Mrbojanglezs Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Why did he give up being a tackle. Was be no good? Haven't followed his career. More money in OT position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said: Why did he give up being a tackle. Was be no good? Haven't followed his career. More money in OT position. He had some injuries and when he did play he was not great. Maybe he just isn't happy, but a smallish tackle could make for a really good blocking tight end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 minute ago, MrEpsYtown said: He had some injuries and when he did play he was not great. Maybe he just isn't happy, but a smallish tackle could make for a really good blocking tight end. You seem to be the OL guru around these parts. What do you think of the 6 man OL looks teams like the Seahawks are employing and do you think Fisher could be an asset in that role as a glorified eligible "extra" tackle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: He had some injuries and when he did play he was not great. Maybe he just isn't happy, but a smallish tackle could make for a really good blocking tight end. As an OT you're blocking DL but as a TE it's LB's and S's. Big difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Doc said: As an OT you're blocking DL but as a TE it's LB's and S's. Big difference. Shady just might be able to get to the edge with some room this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 i got a feeling about this pickup. and the contract is fairly impressive. sounds like he feels this is his best opportunity perhaps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, Binghamton Beast said: If he’s just a blocking TE why not sign an extra tackle and make him eligible on some plays? Unless he is actually a bit of a threat catching the ball, I guess I don’t get it. I think we just did but he also plays TE. Doesnt need to report as Tackle eligible. Edited March 23, 2019 by formerlyofCtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Doc said: As an OT you're blocking DL but as a TE it's LB's and S's. Big difference. i suspect being a smaller T he is pretty decent at reading what is about to happen on the edge.he likely knew where his tight end was and what his call was. And he thinks he can play that position. it is a big difference. might be a big difference for the LBs and S trying to cover an OT as well ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: You seem to be the OL guru around these parts. What do you think of the 6 man OL looks teams like the Seahawks are employing and do you think Fisher could be an asset in that role as a glorified eligible "extra" tackle? Thank you! Having an eligible number allows you to move that glorified tackle in Fisher around more. You can overload one side and have Fisher play a wing off the ball. Basically, you can play him off the ball and shift him and things of that nature. You can also run balanced formations with Fisher on one side and a tackle as the tight end on the other, which gives you strong running looks both ways, but also gives you the ability to have tackle eligible plays away from Fisher. You have an eligible tackle who does not have to declare as eligible. You can do do stuff like the Patriots did and hide Fisher as a tackle even though he is a tight end. The Patriots fooled the Ravens becuase they only had four linemen in the game with seven skill position players. Though the tight end, hidden as the left tackle was the eligible receiver and the slot player was not. So you can have looks like that, but with Fisher's tackle experience, you would still have a strong threat to run the ball as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said: I think we just did but he also plays TE. Doesnt need to report as Tackle eligible. Right. I get that. I guess I should be more clear. I’d rather have a tackle, playong at normal tackle weight, loning up at TE on a run heavy formation. I see nothing that makes me think this guy is a pass catching threat is why I made the statement. Edited March 23, 2019 by Binghamton Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 20 hours ago, wppete said: Hopefully with the Bills he cuts it inside and puts his shoulders down to pick up a few more yards and punish the DB's for going low. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: Right. I get that. I guess I should be more clear. I’d rather have a tackle, playong at normal tackle weight, loning up at TE on a run heavy formation. I see nothing that makes me think this guy is a pass catching threat is why I made the statement. You can have a lineman downfield and not get flaged. But if he is a recieving threat we need to establish it Quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: Right. I get that. I guess I should be more clear. I’d rather have a tackle, playong at normal tackle weight, loning up at TE on a run heavy formation. I see nothing that makes me think this guy is a pass catching threat is why I made the statement. I think you can get the best of both worlds, where you can overload one side with extra tackles and put Fisher on the backside to block as a tackle. He's probably goodenough to seal the backside, you get a strong backside run lane, and you basically get tackle eligible on both sides, with the guy opposite Fisher declaring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I think assuming he is going to come into camp in a tackle's body is a mistake. He was a beefed up TE to start with, if they got him down to 265/270 he will still be massive for a TE but he will gain mobility. I just see so many people talking about solely tackle eligible type situations and that's just not going to be it. He's either going to make the team as a real TE or he's not going to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 52 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said: Why did he give up being a tackle. Was be no good? Haven't followed his career. More money in OT position. I thought I read that he had a heart condition at some point in last few years. Maybe he didn’t want to be 300lbs anymore. Can’t be good for the heart to be that heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: I think assuming he is going to come into camp in a tackle's body is a mistake. He was a beefed up TE to start with, if they got him down to 265/270 he will still be massive for a TE but he will gain mobility. I just see so many people talking about solely tackle eligible type situations and that's just not going to be it. He's either going to make the team as a real TE or he's not going to make it. I'm speculating, but I think this is more of a Daboll experiment with TE possibilities vs. Beane looking at Fisher as a "typical" blocking TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I'm speculating, but I think this is more of a Daboll experiment with TE possibilities vs. Beane looking at Fisher as a "typical" blocking TE. Yes, but if he can't run a route or catch a ball you tip the defense when he's on the field. If he can't do TE things he won't be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, That's No Moon said: Yes, but if he can't run a route or catch a ball you tip the defense when he's on the field. If he can't do TE things he won't be here. Yes, he would have to prove he is capable of catching 8 or so passes for the year but I think if he makes the team it would be more about creating matchup issues in the run blocking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, That's No Moon said: I think assuming he is going to come into camp in a tackle's body is a mistake. He was a beefed up TE to start with, if they got him down to 265/270 he will still be massive for a TE but he will gain mobility. I just see so many people talking about solely tackle eligible type situations and that's just not going to be it. He's either going to make the team as a real TE or he's not going to make it. I don't think anyone thinks he going to come into camp in a tackle's body. He's already down to 285# from 306# and I expect him to keep going as he transitions from adding/keeping weight on for bulk to losing weight to gain speed. I mentioned earlier that I expect him to come in about 265#-270#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, ColoradoBills said: Yes, he would have to prove he is capable of catching 8 or so passes for the year but I think if he makes the team it would be more about creating matchup issues in the run blocking. this i think we 3 agree. has to be able to catch. learning curve is prove it year.play as an honest TE threat and i think this adds some potential wrinkles for Daboll. its a good thing to ponder over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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