CJ Conrad? ??
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The kid showed great hands and good route running. TE's can help an offense so much.
Guys, don't be silly. As bad as the blocking was, I'm guessing he was a little stuck back in help
He will be fine
He will be fine
Dawson just needs to go at him, he has no reason to transfer, no one in front of him. Just throw him the damn ball, and change his name to Keyshawn...
M, were you there last night? If not, I wish someone who was and actually looked for Conrad would opine.
I couldn't tell on the tv (didnt really focus on him either) and if he wasn't open he wasn't, but there are things we can do to get him open.
He really opened the field against UM.
I was there. He wasn't open very much. He actually was uncharacteristically a poor blocker as well. But, he is human and has bad games.
If the defensive line was able to keep getting through, the linebackers were likely able to stay back in coverage
I absolutely agree!! He is a heck of a player and is only going to get better.
It's either Dawson or Towles or both. I don't think Towles sees the field very well and is uncomfortable going over the middle. He refers to throw to the WRs for whatever reason. Maybe Conrad is not getting separation or like someone said is stuck behind the line blocking. He should be utilized in the passing game much more than he is, that's for sure.
Pretty spot on. Towles is inaccurate and doesn't see the field. That makes it virtually impossible to use the middle of the field.The one time we did throw across the middle he almost got Johnson killed because he didn't see the safety and led his receiver right into a kill shot.
Yet he hit Conrad on some great middle passes against Missouri...
We can't have it both ways here.
People say PT cannot see the field and thus locks on to the receiver from the snap of the ball. - Not many will argue that.
But then turn around and say he didn't hit Conrad because he is inaccurate and doesn't see the field.
I never saw him look at Conrad. Against UM he did at the snap and made the throws.
I don't think Dawson ever called the middle play as a primary (first option) play to the tight end. Maybe he did but PT sure didn't seem to look his way.
According to those at the game Conrad was never really open so I guess it doesn't matter but he sure looked great last game and valuable weapon in the future.
As much of a 'throw the ball over the middle'/'utilize the TE more' guy I am, it's insane to set some target on the number of times we 'ought' to throw to the TE. CJ is good player and needs to be utilized within the system as a legitimate weapon. He's not Jimmy Graham, though. He's not a huge mismatch (yet) against every team we're going to play. While PT didn't throw to CJ Saturday, I thought he worked the middle pretty consistently on slants to the WRs. Granted, he had a couple of passes that were nearly (and should have been) picked off when he locked onto his receiver, but he didn't JUST throw outside the numbers like he has in some previous games.
What I want to see is PT have the time to find the best guy to throw to, whoever that may be. I get really frustrated when he seemingly looks at only one guy at the snap and then throws into a crowd or inaccurately when there are other receivers who seem to be (or should be) more open. That's on him and on Dawson to correct those tendencies. I thought the two screens to Horton were well set up, well executed and worked wonderfully. I'd like to see more of them. Horton seems to be pretty good once he's up to full speed - he just doesn't hit full speed as quickly as Jo Jo or Boom and, as a result, the holes in the line close just a tick too quickly on him many times. He looked great on the screens, though. Ran hard, made a couple guys miss, used his blockers well.
CJ is an integral part of the offense. He will and should be used in various roles. He is not some superstar that cannot be guarded, however. When he's open, PT ought to get him the ball. When he's not, PT ought to look elsewhere and not force it. There are probably at least 2-3 times a game (even Saturday) where it appeared to me that CJ was open but that doesn't mean he was the MOST open receiver in the route. Hopefully, PT threw that way rather than stubbornly trying to target one particular guy.
What I want to see is PT have the time to find the best guy to throw to, whoever that may be. I get really frustrated when he seemingly looks at only one guy at the snap and then throws into a crowd or inaccurately when there are other receivers who seem to be (or should be) more open. That's on him and on Dawson to correct those tendencies. I thought the two screens to Horton were well set up, well executed and worked wonderfully. I'd like to see more of them. Horton seems to be pretty good once he's up to full speed - he just doesn't hit full speed as quickly as Jo Jo or Boom and, as a result, the holes in the line close just a tick too quickly on him many times. He looked great on the screens, though. Ran hard, made a couple guys miss, used his blockers well.
CJ is an integral part of the offense. He will and should be used in various roles. He is not some superstar that cannot be guarded, however. When he's open, PT ought to get him the ball. When he's not, PT ought to look elsewhere and not force it. There are probably at least 2-3 times a game (even Saturday) where it appeared to me that CJ was open but that doesn't mean he was the MOST open receiver in the route. Hopefully, PT threw that way rather than stubbornly trying to target one particular guy.
Oh there is no question it is Dawson. I'm sure Conrad would like to have more catch opportunities. But to catch the ball you have to first get on the field. As I have noted several times UK seldom uses a true TE in their sets. I just re-watched the 1st QTR and, just like the games before, UK only lined up in a TE set 3 times in 24 snaps. And all 3 of those were inside the EKU 1 yard line.
Peace
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