Tight end

[gtowndawg]

is it possible to play tight end at 6-1, 250?

Honestly? Would you not get blown up by SEC ends?

Quote:_________________________________________________The sophomore Henderson (6 feet 1, 250 pounds) is the gray-haired, grizzled veteran of the group, having played in two whole games in his entire career._________________________________________________

Tight end trouble?

 

[Goat Holder]

He'll practice well, earn the starting spot for a game or two, before Marcus Green and Nelson Hurst take over. I'm not worried about the tight ends.

 

[Columbus Dawg]

The backup TE is 6'2, 230. TE is a major weakness right now due to our inablity to sign a decent one from '04-'08.

We have some questions at Center as well and now Carpenter is out for the spring with shoulder surgery.

 

[dickiedawg]

Quote:_________________________________________________Mississippi State graduated three fifth-year senior tight ends off last season's Liberty Bowl-winning squad, dependable names like Eric Butler, Jason Husband and Dezmond Sherrod. The trio accounted for 25 catches, 274 yards and two touchdowns._________________________________________________

25 Catches by the TEs in 13 games. No wonder we can't recruit them.

 

[lawdawg02]

Quote:_________________________________________________the gray-haired, grizzled veteran of the group_________________________________________________

who's more grizzled?

 

[muddawgs33]

Quote:_________________________________________________25 Catches by the TEs in 13 games. No wonder we can't recruit them_________________________________________________

Maybe you should ask Butler why there wasn't more. Maybe after he let's a ball bounce off his helmet, he will answer you.

 

[Temple of the Dawg]

Is it possible that he is basically the same weight as two of our 3 departed seniors and heavier than the other one?

Eric Butler, 6'3", 255
Dezmond Sherrod, 6'3" 245
Jason Husband, 6'3", 230
(MSU official site link for reference)

Now, Henderson is a couple inches shorter than all those guys, but that should have very little to do with his ability to block a defensive end. It will more likely affect his ability to go up & get a pass in the middle of the field, but since we hardly ever throw to the TE, that should not be a major concern either.

 

[gtowndawg]

I guess I tend to think we still have Jackie type tight ends. Butler looked bigger....maybe because of the height?

But, as we all know 6'1", 250 = 5'11", 235

 

[DawgatAuburn]

JAckie didn't have tight ends. He had a third tackle who wore a number in the 80s.

 

[patdog]

Didn't one of Jackie's tight ends wind up playing tackle for the Cowboys in the pros?

 

[Goat Holder]

and catch. Sirmones, Lee, Watkins....nice group.

 

[lawdawg02]

kendall watkins did. terrance mccaskey did. reggie kelly did. those guys were monsters. WAY more blocker than receiver. (i think the cowboys tried to move watkins to G)