Posts: 787
Threads: 0
Joined: Feb 2022
(09-29-2023, 04:36 PM)Synric Wrote: Looks like they where high enough on Laporta to take him at 28 possibly ans he is playing the best out of rhe rookie TEs... Then it's a tie between Musgrave and Kincaid. My guy Brenton Strange is only getting run blocking reps right now but he was the best rookie TE this pre-season.
You're right. Zac said after the draft that La Porta and Kincaid were the ones they were coveting in the early rounds. La Porta was still on the board when we were picking at 28th, but I think that they didn't expect Myles Murphy to slide that far and they held him in high regard. If La Porta was there waiting for a call in the end of the second round I think he would be the choice, but it would mean we lose out on D.J Turner and he's been doing well so far.
Now what if Kincaid was still there at 28th, would we pick him? Was Kincaid above Murphy on their board? We'll never know.
Posts: 274
Threads: 7
Reputation:
1256
Joined: Dec 2017
Targ-Rec-Yd-FD OSnaps PFF
Inv Snith Jr. 9-5-27-1 76 40.9
Drew Sample 1-1-7-0 66 53.7
Mitchell Wilcox 2-2-10-0 41 55.9
Tanner Hudson 4-2-30-1 36 58.5
In order of depth chart. Bengals.com doesn't even go to #4. Despite fewer offensive snaps and with a way too small sample size, he's the most productive. If another TE was a good blocker, I assume it would show up in the PFF grade. Sample and Wilcox have all the ST snaps. Again a small sample size, also is more trusted by OC and Burrow to get more targets. This seems another example of the coaches seeing something that we don't and isn't reflected in results.
Posts: 1,662
Threads: 0
Reputation:
6473
Joined: Mar 2017
If Hudson has a good game and the Bengals let him go back to the practice squad the next day, then he will get grabbed by another team. Sooner or later the guy produces needs polished and reps, but you see the talent.
Posts: 10,142
Threads: 171
Reputation:
23238
Joined: May 2015
The case for is easy
He’s played the best
But Irv only got to okay with Burrow at his worst. I need to see Irv when Burrow isn’t as bad as he was VS Cleveland and Baltimore then i can make a decision.
EVERYONE(minus Tee) looked better VS the Rams because Burrow just played better.
-Housh