https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1768693673137484264?s=20
We have gone from having only one TE who can block at all (Bellinger) to three with two genuine specialists in Manhertz and Stoll, the latter also having special teams value. Both Vet minimum one year deals but it is still a commitment to help OL and boost the run game.
With Cager also coming back I guess he is the insurance as the move/deeper route TE if Waller retires and we cannot find anyone better.
Bellinger becomes de facto TE1 if Waller goes and if that means using him as we did as a rookie but all season reflecting the increased passing game involvement we saw later in his rookie year then I think I am fine with that.
I like it. I think the TE position is increasingly one where you can throw bodies in there, let them compete, and have your bases covered. No need for a big-money or high-draft capital investment at the TE position, IMO.