Why Did We Draft Fred Davis?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by 30gut

I'm with you on that brotha, for a team that's as limited as WR as we are it makes no sense to have a starting caliber TE and only have targeted him 13 times that Sellers, Torrain and Keiland Williams have more 23, 17, 15 targets respectively. There's no way way a Fred Davis should have less targets then those guys.
Fred Davis is being criminally underused by Kyle.

It's hardly fair to compare your starting FB, RB and 3rd Down backs catches to the 2nd string TE's. The 3 guys you mentioned are on the field based on down and distance, and have other specific roles, and as such are dual threats at least. For FD to get on the field the play needs to be drawn up specifically to utilize a 2 TE set.

Further, FD was targeted twice on two point conversions and missed both, and I still remember a long pass play that he was targeted, don't remember the game, just that it was a sure TD if he catches it.

Could we be using him more, maybe, but I don't see that as the main reason our offense seems stagnant. Right now, I think we can be thankful to have at least one position where our depth is our strength. If he plays more fine, but at least if Cooley goes down, we know we aren't restricted when the backup goes in.

Don't take this to mean FD should never get targets, just that when he does get them he has to make the play. If he does that more targets will come.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

It's hardly fair to compare your starting FB, RB and 3rd Down backs catches to the 2nd string TE's.

I'm not comparing their catches i was comparing their targets.
Which is the number of times a QB throws in his direction.

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

The 3 guys you mentioned are on the field based on down and distance, and have other specific roles, and as such are dual threats at least. For FD to get on the field the play needs to be drawn up specifically to utilize a 2 TE set.

Exactly.
Being that Fred Davis is a proven NFL TE he's already a much better receiver then any of the previously mentioned players and that Davis is much improved as a blocker to the point where he's on the field often in double TE situations as a blocker.
Its the job of the offensive staff and OC specifically to design plays and an offense that takes advantage of the weapons on the team.
Imo the staff is behoved to find away to not only get him on the field more often but to make him a bigger part of the passing game.
Personally i think his targets should be at least No.4 on the team behind Tana, Cooley and Armstrong not behind the RBs/FBs.

Further, FD was targeted twice on two point conversions and missed both, and I still remember a long pass play that he was targeted, don't remember the game, just that it was a sure TD if he catches it.

Even if all the plays you mention were completely his fault (they weren't but i don't want to quible too much but those throws were off target) would those mistakes be enough to erase/discount his production from last year?(48, 590, 6 TDs in basically half a season)

Could we be using him more, maybe, but I don't see that as the main reason our offense seems stagnant. Right now, I think we can be thankful to have at least one position where our depth is our strength. If he plays more fine, but at least if Cooley goes down, we know we aren't restricted when the backup goes in.

I don't think he's the main reason the offense is stagnant either.
But why have a weapon and not use him? Its a waste/misuse of talent from a football standpoint especially considering our lack of talent/depth at the WR position.

Don't take this to mean FD should never get targets, just that when he does get them he has to make the play. If he does that more targets will come.

No doubt he needs to make plays, but we already know he can.
It would be different if we weren't sure if he could make plays or not.
We already now that he can and therefore should be targeting him more.