The problem is that this offense is very complicated. You have guys like Harry who had no clue year one. Harry had a 24 Wonderlic which is reasonable in smarts for a WR. DionBranch had a 26 in comparison and he got our playbook. Then there is Gronk who most looked as a lunkhead. He had a 32 Wonderlic and was actually very smart. There is no excuse for Harry not to learn.
I think the Pats playbook was a problem for many like Chad Ocho. Chad Jackson .....had a 15!
As I mentioned, the Niners are in talks with Jordan Reed. The outlier here is that they would trade Everett (who actually was the starter in 2019 till he tweaked his knee mid-season and when he came back, Higbee supplanted him). I think they dangle Higbee with the bigger CAP hit.
Now if you go for a very under the radar TE (because he is not rated as one), look at Chase Claypool from ND 6'5" and 238 and chiseled He can gain 15lbs no problem and he runs a 4.46 40. He blocks very well thank you. Can he get the nuances of playing at the end of the line> Perhaps. He caught 66 passes at ND last season with 13 TDs.
George Kittle is 6'4" and 249. The aforementioned Gerald Everett is 6'3" and 240. Jordan Reed is 6'2" and 242. Evan Engram is 6'3" and 240. Hockenstein is 6'5" and 243 lbs.
Speaking of a Wonderlic story, "Joe Thuney avoided answering Wonderlic questions so he did not come off as too smart. He was told to answer only 39 of the 50 questions — which he did — and he got all of them right".
Playing at ND academics is relevant. Claypool might be a TE steal. Can he learn the offense? I would love him and Trautman! We need two Cousins.
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