Originally Posted By: Brewer
now that the hawks have JG and LW in the tight end positions. it got me thinking. if a team utilized 3 or 4 TEs regularly who are all 6'6" it would seem to me they would be devastating to defenses 15yds to 30yrds. They would be so big that MLBs could not defend a pass thrown high enough only a really tall TE can grab it.

any flaws to this theory?


3 TE's is doable under a Jumbo set, but you almost always leave 1 TE into block (inside TE on the strong side usually) and it usually results in a run play (goal line or short yardage) 4 TE's going down field is a no go. You are required to leave enough men on the line to block and can only declare so many eligible receivers otherwise you get an ineligible man down field penalty. Another thing - every NFL team knows which of your TE's are blockers and which are catchers. You are not really fooling anyone with a jumbo set. Rather you are daring them to beat you as a man in a short yardage running situation.

PS > look at Stanford or Wisconsin CFB if you want to see how 3 TE's sets are supposed to be run. Both teams have perfected the Jumbo.


Edited by NickD90 (08/04/15 01:34 PM)
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