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11-04-2022, 03:01 PM

I guess with regards to blocking, I wonder if he’s good
enough that you escape the problem of having a blocking TE and a receiving TE
that get swapped out depending on what the situation calls for.

11-04-2022, 04:02 PM

Quote: @medaille said:
I guess with regards to blocking, I wonder if he’s good
enough that you escape the problem of having a blocking TE and a receiving TE
that get swapped out depending on what the situation calls for.

Not a good blocker is rather subjective. Not a good blocker for a TE like Irv? Or not an offensive tackle? As you say, if he can be a competent blocker so as to have that dual threat, that is what a TE should be.

11-04-2022, 04:56 PM

He was considered a good blocker coming out of Iowa, he does have 11 receptions of 20 or more yards this season, which would put him second on this team behind only JJ…

11-04-2022, 06:24 PM

Quote: @greediron said:

@medaille said:
I guess with regards to blocking, I wonder if he’s good
enough that you escape the problem of having a blocking TE and a receiving TE
that get swapped out depending on what the situation calls for.
Not a good blocker is rather subjective. Not a good blocker for a TE like Irv? Or not an offensive tackle? As you say, if he can be a competent blocker so as to have that dual threat, that is what a TE should be.

He can also improve. Remember when Rudolph went from below average to above average in the course of his career - IMO.

11-04-2022, 06:33 PM

Quote: @minny65 said:

@greediron said:

@medaille said:
I guess with regards to blocking, I wonder if he’s good
enough that you escape the problem of having a blocking TE and a receiving TE
that get swapped out depending on what the situation calls for.
Not a good blocker is rather subjective. Not a good blocker for a TE like Irv? Or not an offensive tackle? As you say, if he can be a competent blocker so as to have that dual threat, that is what a TE should be.
He can also improve. Remember when Rudolph went from below average to above average in the course of his career - IMO.

anybody can learn to block... you just have to want to learn to block ( dont tell AD though )