The Commanders have felt their tight ends are good enough for months now, so much so that they declined to draft one or sign a veteran in free agency. But in offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s offense, the Commanders are banking on more than potential.
During the first hour of Washington Commanders practice Sunday, the running backs and tight ends broke off to a separate field, with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy leading the way. He stood near the 50-yard line, in the middle of a wall of players, as they took turns picking up blitzes and running routes against linebackers and safeties.
“We got a good group of young players there,” General Manager Martin Mayhew said in March. “They all have a bunch of upside.” The Chiefs kept four tight ends on their initial 53-man roster each of the past three seasons, and for good reason. Last year, they played with two or more tight ends on 40.7 percent of their plays, the fifth-highest rate in the league, per TruMedia. Tight ends accounted for 32.7 percent of Kansas City’s receiving targets and 39 percent of its touchdown catches.
Bieniemy won over Coach Ron Rivera during the hiring process in March in part because of how he planned to use Washington’s skill players, notably its tight ends. “I feel like I’m a much more fluid route-runner,” he said. “I feel like I’ve done a really good job of learning how to create separation at the top of routes and from defenders.”
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