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Joe Burrow finally has a tight end with upside. And the Cincinnati Bengals franchise QB is pretty happy about it.
Rookie Erick All Jr. has been a sight to behold, thanks to both his pass-catching ability and his fantastic blocking.
When asked about All’s great progress, Burrow said:
“He just gets better. He does nothing but work hard and improve and learn from his mistakes and continue to get better every day. He’s got all the physical tools. He’s big, fast, strong, catches it really well. And he’s continuing to understand what we’re trying to do with concept and scheme, so I’m excited about his future,” said Burrow.
Burrow also said it’s “very unique” to see All absorb so much of the offense this early. He then said that the Bengals have two rookies, All and Jermaine Burton, who are “continuing to get a lot better for us” and that the Bengals are “counting on” them, along with injured rookie tackle Amarius Mims.
Burrow also discussed the offense’s evolution because of the depth of the tight end room.
“The usage of 12 [personnel] could vary week-to-week depending on matchups and what we feel like the defense is going to give us in those situations,” Burrow said. “And we have the guys to make that decision this year. We have a lot of tight ends that we feel really good about putting them on the field and going to make plays, so that’s a luxury that we have this year.”
All is coming off a well-rounded game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Will we see him more involved in the offense against the Washington Commanders? We break down the game and discuss the evolution of Dan Pitcher’s unit in the video below.
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