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Originally Posted by chuck
Funny thing is you know if he played for Belichik he would have been used at TE in a goal line situation already. I'm all for it. And before anyone jumps in and accuses me of inconsistency I will happily explain. Yes, I strongly condemned that half-witted, poorly conceived halfback "pass" attempt by Chris Brown that netted the team an interception. On a Kubiak resume littered with incredibly stupid decisions that one is particularly outstanding.
On the other hand using huge linemen as receiver-eligible in goal line situations is pure Parcells. And in my mind Bill Parcells was basically the perfect NFL coach.
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JJ as a goal-line TE makes a lot of sense. He played the position early in his college career, he’s 40-45 lbs. heavier than Daniels, Graham, and Casey, he’s a couple inches taller than each of those guys plus (I believe) has longer arms and a better vertical for going after jump balls, and he’s a much better athlete with better hands than any OL they could put there. So even if they never threw it to him he should be a better blocker than the regular TEs and would have to be more respected by the D as a receiving threat than an extra OL. I’m sure the reason they’d give for not doing it is because they want to keep him as fresh as possible for defense, but how much would a handful of extra snaps (at most) per game wear him down? You know he’d be up for it.
The stats do not tell the whole story of Schaub vs. the Patriots.