Some of the grace ya give players and then turn around and dont give other players is kinda weird.. He is in beginning of true soph year. Last year he was undersized TE who in a true program would have redshirted to get him ready from S&C pov to get him game ready.. He shouldnt have seen the field last year and we are one game into his soph year where he should start to show something..Skinner has been disappointing. If you are not an elite at blocking, at least catch the ball. Every ball to this kid is 50/50.
We got extra lineman, we are THIS close to achieving the dream of 10 olineman and direct snap to RB offense Mario has been cooking up..TEs must be able to block in this run-first offense. It's probably as simple as that.
If this is accuratley depicting MC and the TE's, well that's shortsided thinking. You have a player in Skinner that brings other skillsets, if blocking isn't one of them, you put him in positions that are his strength to help the team. This goes for any player at any position.If you’re a TE for this team & you don’t Block, you don’t play.
Mario sees TE’s an extension of the OL & Blocking is their #1 priority.
Until this kid adds a ton of weight/strength & learns to Block, he’s probably not gonna be on the field too often.
Mario single handedly keyed on this guy in recruiting and took him at the last minuteThat would be extremely foolish not to utilize his skill set. He's a pass catcher with elite traits.
Mario said today Skinner was "working his way into the lineup"
To clarify I'm not saying 100% that's what did happen. Simply giving another view of what could've happened. IF that is what happened I wouldn't agree with doing that. I'd agree with you. He needs some snaps to get in his groove. What I can say with certainty is we have a vision for him this season as a multi faceted weapon outside of simply tight end. That kid can be a BIG difference maker like we haven't had with that skill set since kdub once he fills out. He's not physical like kdub was or have that nasty streak which I like out of tight ends. But his skill set as an offensive player is off the chart.But zero snaps? Not even some live reps to give the kid a game experience? Not even some live reps for smokescreen? I really find it hard to believe that he’s fully healthy, he’s not under any discipline restrictions, and he has a role that we have defined for him, but he’s cool with a plan of him watching the entire game like you and I did.
Either way, what’s done is done. But we need this kid this year. If you’re right, we’ll see a lot of him on Saturday.
Can he play WR?If you’re a TE for this team & you don’t Block, you don’t play.
Mario sees TE’s an extension of the OL & Blocking is their #1 priority.
Until this kid adds a ton of weight/strength & learns to Block, he’s probably not gonna be on the field too often.
He's gonna be on the field plentyIf this is accuratley depicting MC and the TE's, well that's shortsided thinking. You have a player in Skinner that brings other skillsets, if blocking isn't one of them, you put him in positions that are his strength to help the team. This goes for any player at any position.
Spot on. It’s always worth bringing up a receiving threat in this offense when we are currently still looking for ones to emergeBut zero snaps? Not even some live reps to give the kid a game experience? Not even some live reps for smokescreen? I really find it hard to believe that he’s fully healthy, he’s not under any discipline restrictions, and he has a role that we have defined for him, but he’s cool with a plan of him watching the entire game like you and I did.
Either way, what’s done is done. But we need this kid this year. If you’re right, we’ll see a lot of him on Saturday.
100%Some of the grace ya give players and then turn around and dont give other players is kinda weird.. He is in beginning of true soph year. Last year he was undersized TE who in a true program would have redshirted to get him ready from S&C pov to get him game ready.. He shouldnt have seen the field last year and we are one game into his soph year where he should start to show something..
Now him not playing in game #1 is concerning but if its offseason discipline then not really an issue, it happens.. Lets see how things play out this year before we start with this
To clarify I'm not saying 100% that's what did happen. Simply giving another view of what could've happened. IF that is what happened I wouldn't agree with doing that. I'd agree with you. He needs some snaps to get in his groove. What I can say with certainty is we have a vision for him this season as a multi faceted weapon outside of simply tight end. That kid can be a BIG difference maker like we haven't had with that skill set since kdub once he fills out. He's not physical like kdub was or have that nasty streak which I like out of tight ends. But his skill set as an offensive player is off the chart.
To clarify I'm not saying 100% that's what did happen. Simply giving another view of what could've happened. IF that is what happened I wouldn't agree with doing that. I'd agree with you. He needs some snaps to get in his groove. What I can say with certainty is we have a vision for him this season as a multi faceted weapon outside of simply tight end. That kid can be a BIG difference maker like we haven't had with that skill set since kdub once he fills out. He's not physical like kdub was or have that nasty streak which I like out of tight ends. But his skill set as an offensive player is off the chart.
That.Can he play WR?
That's basically what he is, a Split-End YCan he play WR?
This is extremely rare but I disagree. Mario recruited him knowing exactly what kind of player he was. He's never going to be a blocking machine. He was recruited for his ability to be a mismatch in the passing game. I believe he was suspended but that's just speculation on my part. He has also had some trouble holding on to the ball in camp so maybe Mario is trying to light a fire.If you’re a TE for this team & you don’t Block, you don’t play.
Mario sees TE’s an extension of the OL & Blocking is their #1 priority.
Until this kid adds a ton of weight/strength & learns to Block, he’s probably not gonna be on the field too often.
He’s not a te, just watch how he was used last year. It was mostly all flexed out . He’s only a te in name. It’s time to move on from that experiment unless he redshirts and I don’t see that.
Btw this is last season.