Jesse Agler and Omar are both reporting Gaffney was waived. Both say Miami claimed Colts TE Kyle Miller off waivers.
You'd have to think that we'd be activating an additional TE compared to our normal amount b/c of that. Maybe Egnew will start getting to dress now? Maybe Egnew will be taking the place of a WR spot on the active roster?
Recall Mike Sherman lamenting yesterday that we're not ready to run 4-WR packages yet anyway. Still, we shouldn't be in the business of jettisoning WR skill. Interested in coach's comments tomorrow.
I'm not quite as optimistic. Sherman admitted yesterday that Egnew probably won't see the field much this year. Thigpen probably lines up outside before Egnew I'd guess.
sigh... yeah... hopefully more of Matthews. Or we just put Tanne the Great over at WR. (yes, this has been overused, no i don't care)
Well New England has at least as many TEs as WRs, we might see in 2 weeks whether their 3rd and 4th string TEs are better than our 1st and 2nd stringers
Meanwhile Pittsburgh signs Plaxico Burress on top of having Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, and Emmanuel Sanders.
Surprised by Gaffney being waived but also thought Matthews should play more anyway Reggie B being phased down, Gaffney waived...fellas...
Well, their 3rd string TE has 27 career TD receptions. More than all of ours TE's combined. Heck, 7 more than all our WR's.
That's really disappointing that Gaffney didn't pan out. Wow, the rich getting richer(If it were 2007 and Plaxico Burress was still a good football player)
The front office does know that Andrew Luck was drafted last offseason don't they? Who are we sucking for? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sounds like a preemptive white flag on the 2012 season if you ask me; time for more of the young guys like Matthews and Moore. Hopefully Lamar Miller gets more of a look as well.
I'd like to see Thigpen as a Wr/Rb, that was his role in the CFL and he was good at it. Locking him into just the returner role does not make sense to me. Next 3 weeks may not be pretty, over under on the number of "fire Ireland!" threads? I'm thinking about 25-30
Is that per day? I think I'm joking...not quite sure... Anyway, heck, why not give Thigpen a look. He's proven to be pretty nifty in the open field on kick/punt returns. I must admit I haven't seen him since his days at IU, but he's been a nice find.
Green Bay's roster last year, and this year carried 5 TEs. Perhaps it's a trait of the Philbin offense - they've got: Jermichael Finley, Tom Crabtree, D.J. Williams, Ryan Taylor, and Andrew Quarless this year.
Yeah why not, there is also a solid chance we take Seattle due to the west coast east coast deal, but that is more smoke and mirrors if we do pull it off. My issue with Ireland is he can find a Thigpen, but his 3rd rd pick Te appears hopeless for this season To much of that happens with this team.
Given the way Philbin looks at the zone blocking, a good sized tight end is a "double threat" out there. He can block and he can catch under the rules.
Unreal... lets further deplete a position we're already desparate for talent at. Nice. Hopefully this means more of Bush lining up as a WR, and more Matthews. Hope he knows the playbook by now... lol
He's going to be like the newb on the job..."hey rook, other side of the formation and don't uncover the Te!!!"
i liked what i saw of him in preseason in that role ,run gd routes ,caught the ball well ,used in the slot,etc
what we got like 5 tight ends ,5 runningbacks../fullbacks and 4 wide receivers on roster??seems a lopsided roster hmm i know gaffney didnt set the world on fire but he was a option for tannehill,and i like it gives matthews a chance ,surely it must only be a matter of time before fuller is called upto the squad?? i know philbin loves tight ends but how does a guy like mastrud continue to stay on this roster ,would have prefered a like for like change with the tight signed
