Check out these numbers. 472 yards receiving and 4 touchdowns. That’s not a bad season for a backup tight end. But for the Saints in 2017, that was the total output of their tight end position group. To say Coby Fleener, Josh Hill and Michael Hoomanawanui underperformed last year is like saying the sun is warm. Enter Dallas Goedert.
The Saints and Drew Brees made Jimmy Graham a star. They made an older athlete like Benjamin Watson a prime free agent prize for the Baltimore Ravens. But they haven’t been able to make Coby Fleener a household name unless you follow a lot of angry Twitter.