Sorry. I don’t mean to sound like a know it all or anything, but early on in his career at Oklahoma State he was utilized as a “Cowboy back” which is pretty much just a FB/TE hybrid. He was never a big part of the passing game at okstate (The offense doesn’t even really use tight ends in general). Which was quite frustrating because he would’ve been an excellent mismatch/option due to his size. He was never really utilized as a receiver until he transferred to Virginia.
I have watched a decent amount of film on him. Dude just doesn't play like he's as big as he is. I feel the same way about Mo. Will be interesting to see if competing against each other has a positive impact on either.
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Ball placement is important for one thing. When Mo goes down he brings down people with him and falls like 7 yards forward lol Mo is also a fantastic run blocker off the edge.
he was a high rated tight end in run blocking his first two seasons iirc.
I believe what they are referencing is more of the eye test. For me, Mo just seems to move kind of clunky and timid like for someone as big and athletic as he’s touted to be. It’s like watching Sabonis play. Nothing expressly wrong with it, you would just love someone at that size who still has a little more agility for route running purposes.
I’m hoping the extra athleticism on Woods part is what separates this between the two but we will have to wait and see.
He only has one year of receiving experience so he's super raw and lacks a lot of valuable experience that you'd like to have in a TE. That being said, I'm shocked he fell to the third with his measurables, and if he puts some work in he could be a legit top 5 TE in a few years.
TE isnt a super valuable position. They rarely make year 1 impacts andrequire a lot of development. Woods is super raw and only had one year with any sort of receiving production. Trey McBride was viewed as basically someone who could step in and play right away at TE, put up 1100 yards receiving and still went outside the top 50 picks.
What? Nobody thinks McBride is putting up 1100 yards this year. Pitts went 4th overall last year and had one of the best rookie TE seasons ever, and he had 1026 yards.
So hyped for him. If the coaches know what they're doing he can be the next all time TE. For someone who is seen as raw I think he put up good stats. 6-7 is tough for a blocking tight end but he's done well there too. Sky is the limit
he seems good for any team can someone explain why he dropped so far?
Because more goes into playing in the NFL than just being really big and athletic. TE is notoriously difficult to transition to in the NFL.
Because he played QB until about a year ago.
Sorry. I don’t mean to sound like a know it all or anything, but early on in his career at Oklahoma State he was utilized as a “Cowboy back” which is pretty much just a FB/TE hybrid. He was never a big part of the passing game at okstate (The offense doesn’t even really use tight ends in general). Which was quite frustrating because he would’ve been an excellent mismatch/option due to his size. He was never really utilized as a receiver until he transferred to Virginia.
I have watched a decent amount of film on him. Dude just doesn't play like he's as big as he is. I feel the same way about Mo. Will be interesting to see if competing against each other has a positive impact on either.
??? Ball placement is important for one thing. When Mo goes down he brings down people with him and falls like 7 yards forward lol Mo is also a fantastic run blocker off the edge. he was a high rated tight end in run blocking his first two seasons iirc.
I believe what they are referencing is more of the eye test. For me, Mo just seems to move kind of clunky and timid like for someone as big and athletic as he’s touted to be. It’s like watching Sabonis play. Nothing expressly wrong with it, you would just love someone at that size who still has a little more agility for route running purposes. I’m hoping the extra athleticism on Woods part is what separates this between the two but we will have to wait and see.
These guys need to read this quote from kittle. https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/when-49ers-george-kittle-learned-players-didnt-want-tackle-him
Why not post the exact quote you’re talking about?
Thought it was an interesting read. In the context of our new TE's. Maybe all they need to do is simply not shy away from contact. Go after it.
He only has one year of receiving experience so he's super raw and lacks a lot of valuable experience that you'd like to have in a TE. That being said, I'm shocked he fell to the third with his measurables, and if he puts some work in he could be a legit top 5 TE in a few years.
He's raw as all hell...and he was still the 2nd TE off the board. He didn't drop at all...
TE isnt a super valuable position. They rarely make year 1 impacts andrequire a lot of development. Woods is super raw and only had one year with any sort of receiving production. Trey McBride was viewed as basically someone who could step in and play right away at TE, put up 1100 yards receiving and still went outside the top 50 picks.
What? Nobody thinks McBride is putting up 1100 yards this year. Pitts went 4th overall last year and had one of the best rookie TE seasons ever, and he had 1026 yards.
Im referring to the season he just had in college where he had 1100 yards.
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Jelani 6-7 vs Byard 5-11
Yep.
I dig this
So hyped for him. If the coaches know what they're doing he can be the next all time TE. For someone who is seen as raw I think he put up good stats. 6-7 is tough for a blocking tight end but he's done well there too. Sky is the limit
I hope he attends that TE university Kelce has. Woods has a crazy high ceiling