MysterMatt":2dhgjk09 said:Agreed. We have better options. I'm intrigued by Gilliam and Bailey can certainly fill the roll as well, although i'd prefer the TE at least be a credible threat to catch a pass.RolandDeschain":2dhgjk09 said:Delay/interrupt his development to play a little offense for fun?
No thanks.
You said "honestly" twice in one sentence, so clearly you are lying. I think we all know that Bailey has already checked in at TE this season, and I'm certainly not suggesting that Willson won't get the majority of snaps. What I am saying is that his blocking resume isn't impressive regardless of Miller. He is an okay receiver (not much of a factor this season) but if we need a TE to anchor the right side a bit and still maybe peel off to make a catch, Gilliam, to me, is intriguing.kidhawk":3f2h4791 said:MysterMatt":3f2h4791 said:Agreed. We have better options. I'm intrigued by Gilliam and Bailey can certainly fill the roll as well, although i'd prefer the TE at least be a credible threat to catch a pass.RolandDeschain":3f2h4791 said:Delay/interrupt his development to play a little offense for fun?
No thanks.
I'm sure that our number one option is to put Willson out there and see how he does in the blocking scheme. We know he can catch. If he can hold up blocking (which he isn't called on to do as much because of Miller's abilities in that area), then we'll have no worries. They've already used Bailey as an extra blocker in running situations this season, so that won't be anything new there. Honestly I'd be more concerned if we had different opponents coming up, but honestly I think if we had to lose Zach for a few weeks, this was the best time to do it.
MysterMatt":2psfnvae said:You said "honestly" twice in one sentence, so clearly you are lying. I think we all know that Bailey has already checked in at TE this season, and I'm certainly not suggesting that Willson won't get the majority of snaps. What I am saying is that his blocking resume isn't impressive regardless of Miller. He is an okay receiver (not much of a factor this season) but if we need a TE to anchor the right side a bit and still maybe peel off to make a catch, Gilliam, to me, is intriguing.kidhawk":2psfnvae said:MysterMatt":2psfnvae said:Agreed. We have better options. I'm intrigued by Gilliam and Bailey can certainly fill the roll as well, although i'd prefer the TE at least be a credible threat to catch a pass.RolandDeschain":2psfnvae said:Delay/interrupt his development to play a little offense for fun?
No thanks.
I'm sure that our number one option is to put Willson out there and see how he does in the blocking scheme. We know he can catch. If he can hold up blocking (which he isn't called on to do as much because of Miller's abilities in that area), then we'll have no worries. They've already used Bailey as an extra blocker in running situations this season, so that won't be anything new there. Honestly I'd be more concerned if we had different opponents coming up, but honestly I think if we had to lose Zach for a few weeks, this was the best time to do it.
I think you're right that the competition over the next few weeks shouldn't be too intense, but you never know.
None of what you listed is comparable. You're talking about guys that focused solely on one thing at a time, switching from one, to another. Not working on two completely different things simultaneously at the highest level of play.Pandion Haliaetus":1ufk4phl said:Also, I don't agree with Roland's logic that it will hamstring Marsh's development. Some of the best player's on the team are great because they had countering perspectives. Sherman (CB/WR), Chancellor (S/QB) and Sweezy (G/DT). So, Marsh having a TE background in HS probably has helped him be a better DE in the long-run. So no matter what side of the ball he's on, that perspective is a learning opportunity and a growing experience.
True.Largent80":1d3gkfe8 said:The only way Willson will get better at blocking is to play, so this is a good thing while also being not so desirable.
He feels better about the work he has put in to get better, and that is encouraging.
Matt, you are even more dashing when agitated.
Tech Worlds":2oq8o0sf said:This is dumb.
Luke Wilson will get his chance to perform plain and simple. We arnt in such dire straits that we are putting a defensive player at TE.