote: Figured they would at least use Sample more to get the run game going considering he is such a great blocking TE. I know the Rams used a lot of 3 WR sets , with the injuries we have at the position I figured we would see more double TE sets with Sample and Eifert to. The offense has zero creativity.

I feel like the lack of creativity is astounding. You can copy the Rams playbook, but you have to customize it for your personnel.

[*ochocincos*]

(10-21-2019, 10:44 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Our TE group seems fairly healthy. We know Eifert was a weapon in the past. We know Sample was a 2nd Round pick. Why not use them more?

CJ Uzomah was extended this offseason. After catching 43 balls for 439 yards and 3 TDs, the Bengals signed him for 3 years at $18M.

Through 7 games, he's caught 8 passes for 108 yards.

— JG (@JoeGoodberry) October 21, 2019

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Because this team would prefer to use an actual WR as a receiver vs a TE. They want to use their TEs to block. This was present when Taylor was at MIA and LAR, and we see the same now. 

Big reason why:
1) Dumb to extend Tyler Eifert, whose strength is catching passes
2) Dumb to draft a TE in the 2nd round

[Fullrock]

It's mind-boggling. Just as it is the lack of RB involvement in the passing game. We actually saw Mixon run a route yesterday and score a TD!

I can't remember one ball thrown to a TE down the seam, and you can count on 1 hand the number of balls thrown to Mixon or Gio that wasn't a screen or last resort check down.

[THE PISTONS]

(10-21-2019, 11:09 AM)Fullrock Wrote: It's mind-boggling. Just as it is the lack of RB involvement in the passing game. We actually saw Mixon run a route yesterday and score a TD!

I can't remember one ball thrown to a TE down the seam, and you can count on 1 hand the number of balls thrown to Mixon or Gio that wasn't a screen or last resort check down.

They mainly throw screens to Bernard. The Jags on the Pick 6 said they knew that when Bernard was in it was likely to be a screen.