Dante Rosario

[Cyberjag]

I'm just curious. For all of you who think we should throw to Rosario more, how will we do that?

Will we throw the ball less to Smith? I mean, he is a playmaker and a half and it's kind of good to get the ball in his hands. Do we throw less to Moose? Maybe we should run the ball less? Or not throw to our backs at all?

I just want to know where we subtract from to add that dimension.

[Guild]

subtract from the interception dimension

[Urrymonster]

I'm just curious. For all of you who think we should throw to Rosario more, how will we do that?

Will we throw the ball less to Smith? I mean, he is a playmaker and a half and it's kind of good to get the ball in his hands. Do we throw less to Moose? Maybe we should run the ball less? Or not throw to our backs at all?

I just want to know where we subtract from to add that dimension.

Unfortunately you throw less to Smith. Use the oppositions game plans against them, forces them to loosen their coverage over Smith and then you target him. Certainly seemed that was the idea against he Falcons.

[Cyberjag]

subtract from the interception dimension

I guess that means he gets no looks vs. Atlanta, huh?

Unfortunately you throw less to Smith. Use the oppositions game plans against them, forces them to loosen their coverage over Smith and then you target him. Certainly seemed that was the idea against he Falcons.

You want to take the ball out of the hands of one of the most dynamic receivers in the NFL and give it to a second string TE. I just want to make sure I have that right.

[Guild]

I guess that means he gets no looks vs. Atlanta, huh?

Yep

In seriousness though I agree with the point that you made above. But if Smith is well covered I hope that others including Rosario are utilized to open that coverage up on future plays.

[ZedLeppelin]

I agree with the guy who said this is like the Foster over DWill thing. Rosario makes big plays whenever he's in but he hardly ever plays. When Fox is gone and Cowher comes in I bet Rosario puts up pro bowl type numbers.

[Cyberjag]

I said that Zed, and I bet that our next coach (and I doubt it's Cowher) won't do anything different because he can't block.

[SMACKDAB]

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[Urrymonster]

I guess that means he gets no looks vs. Atlanta, huh?

You want to take the ball out of the hands of one of the most dynamic receivers in the NFL and give it to a second string TE. I just want to make sure I have that right.

Don't act so surprised. But no that is not the case at all. I said use the oppositions game plan against them. If they are determined to take him out of it, then use your other weapons. Of coruse the are not nearly as dominating as Smith, but our major problem has been turnovers on offense recently, so why would you continue to play into the oppositions game plan?!

Look at what other offenses do to us. The Falcons will feed Gonzalez despite having White and no Gonzalez is not what he used to be. Romo fed Witten over TO, the Browns used to feed Winslow taking away from Edwards. Lots of teams take what the opposition gives them and forces the opposition to adapt. Then they sucker punch them by going straight to the guy they had been trying to keep out the game.

Look at last week. Smith only really started getting the deeper grabs after Jake had involved the HBs and TEs into the game. We need to start forcing the opposition to react to what we are doing, rather than acting in the way they are expecting.

To be honest I was talking more bout the TE position in general rather than just Rosario.

[1789Cardiac Cats9020]

Our coaching staff needs to utilize him a lot more. He can't do all the things necessary in the blocking game, which would open up the run but I don't see our tightends doing a lot in general for the run game.

Ever since I saw this kid in his rookie season take a bomb from Matt Moore, albeit the playoffs were gone, I was hooked. My buddies give me hell over him because he's one of my favorite players but he's a nobody (they also give me hell over Pep).

Anyways, this kid needs the PLAYING TIME. Fox said it best in the 9/22 podcast (referring to Goodson and Muuunaleynnenn) about getting better with reps and on-field experience. But yet you see guys who show substantial promise get the same amount of reps as guys who haven't proven theyre worth the price of the helmet they wear (Jarret).

My argument is, our tightends don't do poo in running schemes regardless, so go ahead and make him our everydown tight end because he's athletic, knows defenses, and can make plays. Special teams is a different story. But as far as offense goes, let him loose so we can actually win a few, and so I can finally talk my poo to my friends for liking him.

It was good until you said that...at that point I realized you haven't a clue