Gunzlingr
08-07-2003, 09:26 AM
Jon Kitna refers to them as his safety net.
You've got to be able to count on that tight end," the Bengals quarterback said. "Even when he's covered, you have to know that when you throw it in there he's going to get it and protect it.
"It's like having that dominant center in basketball."
Cincinnati hasn't had an impact tight end since Tony McGee in the mid-to-late 1990s.
But with six tight ends in camp this year - Reggie Kelly, Tony Stewart, Matt Schobel, Sean Brewer, Derek Smith and Brad St. Louis - it appears the Bengals plan to expand the position's responsibility beyond just being a blocker.
MORE (http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/08/07/tends807.html)
You've got to be able to count on that tight end," the Bengals quarterback said. "Even when he's covered, you have to know that when you throw it in there he's going to get it and protect it.
"It's like having that dominant center in basketball."
Cincinnati hasn't had an impact tight end since Tony McGee in the mid-to-late 1990s.
But with six tight ends in camp this year - Reggie Kelly, Tony Stewart, Matt Schobel, Sean Brewer, Derek Smith and Brad St. Louis - it appears the Bengals plan to expand the position's responsibility beyond just being a blocker.
MORE (http://bengals.enquirer.com/2003/08/07/tends807.html)