All these tight ends dipping out…..
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I think they are leaving because of the lack of attn in the offense and the emergence of the freshman in that position (Rodriquez)
Let’s hope, if Katus leaves I’m not going to be comfortable. But, we were able to close most all of the recruits.
Would you play here if you were a TE...im astonished we signed that 4 star
They didn't really perform. They'll transfer to a lower conference more than likely.
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure about anything that’s going on with the football program.
And it starts at the top. Stoops doesn’t either
I think the limited use of the TE shows you how limited QB and offense generally were in terms of Hamdan's confidence in execution. A lot of TE routes in the middle of the field... trouble for subpar QB and protection. Pampering outside receivers also a factor???
Us not using the position as a strength points to several things. Either the guys at that position are not developing or were judge incorrectly, or they are having to be used as extra blockers on the offensive line. I think the latter is more palpable at this point. Especially when you watch teams that throw to their tight ends on a regular basis, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, even Louisville. I think these teams have better offensive lineman than we do and have the freedom. If raises were based on the performance of your particular group you coached, Wolford, Stewart and Big Dog would never see the money. These guy simply have to get better at what they do. I’d fire Stewart and Wolford today. Make Vince recruiting coordinator, hire 3 new, experienced, qualified coaches. And whoever coaches linebackers and secondary should be renting not buying.
There has always been big news about Kentucky signing talented tight ends the last several years. Then they will either leave or not be used as much as they wanted or for some other reason. If the reason they are leaving is because of lack of playing time or underutilized in our offense, how do we keep signing them, sometimes two a cycle. If a recruit does his homework on the program they are going to sign with, it looks like they would see we have a lot of defections from the tight end room. I hope we can keep the ones we sign in the future.
The offense sucks. Who wants to come here as a WR or TE? Haven’t had but one decent QB in nearly two decades.
I get that the TEs have been underused and have become, for the most part, a 6th OL in our 'offense'. But, I believe an on-the-ball OC would understand the limitations his OL has and design/call plays that don't require the TEs to stay in and block. We can't chip a DL with the TE and then release? We can't call a shallow cross for the slot or a quick seam/middle screen for the TE? Just from watching other teams, I don't see them continue to call deep drops and down the field routes when they can't handle the pass rush. During the USC game, it didn't appear we had a single play in the playbook to combat their DEs rushing up the field. If we did, we never called anything that should combat a fierce pass rush. Surely we have dozens of plays that are quick developing and use the whole field and every eligible receiver. Why do too many of our pass plays look like only 2 or 3 players are running routes while the others are blocking? If the defense is able to get pressure with 4 or 5 against our 6 or 7, they have a numbers advantage in the passing. We've got to have better coaching than this. We have to swing the back out, have the TE release late, quick slants or digs, etc. If we do, the pass rush can be neutralized. How many times was Brady hit at NE and he threw 40 times a game. It can be done. Just takes a reasonably capable OC to recognize what's going on and adjust accordingly.
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