Remember last year, a look at our Offense

[Alex 4.0]

So i am sure i'm not the only one that was saying this last year.

 

"If we had a good TE this offense could get rolling"

 

Well, last season we didn't have a single TD completion to a TE, this year....welll there is a difference.

 

 

TOTAL 2005

------------------Rec.------YDS---AVG--Long----TD

J.B. Phillips------15--------108----7.2----22-----0

Clayton Sievers--6---------39-----6.5----11----0

Josh Mueller------1---------18----18.0---18----0

TOTAL------------22--------165----7.5----22-----0

 

Cumulative through 4 games in 2006

-------------------Rec.----YDS------AVG----Long--TD

Matt Herian--------8-----135-------16.9-----36---2

J.B. Phillips---------7-------41--------5.9-----10----2

Hunter Teafatiller-1-------29-------29.0-----29---1

Josh Mueller-------3-------18-------6.0-------8----1

TOTAL-------------19-----223-------11.7-----36----6

 

Stats like this can mean a lot of things. Our Oline is better this year so we can use our TE's for passes? Our TE's are just better this year? And I think it is obviously both of the above. And as these guys keep putting up points and making catches Defenses have 1....hell, looks like 4 more things to worry about. They brought Callahan in for a reason, to win championships, and getting a high powered offense that can do EVERYTHING is a good step towards a shot a the title.

 

 

[gamecocks]

Plus an improved running game opens up the play action that much more for these tight ends.

[AR Husker Fan]

Definitely a combination. If the offensive line is blocking well, you don't have to keep your tight ends in to help with the blocks. At the same time, some passes were tossed the tight ends' way last year, and not much came of it. All-in-all, improvement in both areas.

[BIGREDIOWAN]