Part of the reason our TE usage is low

Dec 3, 2024
12:01:38pm

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Is that our Oline is not great. If you watch our TEs they are very often used as blockers to help the Oline on passing downs.

Hard to catch passes when you are blocking.

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Part of the reason our TE usage is low

Blueto

Dec 3, 12:01pm

and it's hard to keep them on the field when the TE's block so poorly.

Cougarclaw

Dec 3, 12:06pm

To clarify a bit - it was low this year - but it has typically been average during ARod's tenure.

HarlemCoug

Dec 3, 12:06pm

I think the concern is that it's a low year coupled with a (seemingly) stacked

HRCougar

Dec 3, 12:36pm

I was looking at data & many of Roberts' catches were hybrid-ish TE routes

Das_Countach

Dec 3, 12:07pm

..completing my thought, a lot of TE productio may have been absorbed by Roberts

Das_Countach

Dec 3, 12:17pm

Also that our OC is inept.

bluecougar1985

Dec 3, 12:09pm

Yep.

runnincoug

Dec 3, 12:09pm

Funk did a lot of damage to the O line. I genuinely think TJ Woods is starting to turn it around but it might take a few

runningryan

Dec 3, 12:39pm

And they stunk at blocking too, at least from a PFF standpoint.

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