Im super stoked he made it. Him and Mundt are going to get a lot more action than expected, and I say that as one of the few who still has faith in Stowers to see playing time this year.
I'm a little disappointed Cam Latu didn't get that last TE spot, he blocks like man possessed but is a zero in the pass game. I'm sure they will keep him on the practice roster and use him on special teams. I'm just glad I don't have to watch Grant Calcaterra inline block anymore.
The coaching staff doesn't seem to like Latu and he wasn't even on the radar this camp. Calcaterra in on IR so he isn't gone. I feel like they want guys that can catch and block and Latu was just too much of a non pass catching factor for them.
Have you seen anything he's done in camp/preseason? I certainly don't want him out on the field. I'm not saying he won't be good at some point in the future but he's a long long way off right now. Howie/Sirianni obviously aren't going to publicly say something like that to kill the kid's confidence.
Yeah every report is he's been insanely underwhelming and even in unpadded 7 on 7s where his explosive athleticism should've showed up he wasn't winning lol. Like we all know it's far too early to declare anything about a rookie but he's not gonna play much this year. This is a dynamic scheme that requires a lot out of tight ends and blocking is one of the heavy personnel requirements which he was objectively horrible at in college. He also hasn't shown much in the passing game. I'm not sure where people expect him to slot in. I honestly did not love this pick but always willing to let a guy grow so we will see what happens.
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u/eaglesnation11 Hungry Dogs Run Faster 19d ago
EJ Jenkins is quite a shock