The Ducks can learn from the New England Patriots.
by 420Phenom on Jan 16, 2012 6:43 PM PST
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PrintFor the record, I strongly dislike the Pats, Tom Brady & that dirtbag Bill Belichek. However I do respect them, as does Chip Kelly. So, what can the Ducks learn from them? Its all about tight ends baby. Rob Gronkowski set the NFL record for touchdowns by a tight end in a single season with 17. Behind him on the depth chart sits Aaron Hernandez, who finished the season with 79 catches, for 910 yards with 7 touchdowns. Before this year, those type of numbers were unheard of for the tight end position.
A few years ago, almost all plays the Pats called were 4 & 5 wide receiver sets. With Randy Moss commanding constant double teams, and Wes Welker dominating the short passing game. Now it is focused on multiple Tight End sets, they adapted & overcame the loss of Moss. I think we can apply the same thinking to the Ducks offense.
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Tight ends typically have advantages over Wide Recievers in both blocking & size as well. Aside from the likes of Hines Ward- Who Josh Huff should be spending his time studying. Also, Vincent Jackson, being one of the obvious exceptions. This is why I love seeing Dwayne Stanford signing with Oregon, who is another Wide Reciever with some size like LaVasier Tuinei. After a promising Freshman year for Colt Lyerla, not to mention the promise of Christian French & Curtis White, I expect to see some multiple tight end sets in 2012. The running game could benefit greatly from it. What do you think?
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Unfortunately, Oregon didn’t have the TE depth to run a lot of multiple TE sets this year after losing their 2 and 3 TEs (Brandon Williams and Curtis White) before the season. But before those injuries, there was a lot of talk about multiple TE sets.
We have a lot of TE talent coming in this year, and we have 3 very talented TEs coming back (though only Lyerla with game experience). If the coaches like how those guys play in the spring and fall, I think we’ll see this happen, which would be awesome. We have some serious athletes, and I know Chip and company will get them on the field.
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by jtlight on Jan 16, 2012 7:10 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
And yet, we still saw a lot of 2 TEs sets
Lyerla was used mostly in blocking, but I saw a lot more 2 TE sets this year than last year.
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We already often run 2-TE sets.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Jan 17, 2012 12:53 PM PST reply actions
gronk and hernandez are noticeably faster than LB's, way bigger than DB's
and slightly faster and bigger than most safeties. that unique athleticism is a little lacking in our college TE’s. but with players like lyerla we can hopefully move this direction.
Pharaoh might work for that
If I could kiss Nick Holt, I would. Though, with him, I’m sure it would end in deep penetration and a score
Thats the reason I made this post
with Lyerla/French/Pharoah, we have that possibility.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
i definetly agree
what’s most impressive is how they use hernandez everywhere in the offense. their plan is most successful in the hurry up because these guys allow the pats to run multiple offensive schemes, which would definetly help in warp speed
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