Cooley/Fauria who's at TE?

i remember Royal not being very effective at blocking. he was pretty athletic and wiley though, it's just we already had Cooley.
Marv Levy thinks he's the best blocking TE he's seen. Seriously, he said that.

Marv Levy thinks he's the best blocking TE he's seen. Seriously, he said that.

Ouch

Poor Marv

Marv Levy thinks he's the best blocking TE he's seen. Seriously, he said that.

wow when? recently? before or after senility?

wow when? recently? before or after senility?
He said it in an interview right after they signed him.

Royal was a good, productive player, but a wall he was not.

Rember we have Manuel White. This guy is awsome if you ever watched UCLA. HE is penciled in at Hback but can play the TE position in this offense.

Rember we have Manuel White. This guy is awsome if you ever watched UCLA. HE is penciled in at Hback but can play the TE position in this offense.

before his convenient trip to IR, he was having a lot of problems with the transition to hback and said something about how he rather just be a RB or something...

maybe the year helped.

The Post casually mentioned in an article today how the Skins signed a new starting TE, but I assumed Cooley was still our man and that Fauria replaced Royal as first non-H-Back TE.

I know Cooley is the starting H-Back, but on single TE non F/H-Back sets, who gets up on the line?

I'm not terribly familiar with Fauria, what are his strengths? is he a pass-catcher like Cooley, better at blocking etc? i'm sure they'll both be on the field together alot, but Cooley's still the starting "Go To" guy right?

Fauria has been a great short-intermediate route runner/pass catcher. He's never been a great blocker, which perplexes me with Gibbs' history. I don't think Cooley will ever be in a traditional TE role, but he will be on the field more than Fauria. Fauria essentially replaces Royal. Not sure whether that's an upgrade or not.

BOTTOM LINE:

Fauria will always be at TE and Cooley will be either a flew receiver, a motioning FB or in the wing/H Back position.

When they go 3 wides they will most likely put two WR's on the line and use coole one yard off the ball next to the tackle.

oh yeah? a big body blocker? excellent that's what i was hoping to hear, i hope he's good at pass protection, for the frequent times you basically need another lineman.

i was under the mild impression (from the few times i can stomach watching the Pats) that he was a pass-catcher.

Big blocking type isn't really his style, although it is his image (more accurately, his style in Madden). I haven't exactly followed him his whole career, but I was hoping for someone who's a better blocker than Fauria to play the tight end.

Course, the Coaching Staff knows what they are doing, and if they dont think he can do a great job, they'll go get someone better. So I'm not gonna argue with myself anymore about this.