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<blockquote data-quote="Sunshinepacker" data-source="post: 587442" data-attributes="member: 9033"><p>Ok, one of these days I'll learn to wait until I'm at a computer instead of my phone to reply to something because so far I haven't fully explained why I think the TE forces the defense into worse positions.</p><p> </p><p>First, keeping the TE in the game makes the run game much more threatening. I don't care how poor a blocker a TE is, no defensive coach wants a 200 pound safety/corner going up against a 250 pound TE in the run game. So this means an extra linebacker is left on the field (at least for early downs). Second, the TE is much more likely to survive those middle-of-the-defense catches. There's only so many times as an offensive coach that you want to send Cobb into head-hunting land per game. Thirdly, having a corner in coverage isn't going to help if the guy is too small to tackle the TE, which is often the case when the TE outweighs the corner by 50 pounds. If you're going to need to help the guy covering the TE no matter what, then you might as well leave the LB in since the LB will be more physical underneath with the safety to help over the top. Finally, the offense in general is more balanced when you have a TE that can force one of the two-deep safeties to help a linebacker against the TE, leaving either Cobb or Nelson with no help over the top.</p><p> </p><p>A good receiving TE is not going to be covered by a corner or safety one-on-one unless that guy is having a bad day or he has a poor QB. A 5'11", 190 pound corner is not going to be able to compete with a TE that's 5 inches taller and outweighs him by 50 pounds if the QB is capable of throwing a good pass.</p><p> </p><p>You mention controlling the ball and forcing players to move up, that is most easily done with a dominant run game. Generally speaking, that's more easily done with a TE in the game and, if that TE is a receiving threat, suddenly the play-action opportunities to that TE are massive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunshinepacker, post: 587442, member: 9033"] Ok, one of these days I'll learn to wait until I'm at a computer instead of my phone to reply to something because so far I haven't fully explained why I think the TE forces the defense into worse positions. First, keeping the TE in the game makes the run game much more threatening. I don't care how poor a blocker a TE is, no defensive coach wants a 200 pound safety/corner going up against a 250 pound TE in the run game. So this means an extra linebacker is left on the field (at least for early downs). Second, the TE is much more likely to survive those middle-of-the-defense catches. There's only so many times as an offensive coach that you want to send Cobb into head-hunting land per game. Thirdly, having a corner in coverage isn't going to help if the guy is too small to tackle the TE, which is often the case when the TE outweighs the corner by 50 pounds. If you're going to need to help the guy covering the TE no matter what, then you might as well leave the LB in since the LB will be more physical underneath with the safety to help over the top. Finally, the offense in general is more balanced when you have a TE that can force one of the two-deep safeties to help a linebacker against the TE, leaving either Cobb or Nelson with no help over the top. A good receiving TE is not going to be covered by a corner or safety one-on-one unless that guy is having a bad day or he has a poor QB. A 5'11", 190 pound corner is not going to be able to compete with a TE that's 5 inches taller and outweighs him by 50 pounds if the QB is capable of throwing a good pass. You mention controlling the ball and forcing players to move up, that is most easily done with a dominant run game. Generally speaking, that's more easily done with a TE in the game and, if that TE is a receiving threat, suddenly the play-action opportunities to that TE are massive. [/QUOTE]
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