Carrier Out for Season - TE discussion

And look at Jimmy Graham replacement...Ben Watson having a great year. "System TE" Jimmy Graham

Pairing up with Brees definitely makes a difference. I think if Reed played for the Saints he'd have close to Jimmy Graham numbers.

I will say this...Carrier has looked to be about the worst blocker I have ever seen as a TE. I don't really question his effort but at times I've noticed it was so poor that he might as well have not even tried.

I have doubts that Fred Davis is even in football shape knowing his awful work ethic while on the team, but on the off chance he is? I'd give him a look considering he was a beast on the field at times.

Cooley has been campaigning to get signed ever since Niles Paul and Logan Paulson went down. There's gotta be some reason the team hasn't even given him a look. Otherwise I don't see why they wouldn't have even let him workout and/or tryout.

I have doubts that Fred Davis is even in football shape knowing his awful work ethic while on the team, but on the off chance he is? I'd give him a look considering he was a beast on the field at times.

Cooley has been campaigning to get signed ever since Niles Paul and Logan Paulson went down. There's gotta be some reason the team hasn't even given him a look. Otherwise I don't see why they wouldn't have even let him workout and/or tryout.

On ESPN 980 Czaban or Gauldi went off on SM for not giving Cooley a shot. Cooley, unlike the rest of the year, just left it alone, so clearly the team isn't giving him a chance.

Yet the team clearly still is on good terms with him, he's on their broadcast team and sees all their film (which is an argument for him being brought in). Cooley did swear that he is in shape for 3 games (made it sound like earlier in the season they didn't think he would be able to go through the whole season)

Love to give Coo a look............but he has had other tryouts. AND....no job

With this year's strategy of going from FB to TE running plays (no I, strong ro weak sets), not adding a blocking TE when Paulsen and Paul went down was Scot's biggest and perhaps only personnel mistake IMO. I guess he thought Carrier was that guy but he proved to be a poor blocker.

When Carrier went down a few weeks ago, like schneed said, going jumbo with Compton just told the D what you were doing.

i never appreciated how important it is to have decent dual TEs like paulsen and paul. They need to be able to negate a LB 1 on 1, help double team, know how to chip, etc. all while being at least an okay pass catcher so you can still keep defenses off balance and they just can D up on the run when the TE is in there.

DY played 13 snaps yesterday, the most he has played all year by far im guessing. But im also guessing that was bc they game planned for carrier to be in there and no other option but to play DY.

This run game has been abysmal and one key reason is the coaching staff not adjusting. Stop running a scheme reliant on capable blocking TEs when we have no capable blocking TEs. I really want someone to grill gruden and mcvay about this and not the typical soft ball questions.

Will Paul and Paulson be with us/healthy next year?
Do we draft a TE in the higher rounds either way?

Will Paul and Paulson be with us/healthy next year?
Do we draft a TE in the higher rounds either way?

Paul better be, Paulsen can be replaced.

We spent a fifth round pick to get him. He did play well.