Why are the Skins TE shopping??

[Redskins8588]

Originally Posted by BangCartoon

I know he's older, but since we're shopping and names are being bandied abot, what about Jermaine Wiggins?

He's a very good blocker, huge size, and an excellent receiver in his own right.

And the price would be right, too. Since he got cut last week i haven't heard his name yet visiting anyone.

~Bang

Wiggins is nothing more than a Cooley clone. Wiggins is only 10lbs heavier than Cooley. I agree with Schneed10

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Good post. We don't need another Cooley clone, we need a road-grader for power-running downs.

Football is a situational game. There are situations when having two pass catching TEs does you very little good. You need a TE on the roster that can line up and just mash an LB or even a DE in a run blocking situation.

Our goalline offense still isn't where I'd like it to be. If you're truly smashmouth, you line up when everyone and their grandmother knows you're going to run, and you run it anyway. And if you're truly smashmouth, you make the yardage. We need a bulldozer at TE.

I have said this before and got ridiculed...

[RMSkins]

Yeah if Yoder re-signs I really don't see a need for another TE.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

Between Cooley and Yoder (and the use of Sellers), do we really need another TE?? I think if we bring in someone else that it will only ruffle more ego feathers!


Tight End Depth a Focus

Yes, because we do not have a good blocking TE. Cooley is a great receiver but his in line drive blocking is not very good. I was on the sidelines for the Texans game and Cooley was man handled by a CB. He sometimes gets ok blocks downfield on DB's, but his ability to block LB's or DE's is not great.
What I most came away from that game besides 1st time watching a Redskins game from the sideline was how bad a blocker our TE's are. Sellers our FB is the only good blocker. I would not be disappointed if we found a receiving TE that is also good blocker and if he beats out Cooley so be it. Cooley is not yet the complete TE.

[RedskinPete]

Depth.....we have none at TE. If Cooley went down we would be hurt bad. That being said I can see then looking aroud. People its not going to happen fast on the TE or Guard spots. We are going to look around as the free agent market slows down and the money drys up. Then we will pick up the players we need and this is were great FO win super Bowls!

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by RedskinPete

Depth.....we have none at TE. If Cooley went down we would be hurt bad. That being said I can see then looking aroud. People its not going to happen fast on the TE or Guard spots. We are going to look around as the free agent market slows down and the money drys up. Then we will pick up the players we need and this is were great FO win super Bowls!

Well, lets think about Thrash. I know he's a receiver, but he would make a great TE.. and could pick up slack there.. NO need to keep looking.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

Well, lets think about Thrash. I know he's a receiver, but he would make a great TE.. and could pick up slack there.. NO need to keep looking.

why not just bring taylor jacobs back to play te?

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

why not just bring taylor jacobs back to play te?

Thrash is a big guy, knows the game, is good and thinks (uses his head)... jocobs???... not going there.

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

Thrash is a big guy, knows the game, is good and thinks (uses his head)... jocobs???... not going there.

Man hess, I thought you were joking and I was just going along. You were serious?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

why not just bring taylor jacobs back to play te?

Because Jacobs is the perfect fusion of Jello and paper.

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by RedskinPete

Depth.....we have none at TE. If Cooley went down we would be hurt bad. That being said I can see then looking aroud. People its not going to happen fast on the TE or Guard spots. We are going to look around as the free agent market slows down and the money drys up. Then we will pick up the players we need and this is were great FO win super Bowls!

Yep. Depth is kinda important in the NFL. "Why are we TE shopping"....jeeesh.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

Yep. Depth is kinda important in the NFL. "Why are we TE shopping"....jeeesh.

Then bring in a rookie, not a named TE. We don't need that. It only causes upset among the veteran players..... JEEEEEEEEESH!

[budw38]

Ask yourself ,,, what would our offence be like if Cooley got hurt ? Teams would double Moss , put eight in the box , and we would be as bad as we been the last three years . Maybe Im wrong , but I think only Cleveland , Oakland , AZ. and Detriot have scored found the endzone less that us . It would not hurt JC < very little game time > to have another weapon .

[Pocket$ $traight]

If one guy gets hurt they will be scrambling. It would help to have another blocking TE.

[RedskinPete]

Both of you are right Grim and Budw38!!! We should have learned that when O linemen went down in the play-offs and season end in 05 and our weak ass CB depth last year! This O runs on TE and FB's alot like New England. With ou then you are in trouble.

[skins009]

I wouldn't exactly call Todd Yoder a quality backup. We need an upgrade there, especially with the amoun of 2 and 3 TE packages we run.