Let's discuss player development or lack of under ZT

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(12-20-2020, 12:05 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I think that a lot has to do with how he's used.  He only has 3 drops on 48 targets (6% drop rate), 15 1st downs on 36 catches, not bad.  his catch rate of 75% (36 rec on 48 targets) is not bad either.  The biggest problem is that they aren't targeting him down field much.  His average catch before run is 4.8 yards, not his fault.

The way I see it, his development is going just fine.  The problem seems to be that the offense is only asking him to be a 5 yard out safety valve.

While I'm sure that's a reason for his lower production, I don't have a lot of confidence he has the ability to run those deeper routes (yet).
He was raw as a pass catcher coming out of college. He didn't catch a lot of passes or run a lot of routes. He was used a lot as a blocker, which is his forte.
I know he has enough speed (for a TE) and good hands though.
It's possible the team doesn't trust him to run the deeper or more complex routes.

I just don't see Top 10 TE in his future is all I'm saying. I think his ceiling is probably the likes of Vance McDonald or Jack Doyle. He might have a good receiving season every now and then but I don't see him as a consistent 600+ yard guy.