Kirkendall Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 OK, tight end time. We're going to take a different approach. You guys debate the best and we'll add a poll in a few days.Go ahead and start with your entries. Mine is Bob Trumpy. Quote
jjakq27 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Bob Trumpy 1968-77AFL All-Star-2 (1968, 1969)Pro Bowl-2 (1970, 1973)100 yd games-48th in receptions 298 4600 yds15.4 avg.80 longest35 tdsComments: Had season avg of 22.6 yds. (1969). Held record until 1988 (Eddie Brown). First player in team history to score three TD's in one game (1969). Protoype TE/WR used in the development of the West Coast offense.Dan Ross 1979-83, 1985Pro Bowls-noneSuper Bowl 16-2 TDs 11 recep. 110 yds100 yd games-411th in receptions 2633204 yds12.2 avg41 longest16 tdsComments: Held the team record for catches in a season with 71 (1981) until it was broken by Carl Pickens in 1995 (99). Held Super Bowl record for receptions (11) until recently.Rodney Holman. 1982-92.Pro Bowls-3 (1988-90)Super Bowl 23-receptions: none100 yd games-26th in receptions (318)yards 4329 average 13.6longest 73tds 34 Comments: Devastating blocker that had the ability to get downfield and run after the catch.Others: Tony McGee, ML Harris, Bruce Coslet, Marco Battaglia, Eric Kattus, Don Bass. These guys are the remaining TE's in the top 50 in receptions for the Bengals. Quote
TippCityRick Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Bob Trumpy is certainly a worthy entrant and was a personal friend back in the day (OK, I caddied for him regularly when I was 14 ), but I gotta go with Rodney Holman. Their numbers are comparable and he was a better blocker. Quote
Section 310 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 I cannot vote for Trumpy simply because he is such an arrogant,unprepared SOB on McAllister's show...It is amazing to think how the tight endposition has changed over the years. Do you think Ross or Trumpywould be athletic enough to play in today's league? Think aboutguys like Heap, Gonzalez, the guy from SD (name escapes me)...they are freakin' athletes. Back in Trumpy's era the tight endrumbled 4 yards into a seam and hoped he didn't get killedby the middle linebacker. Now you see a guy like Gonzalezrunning a post pattern and beating a nickle back. Quote
TippCityRick Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Do you think Ross or Trumpywould be athletic enough to play in today's league? Think aboutguys like Heap, Gonzalez, the guy from SD (name escapes me)...they are freakin' athletes. Back in Trumpy's era the tight endrumbled 4 yards into a seam and hoped he didn't get killedby the middle linebacker. Now you see a guy like Gonzalezrunning a post pattern and beating a nickle back.Judging by the fact that Trumpy, Ross, and Holman all averaged over 12 yards per catch, I'd say they didn't get killed by the middle linebacker very often!! Quote
Kirkendall Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Posted March 15, 2005 I cannot vote for Trumpy simply because he is such an arrogant,unprepared SOB on McAllister's show... It's about the best player, not the most modest player. I freakin' hate Barry Bonds, but I also acknowledge he's the best hitter in the game (even before the accusations!). You've got a point about TE's though evolving through the years. Same thing applies to RB's too... kinda cool watching the sport evolve. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Think aboutguys like Heap, Gonzalez, the guy from SD (name escapes me)... "Winslow". Same as that guy's kids name who's now in Cleveland rehabing an injury. Quote
Section 310 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 No, not Kellen Winslow, Sr. I mean their current TE whowas a basketball player at Kent. Quote
jjakq27 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 I cannot vote for Trumpy simply because he is such an arrogant,unprepared SOB on McAllister's show...It is amazing to think how the tight endposition has changed over the years. Do you think Ross or Trumpywould be athletic enough to play in today's league? Think aboutguys like Heap, Gonzalez, the guy from SD (name escapes me)...they are freakin' athletes. Back in Trumpy's era the tight endrumbled 4 yards into a seam and hoped he didn't get killedby the middle linebacker. Now you see a guy like Gonzalezrunning a post pattern and beating a nickle back.Trumpy was often used as a slot receiver or split out wide during those formative years under Bill Walsh. He had the speed to outrun a LB and had an 80 td to his credit. He was not an extension of the offensive line like most guys in that day. I think he played some WR in college.As I stated in an earlier post he was a guy that Walsh experimented with in what became the West Coast offense in SF. He was the forerunner of guys like Dwight Clark and Brent Jones in the 80s and 90s and and guys like Gonzalez today. Like him or not he was a pretty darn good TE. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 No, not Kellen Winslow, Sr. I mean their current TE whowas a basketball player at Kent. Oops! My bad. Kellen Winslow Sr. did fit that discription somewhat though. Quote
JPW Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 This is a hard pick for me ...I am leaning toward Trumpy ... Quote
BengalNation1281 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 I would have to say Trumpy, but I have a soft spot for Tony McGee...gotta give props to one of the guys who made me a Bengals fan. Quote
jditty47 Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 mcgee is all i remember....dont remember trumpy. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 mcgee is all i remember....dont remember trumpy. Had to have been there. He was very good, as were a couple others on the list. As much as I dislike some of his recent comments, I still have to go with him as my pick. Quote
HairOnFire Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Trumpy was considered one of the best TE's of his era....something no other Bengal TE can claim. Grumpy gets my vote. Quote
jamesbrooks21 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 Give me Rodney Holman. Nice weapon, good blocker, and most of all he wore one of those black visors that made him look cool as hell. ........ Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 OK, tight end time. We're going to take a different approach. You guys debate the best and we'll add a poll in a few days.Go ahead and start with your entries. Mine is Bob Trumpy. Okay!!! We've debated! Quote
jditty47 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 ya rodney holman was good...thats who i remember Quote
bengalboomer7 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 What about the other Tony Mcgee We had a tight end by that name too. I'll vote for him. There just has to be one Tony Mcgee on this team Quote
jjakq27 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 What about the other Tony Mcgee We had a tight end by that name too. I'll vote for him. There just has to be one Tony Mcgee on this team The other Tony McGee? You mean Tim McGee the WR? Or am I missing some inside joke? Quote
bengalboomer7 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 Just me goofing off, I mistyped it. But we gotta have at least one mcgee Quote
jditty47 Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 i swear there was a tony mcgee in the late 80's early 90's that played te for us...thats why i brought him up. bit i liked holman too.. Quote
oldschooler Posted March 19, 2005 Report Posted March 19, 2005 i swear there was a tony mcgee in the late 80's early 90's that played te for us...thats why i brought him up. bit i liked holman too.. There was ...he was drafted out of Michigan in 1993. He was released in 2002...he went to the Cowboy for awhilethen he tried to play for the Bucs and Giants but was cut....His last season was in 2003 for the Cowboys where he played in 1 game and had 0 stats.McGee is the franchise's seventh-leading receiver with 299 catches and stands ninth with 3,795 receiving yards. He had started 136 of 144 possible games during his Bengals career. A second-round pick from Michigan in 1993, McGee had a string of 117 consecutive starts that ended in Game15 of the 2000 season when he broke his ankle. http://bengals.enquirer.com/2002/04/26/ben...es_release.htmlhttp://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/2361/career Quote
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