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Between this and the Collage portal

There seems to be a movement of Alabamaians to

Ohio

lol

Getting this kind of coach to be a TEs coach seems like a very good hire if it happens

Good point Bonefish

It does say his exact title is uncertain

Curious now

He's no Dan Campbell as far as playing TE and ending up as a TE coach and now a HC doing well in Detroit

Although Campbell only had his rookie season not on the injured reserve

Guy was hurt so much that he wasn't even granted a SB ring as a player when the Saints won the SB

Tommy's father, Bill Rees, was the Browns Director of Player Personnel from 2004-2008.

JC

He will be involved with the passing game. He will be teaching the route concepts. Anything to do with blocking techniques can be taught by a O line coach.

The O will be different, and blocking at the TE position will be reduced. We will have the TE in motion and lining up in different positions. We are bringing in coaches who can help implement the new O. In this O, blocking TE's are pretty much a thing of the past.

So then who would that leave as the dedicated TE coach?

I'm just hoping they don't get into a "too many cooks in the kitchen" scenario where you have several people at one time trying to change the offense. I think having one person lead that and the others implementing that plan is the best possible outcome.

That's why when you used the phrase "another offensive voice rather than a true TE coach" it gave me cause for concern.

I predict Stefanski does not hire a pure OC. I believe he'll hire multiple sub-coordinators.

Good argument "too many cooks in the kitchen".

The offense was predictable. The more players injured the simpler the offense became. They needed more voices to accommodate/overcome.

Rees..that's who.


Again, you have to be thinking in terms of 21st century. It's more about route trees over blocking assignments.

This year Njoku blossomed. He is a 21st century player we insisted play a 20th century game. That is why he sucked a good majority of his career.

Actually that is more my line of thinking. I think they hired a TE coach to be the TE coach. That's why I questioned the notion that they hired him more as ""another offensive voice rather than a true TE coach" which was what Bone had posted.

I have also stated I think the turnover in the O coaching is to transform this O to better suite watson's skill set. What you refer to as a 21st century offense. We're actually on the exact same page here.

We agree. It is more about helping transform the O over simply working with TE's. You still need a coach in the room. There are still responsibilities specific to the position, thus why you don't simply bunch the TE's and WR's in to the same room.

He has experience as an OC. So you're telling me that doesn't make him qualified to be a position coach?

OC is position you rise up to when your talent level is evaluated to be beyond a position coach. So if anything Rees is overqualified to be a position coach.


You were obviously telling us something....

It looks like we might be trying to get more explosive plays out of the TEs. That would seem to fit with Njoku's skill set. Njoku averaged 10.9 yards per reception last season. (Bryant 6.2, Akins 8.8 y/r.) Rees' TEs at Alabama averaged 16.4 (Sophomore Amari Niblack) and 17 (Junior/1st year Maryland transfer CJ Cippre, who averaged 10.5 y/r at MD) yards per reception.

(numbers from sports-reference.com/pro-football-reference.com)

Yeah, I'm not sure how it will work out. I do see potential reasons for going this direction. I wouldn't be surprised if we try to go more pass heavy with the uncertainty around Chubb (and just NFL rules being what they are.) If we are looking for a more explosive passing game, getting a QB's perspective in the TE room could be beneficial. Hopefully it leads to the next step in Njoku's evolution.