Punching Bag Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Good article on him and him going to TE: https://www.cincyjungle.com/2019/3/2/18247494/bengals-ot-jake-fisher-oregon-ducks-tight-end-nfl-free-agency Coming into the NFL, Fisher’s athleticism was what made him special. At 306 pounds, he was about as all-round of an athlete you could find at the position. By dropping about 20 pounds, Fisher can maximize the athleticism he still has at just 25 (soon to be 26) years old. It should be noted that Fisher originally transitioned from tight end to offensive tackle when he got to college at Oregon. His experience blocking from an inline alignment should aid in his transition, but it’s a bold career move nonetheless. He also is being looked at by Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Though it might just be easier to sign Ryan Hewitt. https://www.cincyjungle.com/2015/12/31/10695560/ryan-hewitt-injury-sparks-bengals-to-move-jake-fisher-to-fullback-h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Totally goes with what appears to be the theme of Beane/McD signings...... Athletic versa guys......was a high draft pick as an offensive linemen.....can also play TE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Btw does anyone know what the heck happened to Troy Niklas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Yolo-damas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Reverse Peters? Like the creativity 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: Yolo-damas Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: Totally goes with what appears to be the theme of Beane/McD signings...... Athletic versa guys......was a high draft pick as an offensive linemen.....can also play TE. Oh I thought the theme was to help other teams get comp picks.. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 4:39 PM, EmotionallyUnstable said: I'm sure he can catch. That's not what makes this funny to me. How many times will we see a player transition to another position as if it will instantly make them a better football player? Take Logan Thomas: QB transitioned to TE, what, two years into his career. How is that going? As other posters have mentioned, these experiments (I.e Manhertz) almost always fair. To think a player at 25 years old can drop the position from which they were DRAFTED IN THE SECOND ROUND to be a NFL caliber player at a different position is insane. He will likely be a 6th tackle, just with an elidgable number. This isn't exactly switching from corner to safety. OL to TE specifically, I can't recall one. But there are plenty of CBs who transition to S successfully and that change is harder than you'd think. Plenty of college Ts who switch to G in the NFL as well. Lorax is playing OLB/DE and he started his career on the DL, then OL/TE and then lost a bunch of weight and now plays everywhere, so it's not the weirdest thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) A really tough dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPisipQR_gU Edited March 21, 2019 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 9:18 AM, Logic said: This team never really recovered from the loss of Lee Smith. I'd offer him $10million per. GUESS WHO!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 His college highlights make me think of Jonah Williams. Fisher looked lights out here in those videos. Great feet and all, but there just wasn't enough power in his game and he sucked in the NFL. That's why drafting a linemen high in the draft who isn't pretty much a guarantee is a poor move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 10:37 AM, YoloinOhio said: McD loves him some position versatility. Thought this was interesting to keep an eye on. Another one is George Fant in Seattle who can play OT and TE ...speaking of "re-inventing", anybody catch Joe Thomas' post retirement re-make on NFLN?.....guess it is doable...pretty impressive.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I wonder if YOLO knows about this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...speaking of "re-inventing", anybody catch Joe Thomas' post retirement re-make on NFLN?.....guess it is doable...pretty impressive.......... He looks great 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I'm intrigued by him, but also want the Bills to pick up a TE in the 2nd round, and also see mild upside in Croom... so all of these guys would give us 4 TEs, which I think might be 1 too many in today's NFL. But if it were a smaller deal, maybe 2 years, $5-7M, it might be worth the experiment. Mightbe a little more valuable in total vs Croom's receiving-only upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 hope they land him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I think they sign him you can rule out Hock......but maybe a TE later This would really signal OL then DL to me in this draft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyNoodles Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 He ran a 5.01 40 at 306 lbs. Not sure how much faster at 285. So, as a blocker that might catch 5 passes a year...maybe. I'd rather go big here in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 11:03 AM, TheBeaneBandit said: Color me intrigued. Indeed. color me as well.intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 He’s worked out for a couple other teams too - I think the Bills are just turning over all rocks at this position of need, as they needed bodies as well as talent. Even if they do sign him, I don’t think it will change their plans at TE in the draft one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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