Out of the Rafters at the Q
Out of the Rafters
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Hooper was our #1 receiving option in the game. You would expect him to have more targets and less statistical efficiency because he would be receiving above-average defensive focus.What I would argue the other way. In a game the browns needed their top paid TE to show up the most he decidedly didnt show up, even when force fed the ball
Right, but Hooper is a top 4 paid TE in the NFL. The browns need a lot more out of him than to be a role player and only pulling in less than half of your targets in a game when a team needs you the most, isnt going to cut it. I went looking but couldnt find any stats, i also believe he had 2 drops that game.
But he isn't more than a role player. He has never been, and will never be, more than a role player.
Just accept that we overpaid an average tight end to ensure that we'd have a functional offense for our coaching staff and our quarterback to build from.
Us giving Hooper the largest tight end contract in the league didn't make him the best tight end in the league. It just meant that we overpaid in free agency for a position of need.