Good stuff. No argument from me that Kittle is #1. And I do like Kelce, but no, it's not that close at all.
Back to the TE roster projection. I think Woerner's got the leg up on Dwelley assuming equal health (obviously if Dwelley's injury lasts into the season there's not a contest). The guy that really intrigues me that isn't getting much talk is Hokit. I'll stop short of betting he makes the cut, but if he does I won't be at all surprised. I think it's going to come down to who's doing what on Special Teams, but I'm rooting for Hokit over Dwelley (H-Back role, don't get too hung up on the "FB" designation).
Kittle said something pretty interesting in his press conference today regarding YAC. That is, that his success on that front is largely due to Shanahan/coaching. He said it's something that Shanahan emphasises every single day and for him it's basically a mindset: "focus on your Drop Step, get vertical, and get downfield as soon as possible. Don't worry about trying to juke anyone—just focus on your Drop Step..."
So I think this is pretty interesting because of the number of times people say Jimmy (and Shanahan) benefit from the skill of players like Kittle getting YAC, when in fact it's part of Shanahan's constant emphasis for all the receivers. You can equally bet he wants Jimmy to complete passes early enough for the receivers to get vertical before the defenders get to them, so that they can get their YACs.
(I can't copy the link to the interview, but it's on 49ers.com). Good article Riqonator, it ties in perfectly with Georges interview today..
The blocking stats were a bit weak - it's only number of blocks, which isn't really a strong measure of how good he is (apart from he's good enough to be asked to do it). Are there any other blocking stats that can we used here - we all know he can block better than 2 Kelces, but what evidence is there apart from eye test?
He's hands down the best though, even Chief fans must see just how fantastic he really is.
Good stuff. No argument from me that Kittle is #1. And I do like Kelce, but no, it's not that close at all.
Back to the TE roster projection. I think Woerner's got the leg up on Dwelley assuming equal health (obviously if Dwelley's injury lasts into the season there's not a contest). The guy that really intrigues me that isn't getting much talk is Hokit. I'll stop short of betting he makes the cut, but if he does I won't be at all surprised. I think it's going to come down to who's doing what on Special Teams, but I'm rooting for Hokit over Dwelley (H-Back role, don't get too hung up on the "FB" designation).
Kittle said something pretty interesting in his press conference today regarding YAC. That is, that his success on that front is largely due to Shanahan/coaching. He said it's something that Shanahan emphasises every single day and for him it's basically a mindset: "focus on your Drop Step, get vertical, and get downfield as soon as possible. Don't worry about trying to juke anyone—just focus on your Drop Step..."
So I think this is pretty interesting because of the number of times people say Jimmy (and Shanahan) benefit from the skill of players like Kittle getting YAC, when in fact it's part of Shanahan's constant emphasis for all the receivers. You can equally bet he wants Jimmy to complete passes early enough for the receivers to get vertical before the defenders get to them, so that they can get their YACs.
(I can't copy the link to the interview, but it's on 49ers.com). Good article Riqonator, it ties in perfectly with Georges interview today..
The blocking stats were a bit weak - it's only number of blocks, which isn't really a strong measure of how good he is (apart from he's good enough to be asked to do it). Are there any other blocking stats that can we used here - we all know he can block better than 2 Kelces, but what evidence is there apart from eye test?
He's hands down the best though, even Chief fans must see just how fantastic he really is.