I'm sure most of you have heard the crazy remains to be seen, but aspirations are high in Chicago, particularly when looking at how successfully Gase used his tight ends in the red zone.

Despite missing three games, Julius Thomas was still a red zone beast in Denver, hauling in 13 of his 15 red zone targets while breaking 9 of them for touchdowns. However, Gase's system targeted tight ends only 20.91% of the time in the red zone, a good margin below the NFL-average of 24.05%.

Ranking 22nd overall in tight end red zone usage, Gase's offense didn't often feature the typical red zone matchup nightmare that most other teams exploit. While the volume in this offensive system is less than ideal, there should at least remain some hope that the targets that are featured toward the tight end are of high-quality caliber, right?

What Does it Mean for Martellus Bennett?

The outlook is rather unpromising for Martellus Bennett after what we've seen from Fox and Gase's coaching tenures. While Julius Thomas has been an adept, highly-efficient red-zone threat -- with soon to be Hall-of-Famer Peyton slinging him the rock -- Bennett has been inconsistent and has the oft-maligned FantasyFootballCalculator.com, Bennett's coming in at a fairly reasonable price. However, with a capped ceiling of only six or so touchdowns, it's hard to justify paying up for the price instead of taking a look at late-round gambles.

Our projections for Bennett have him finishing the year with 84 receptions, 868.4 receiving yards and 5.13 touchdowns as the fifth best tight end. For fantasy owners looking to secure one of the more reliable tight ends, Bennett has a great chance at redeeming value, but at a mid-sixth-round cost, you're likely buying him at his ceiling.

Bennett's likely to return similar value to what he held in 2015 -- just don't expect him to have Julius Thomas-like touchdown production.