Why are the Skins TE shopping??

I predict its done by November 2007.

I hope you right about that.

I hope you right about that.I hope I am also...

It would be great to get Jason Dunn but he is not Available.

Last year, espicially in the early season, Cooley was being held in for pass pro. He did a solid job, but it forced our second best option out of the passing game and basically gave Brunell the choices of Moss or "somebody else". Basically we were minimizing our offensive potential.

In the middle of the season, we tried playing Fauria more in that role. Problem was that he couldn't block, and would often hold. Consequently, Brunell got injured.

So the moral of the story is that we DO need somebody to fill the role of a blocking TE for us. I would advocate either a move for a talented player like a Daniel Graham (which isn't going to happen) or a cheaper blocker such as a Reggie Kelly, a Jason Dunn, or a late round draft pick (Or both a vet AND a late round draft pick). But don't kid yourself, if you watched Fauria last year, you know that this is a hole on this team.

Yoder can have a roster spot, but he was the band aid for the Fauria issue, not the solution to the problem.

Good post. We don't need another Cooley clone, we need a road-grader for power-running downs.

Football is a situational game. There are situations when having two pass catching TEs does you very little good. You need a TE on the roster that can line up and just mash an LB or even a DE in a run blocking situation.

Our goalline offense still isn't where I'd like it to be. If you're truly smashmouth, you line up when everyone and their grandmother knows you're going to run, and you run it anyway. And if you're truly smashmouth, you make the yardage. We need a bulldozer at TE.

Good post. We don't need another Cooley clone, we need a road-grader for power-running downs.

Football is a situational game. There are situations when having two pass catching TEs does you very little good. You need a TE on the roster that can line up and just mash an LB or even a DE in a run blocking situation.

Our goalline offense still isn't where I'd like it to be. If you're truly smashmouth, you line up when everyone and their grandmother knows you're going to run, and you run it anyway. And if you're truly smashmouth, you make the yardage. We need a bulldozer at TE.

Like running 70 chip when everyone knows its coming? I agree with you wholeheartedly.

I know he's older, but since we're shopping and names are being bandied abot, what about Jermaine Wiggins?

He's a very good blocker, huge size, and an excellent receiver in his own right.

And the price would be right, too. Since he got cut last week i haven't heard his name yet visiting anyone.

~Bang

Yeah if Yoder re-signs I really don't see a need for another TE.

Between Cooley and Yoder (and the use of Sellers), do we really need another TE?? I think if we bring in someone else that it will only ruffle more ego feathers!


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Yes, because we do not have a good blocking TE. Cooley is a great receiver but his in line drive blocking is not very good. I was on the sidelines for the Texans game and Cooley was man handled by a CB. He sometimes gets ok blocks downfield on DB's, but his ability to block LB's or DE's is not great.
What I most came away from that game besides 1st time watching a Redskins game from the sideline was how bad a blocker our TE's are. Sellers our FB is the only good blocker. I would not be disappointed if we found a receiving TE that is also good blocker and if he beats out Cooley so be it. Cooley is not yet the complete TE.

Depth.....we have none at TE. If Cooley went down we would be hurt bad. That being said I can see then looking aroud. People its not going to happen fast on the TE or Guard spots. We are going to look around as the free agent market slows down and the money drys up. Then we will pick up the players we need and this is were great FO win super Bowls!

Ask yourself ,,, what would our offence be like if Cooley got hurt ? Teams would double Moss , put eight in the box , and we would be as bad as we been the last three years . Maybe Im wrong , but I think only Cleveland , Oakland , AZ. and Detriot have scored found the endzone less that us . It would not hurt JC < very little game time > to have another weapon .