DRC: UNT expanding role of tight ends this spring

[Brett Vito]

DRC: Kelvin Smith stands to benefit from shift in philosophy

https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/football-unt-expanding-the-role-of-tight-ends-in-offense/article_d8b602bf-8625-54f8-918c-b6f818d8045b.html

[edcollopy]

Love the sound of more tight ends.  Whether it’s helping the tackles block or helping the running game, it’s ridiculous more teams don’t use them in this new spread world 

[TheReal_jayD]

39 minutes ago, Brett Vito said:

DRC: Kelvin Smith stands to benefit from shift in philosophy

https://www.dentonrc.com/sports/football-unt-expanding-the-role-of-tight-ends-in-offense/article_d8b602bf-8625-54f8-918c-b6f818d8045b.html

Absolutely love this idea!!

[MGNation92]

3 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

Absolutely love this idea!!

Agreed. Kelvin Smith has been one of our most consistent players the past few years and has been severely underutilized.

Excited to see what he brings to the table as a bigger piece in the offense

[97and03]

Still curious why Chumley left. Maybe he wasn’t a high-level performer but I sure wish he was here under a full-time TE coach to see what he could do. 

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, MGNation92 said:

Agreed. Kelvin Smith has been one of our most consistent players the past few years and has been severely underutilized.

Excited to see what he brings to the table as a bigger piece in the offense

I am a huge Kelvin Smith fan, but he has to hold on to the ball better this year.  I'm betting he has a huge year.

[SilverEagle]

11 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

I am a huge Kelvin Smith fan, but he has to hold on to the ball better this year.  I'm betting he has a huge year.

I never noticed that KS dropped any passes. He looked pretty good yesterday morning at practice. He's now wearing #9 and he looks a little slimmer than last year. 

Amongst the TE's yesterday Cole McCrary ("86) was "Mr. Hustle". I think he could be Smith's back up this year. 

Now, if you want to talk about someone having a problem holding on to the ball, that would be Mr. Hair-Griffin. One of the QB's hit him in the old bread basket on a crossing pattern and it bounced right out. At this point, I don't trust him. 

 

 

 

[MGNation92]

1 hour ago, SilverEagle said:

I never noticed that KS dropped any passes. He looked pretty good yesterday morning at practice. He's now wearing #9 and he looks a little slimmer than last year. 

Amongst the TE's yesterday Cole McCrary ("86) was "Mr. Hustle". I think he could be Smith's back up this year. 

Now, if you want to talk about someone having a problem holding on to the ball, that would be Mr. Hair-Griffin. One of the QB's hit him in the old bread basket on a crossing pattern and it bounced right out. At this point, I don't trust him. 

 

 

 

Would love more practice updates! Always appreciate the insight Silver

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, SilverEagle said:

I never noticed that KS dropped any passes. 

Not dropping passes but fumbling after catches.  He took a few hits right on the ball last year that resulted in fumbles.