Patriots Training Camp Primer – Tight Ends

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Patriots Training Camp Primer – Tight Ends

Steve Balestrieri

The Patriots tight end position is in strong hands heading into 2015. Rob Gronkowski is healthy and after a monster 2014 has been joined by Scott Chandler.

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[pdangle]

Nice write up.

Can someone here explain Hooman's role to me? I just cant figure it out. He just doesn't seem to fit in any specialized offensive role, or as a strong backup. Seems upgrade-able on all levels, and I cringe whenever he enters the game, thinking why is NE purposely hurting themselves keeping this guy around.

Am I wrong? What I am missing.

 

[JoeSixPat]

Patriots Training Camp Primer – Tight Ends

Steve Balestrieri

The Patriots tight end position is in strong hands heading into 2015. Rob Gronkowski is healthy and after a monster 2014 has been joined by Scott Chandler.

Continue reading...

I love that you acknowledge that Chandler (or really anyone else) can see a drop in statistics but actually be more productive. We go around and around this every year where some fans are very stat oriented

The reality is that it always comes down to situational football - do you make the critical catch or block when it counts most? If not, not even Wes Welker type receiving stats make up for the Super Bowl play one didn't make

A good read

 

[JoeSixPat]

Nice write up.

Can someone here explain Hooman's role to me? I just cant figure it out. He just doesn't seem to fit in any specialized offensive role, or as a strong backup. Seems upgrade-able on all levels, and I cringe whenever he enters the game, thinking why is NE purposely hurting themselves keeping this guy around.

Am I wrong? What I am missing.

As backups go, he's certainly adequate - he doesn't do any one thing exceptionally well though as you infer

And the reality is Belichick and everyone else hopes a young guy with size like Derby makes the jump to claim his spot

 

[Zuma]

Nice write up.

Can someone here explain Hooman's role to me? I just cant figure it out. He just doesn't seem to fit in any specialized offensive role, or as a strong backup. Seems upgrade-able on all levels, and I cringe whenever he enters the game, thinking why is NE purposely hurting themselves keeping this guy around.

Am I wrong? What I am missing.

I think Hooman is a pretty good blocker. That's his gig. We need a TE that does that as their primary skill. He will never be double-teamed (in some instances completely open) and that can be an advantage because he CAN catch better then average IMO.

A blocking TE plays the position different then a catching one...it's drawn up that way.

 

[Zuma]

As backups go, he's certainly adequate ...

Yes and if BB wanted another catching TE he would have kept Wright. I believe he wanted a good blocking backup TE.

 

[pdangle]

I think Hooman is a pretty good blocker. That's his gig. We need a TE that does that as their primary skill. He will never be double-teamed (in some instances completely open) and that can be an advantage because he CAN catch better then average IMO.

A blocking TE plays the position different then a catching one...it's drawn up that way.

Is he though? A good bocker?

Hooman dumps a -9.9 on run blocking in 275 attempts, by far the worse on the team. That's a pretty ****ty grade in so few plays. That takes some serious bad skillz to sink that fast.

Gronk, Wright, even Develin were much better. Overall Hooman was 4th worst O player on the team, behind Devey, Cannon and Connolly (many more snaps tho).

If you think maybe it's special teams thing, no, Hooman below average there too.

http://imgur.com/a/aZ162

 

[Zuma]

It seems to mention he was a better Pass Blocker then all of the Offensive Line (excluding Vollmer). I'm not sure how valid that chart is.