oh look Ed Dickson did something really good in pass pro

[Hogmolliesmaht]

14 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

There's a lot of truth to this, but I would qualify it slightly. 

Don't mistake all the eager desire by many in the fanbase to draft a TE (Hunter Henry / OJ Howard) the past two years as all based on criticism of Ed.  Sure, some of it is that.  But there's also the sense of wanting to be grooming a guy behind Olsen, giving a rookie a chance to play alongside and learn from one of the best in the game.... kind of like we're doing with TD & Shaq...

Greg is a player who would obviously be incredible as a mentor.  Want to give him a chance to shape a promising young guy into an elite TE for the future.

 

Yeah, I'm all for grooming Olsen's replacement but I have seen post after post where people are calling Dickson hot garbage and claiming he's the worst TE in football. That is simply not true and never has been true.

[dpm0409]

15 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

Yeah, I'm all for grooming Olsen's replacement but I have seen post after post where people are calling Dickson hot garbage and claiming he's the worst TE in football. That is simply not true and never has been true.

People on the huddle are savage AF man.

Ed really is a pretty decent backup TE.  Maybe even a good backup with the way he's been playing over the last 2 weeks.

[Moorgan]

49 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

I think Ed will *help* fill the huge hole that Greg's absence creates, but he can't do it alone, and of course moving Ed more into Greg's role as TE#1 creates it's own hole at TE#2.  Not confident that Manhertz is seasoned enough to step up, but we'll see.   It will demand creativity from our coaches, that's for sure.

Well damn

[gakonline]

Keep Dickson in for blocking and use CMC for receiving out of the backfield. It will be a mismatch against a LB and hopefully Cam have more time in the pocket. God knows he needs it with the play calling and looking for a 20+ yard completion every pass.  

[TheRed]

I mean, blocking is literally just about the only thing that's been asked of him the last several seasons. If he isn't doing that, we've got problems. The issue is he is a mediocre to average pass catching tight end. We really need KB and Funchess to step up. If Dickson adds anything to the passing game, it's a bonus.