[over the mountain]

I have to admit, I wasnt the biggest Jordan Reed fan. I liked that he was a former QB and had "athleticism" but i just didnt seem him being anything more than a decent catch-first TE. With the injuries and his growing rep as a player who would only play at 100% and wouldnt play through pain, I thought the coaching staff just couldnt trust to include this guy in the game plan.

maybe bc we never had a game changing TE, I never appreciated how awesome it is. He is match up nightmare. He catches everything thrown his way. In the gif Cred posted, he is literally breaking guys ankles. On one of his tds against the eagles, it was the same footwork that had the defender frozen and leaning hard the wrong way. And then the dude gets YAC. he somehow manages to slip just enough by defenders to get 2-3 more yards then he really should not have gotten.

he is making great decisions on his read routes now. before it seemed like he always wanted to push his routes down field for big plays but now he is taking what the defenders give him and he and cousins are on the same page. i think it was late in the dolphins game when we were in the red zone, 3rd or 4th down, and the dolphins blitz hard, cousins throws the ball expecting reed to understand it is a hot route and he needs to cut his route short but reed seemed clueless and just keep running a longer developing straight route. we redo that play now, i guarantee reed recognizes and cuts it short, catches ball, td, tie game.

i am amazed at what he brings to the table. i didnt think he or any TE could be this valuable. having 2 concussions on the books is a dark cloud though.