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<blockquote data-quote="aaeismacgychel" data-source="post: 1799771" data-attributes="member: 748794"><p>I think part of it is the playcalling and routes and part of it is the athleticism. Iowa really put on a clinic on how to get your tight ends open and finding gaps in coverage. That said, both Laporta and Ragaini needed to win their 1 on 1 matchups and they both did that quite well. They seemed fast and had great awareness and route running. When we look at both Ford and Reimann both seem to be slow coming out of their cuts and getting to gaps in the coverage. And when they do get a ball thrown their way, they look stodgy going up to get it. And if you can't win your 1on1 matchups or run clean routes with great cuts, and you don't have that individual athleticism or hands that allows you to catch anything thrown in your vicinity, it's going to be a struggle out there. From what I've seen, the only TE we have that looks good running routes is Marchese. I think sadly that Ford at this point is pretty much entirely a blocking TE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aaeismacgychel, post: 1799771, member: 748794"] I think part of it is the playcalling and routes and part of it is the athleticism. Iowa really put on a clinic on how to get your tight ends open and finding gaps in coverage. That said, both Laporta and Ragaini needed to win their 1 on 1 matchups and they both did that quite well. They seemed fast and had great awareness and route running. When we look at both Ford and Reimann both seem to be slow coming out of their cuts and getting to gaps in the coverage. And when they do get a ball thrown their way, they look stodgy going up to get it. And if you can't win your 1on1 matchups or run clean routes with great cuts, and you don't have that individual athleticism or hands that allows you to catch anything thrown in your vicinity, it's going to be a struggle out there. From what I've seen, the only TE we have that looks good running routes is Marchese. I think sadly that Ford at this point is pretty much entirely a blocking TE. [/QUOTE]
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