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Gilbert "being asked to block too much"
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:43 am
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:43 am
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Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:45 am to PhillyFan1994
hes a damn tight end. he doesn't want to block???????
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:45 am to gsvar2004
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hes a damn tight end. he doesn't want to block???????
this ain't 1980 bubba
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:46 am to PhillyFan1994
Thanks E and Linnehan
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:46 am to PhillyFan1994
He gone.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:47 am to SlowFlowPro
Exactly. Our WR corps are pretty much depleted. I rather have 2 out there at WR than some of those other guys not named Boutte
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:48 am to gsvar2004
There's the physical blocking tight end and there's the athletic freak receiving tight end
Arik ain't the first one
Arik ain't the first one
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:48 am to SlowFlowPro
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this ain't 1980 bubba
You still got a block if you want to be a great TE. Look at the best ones in the NFL they are just as good of blockers as they are receivers. Gronkowski is the best to do it and he was a great blocker.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:48 am to SlowFlowPro
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this ain't 1980 bubba
Then he's not a TE. The guy is more characteristic of a Calvin Johnson type anyway. But, that's water under the bridge now.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:48 am to PhillyFan1994
I can see why a football player would be upset about being asked to play football
Anyone born after 2000 is a lost cause
Anyone born after 2000 is a lost cause
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:48 am to Eighteen
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Thanks E and Linnehan
This is what happens when your coaching staff could be early enrollees at the local old folks home. Our staff is desperately out of touch with these guys. If you're losing your 5 star TE due to blocking, you've dropped the ball... somewhere... bigly.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:49 am to PhillyFan1994
I hate to ask but what next
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:50 am to OchoDedos
Is he being asked to block or is he being asked to chip the DE on his release?
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:52 am to gsvar2004
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hes a damn tight end. he doesn't want to block???????
Im sure Gilbert was promised a certain type of role within the offense to get him to come here. Obviously we aren't running the same offensive scheme from the 2019 season. Blame the coaches.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:53 am to PhillyFan1994
This attitude got Jimmy Graham traded from the Saints and what has he done since he left.
I want Gilbert to stay and think he is great but if this is true he is going to need to change his attitude if he wants to be as great as he can be. No matter who he plays for if he is a TE he will be blocking.
I want Gilbert to stay and think he is great but if this is true he is going to need to change his attitude if he wants to be as great as he can be. No matter who he plays for if he is a TE he will be blocking.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:53 am to geauxtigers33
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You still got a block if you want to be a great TE.
all time great? sure
plenty of NFL TEs don't block much and are great
what separates a guy like gronk is his blocking, but he's the GOAT. you can't expect a college true frosh to be adult Gronk
we also didn't use the TE well this year like we did in 2019. same for the RBs in the passing game. we went dinosaur on offense and forgot brady's playbook
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:55 am to geauxtigers33
So it's all about him, huh ? Get an attitude adjustment son.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:55 am to SlowFlowPro
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we also didn't use the TE well this year like we did in 2019.
Go watch Thad Moss again last year. He was a beast at blocking. If Gilbert wants to be as good as he can be he will never get there limiting half of the position that allows you to be the best. TE get open a lot because of their blocking skills.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:55 am to geauxtigers33
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This attitude got Jimmy Graham traded from the Saints and what has he done since he left.
Jimmy got injured with a typical career-ender (patellar tendon tear) and is still making plays. his career wasn't derailed b/c of blocking
hell, post-injury, no-blocking Graham still got a massive deal with the Packers
Posted on 12/8/20 at 7:56 am to TaderSalad
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This is what happens when your coaching staff could be early enrollees at the local old folks home. Our staff is desperately out of touch with these guys. If you're losing your 5 star TE due to blocking, you've dropped the ball... somewhere... bigly.
Stupid take. If you want to be a big time TE in the pro's, you have to be able to block. Frankly, i think the OP is full of shite, and this is not the reason he's leaving.
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