McNabb excited about TE opportunities

[Player_HTTR]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

You mean this?

Moss: Giants Knew My Routes : Official Website of Santana Moss

Actually that was better than what I read. Must have been quoting this one. Whoda thunk it would be on the man who said it's website?

Thanks!

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

yup. didn't cooley say they only ran like 7 pass plays last year? seriously, zorn was a complete joke. I certainly think Shanahan and McNabb will find a way to get his playmakers the ball. who those playmakers end up being, we'll have to see.

I think that Cooley said that he only ran 7 routes last year.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Zorn had two TE sets?

Unless we're talking goal line/short yardage, I never saw 'em.

Just like the famed two RBs sets they were supposed to run. LOL.

[redskins121684]

Zorn hated two TE sets he rarely used them and the mentality seemed to be at least before Cooley got hurt was the use of a two TE set would come about more of necessity (JC is on his back too much we need to block for him). So they would trot Sellars or Yoder out there to lock but two TE receiving sets was something they used when they were on the goaline and it was a rare occasion, it really only happened when the Shermans took over playcalling and then Yodes caught a couple, Davis had a couple but only goaline stuff.

[Hog1]

IF our O-line re.....tool is at least somewhat successful, this year could be a lot of fun.
If NOT.....Katy bar the door?

[mlmdub130]

we should trade cooley for a 3rd round pick!!!!!

[Dirtbag59]

Fred Davis is about to be the new Laddell Betts. Starter goes down in a lost cause season and the back up plays lights out in a limited number of starts. I wouldn't be surprised if Davis was mediocre for the next few years.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Fred Davis is about to be the new Laddell Betts. Starter goes down in a lost cause season and the back up plays lights out in a limited number of starts. I wouldn't be surprised if Davis was mediocre for the next few years.

All this based on what? Is it that hard to believe that a guy ranked as one of the best WR prospects out of HS that converts to TE and wins the Mackey Award in an impressive fashion could actually turn out good?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

All this based on what? Is it that hard to believe that a guy ranked as one of the best WR prospects out of HS that converts to TE and wins the Mackey Award in an impressive fashion could actually turn out good?

Alright fine, I'm not saying he's definitely going to be mediocre but you have to admit the circumstances are pretty similar to 2006 when Betts replaced Portis. Superstar goes down with an injury, gets replaced by second round pick that up to that point is a bust, and shines during a lost cause season. Maybe it'll work out, we have a smart Offensive Coordinator but my moneys on Davis being mediocre.

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Stir the pot Dirtbag. :thumb:

Thanks 53, I'm doing my best.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Alright fine, I'm not saying he's definitely going to be mediocre but you have to admit the circumstances are pretty similar to 2006 when Betts replaced Portis. Superstar goes down with an injury, gets replaced by second round pick that up to that point is a bust, and shines during a lost cause season. Maybe it'll work out, we have a smart Offensive Coordinator but my moneys on Davis being mediocre.



Thanks 53, I'm doing my best.

That's fine. A turtle and spinach can both be dark green but that doesn't mean that they're both going to turn into crime fighting ninjas if they get ooze on them.

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

That's fine. A turtle and spinach can both be dark green but that doesn't mean that they're both going to turn into crime fighting ninjas if they get ooze on them.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Fred Davis is about to be the new Laddell Betts. Starter goes down in a lost cause season and the back up plays lights out in a limited number of starts. I wouldn't be surprised if Davis was mediocre for the next few years.

Stir the pot Dirtbag. :thumb:

[JLee9718]

Too many people are ready to trade Cooley and go with Davis. I think we need both of them, whether we have one on the bench and the other in the games or both of them in the games.

[ethat001]

Forget Davis and Cooley -- we have ANOTHER tight end on our roster..

-- Selvish Capers could have been a tight end.

As a kid in Louisiana, the rookie right tackle modeled himself after Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez. He was a three-year starter on his basketball team, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound leaper with self-described "great" hands and a nose for the end zone.

But after he arrived at West Virginia, he started adding weight. He also realized the Mountaineers' offense wasn't dialing up a lot of plays for the tight ends. Coaches suggested he change positions, and he agreed, at first reluctantly.

He said he has a 32-inch vertical and can still put down windmill dunks. And he said he'll change his body type once football ends.

"I never really tried to gain weight, it just happened," said Capers, whom the team lists at 6-4 and 308 pounds. "I don't know where it goes, to be honest. A lot of people say I've got all the weight in my legs. I don't even really know."

When he was at West Virginia, Capers told reporters that "I still watch the tight ends and think to myself, 'I can do that.' " So I asked whether he'd drop that message on Mike Shanahan's desk.

"No, indeed not," he said. "I've got to tell them I'm gonna block first and get that down pat, and then maybe we can discuss it."

washingtonpost.com

[Kalisto2010]

Originally Posted by ethat001

Forget Davis and Cooley -- we have ANOTHER tight end on our roster..

Sheez, only if our WR's were as talented as our TE's.