Completely disagree and this has been discussed on the forum ad nausium...go find the points made and then go watch the detroit game. I assume you follow the games...if so, you will have seen some absoultely stand out games with our trio of TE's all contributing as receivers. The past 4 weeks...crickets for the most part.
I think it’s very difficult to always utilize your tight ends every game.
Some teams just don’t have the favorable scheme and personnel to defend tight ends, like, Seattle’s defense doesn’t.
Seattle, can’t just always include tight ends into their game plans because the defense is solid with tight end coverage, especially, teams that have good linebacker coverage and a capable pass rush.
Seattle has what lost some offensive starters on the line since the Detroit game? It’s just recently Cross came back and when Cross was out Seattle employs additional blockers and chip edge defenders with tight ends.
Seattle has played: Washington, Baltimore, Cleveland, Cardinals, Bengals.
Washington has some good interior/edge guys in Allen and Payne, so Seattle said, let’s game plan for these front four guys, cause Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne are no joke, so tight end help is needed.
Baltimore, that’s a gimme, tight end help is needed against this defensive line.
Cleveland, yeah, you better provide help against Myles Garrett and co.
Cardinals, this game, you can totally use tight ends for catching passes as the Cardinals linebacker coverage and pass rush can be tried.
Bengals, edge, is a 50/50 game for tight ends.
Unless, you have a sure fire elite tight end, capable to running routes, has decent speed, it may be very difficult to work them into the game plan as seeing targets and shares. Seattle still wants to run the ball enough, and when they pass, Lockett and DK will get their share and it’s often times going to be more targets than the tight end corps.
You are still accounting for a pass rush and then you are counting target share for your top receivers, tight ends (Dissly, Fant, Parkinson) are lucky to share 10 targets a game with this offensive scheme.