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If I read Reiss's breakdowns correctly, he charted 19 plays last Sunday on which Solder played TE, but only 5 3-TE formations.
I.e., Solder played as the #2 TE on 14 snaps.
The plan may have been for even more than that; I don't know how it was affected by Vollmer getting hurt. (I do know that in general Cannon has played OT on downs where Solder has played TE.)
And Solder had 20 plays at TE the previous week, including one where he went out for a pass:
Charting Solder as a tight end - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
That's a pretty serious TE role for Solder.
It also suggests a way to exploit being invested in 3 different starting-quality OTs.
I.e., Solder played as the #2 TE on 14 snaps.
The plan may have been for even more than that; I don't know how it was affected by Vollmer getting hurt. (I do know that in general Cannon has played OT on downs where Solder has played TE.)
And Solder had 20 plays at TE the previous week, including one where he went out for a pass:
Charting Solder as a tight end - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
That's a pretty serious TE role for Solder.
It also suggests a way to exploit being invested in 3 different starting-quality OTs.
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