Tyrell Shavers and blocking as a WR

[Marcus Aurelius]

7 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

And then he made OT Paul Seymour a TE!

That reminds me 🤔 

One of my brothers got into a fight with Paul Seymour in a bar in South Buffalo, "Flanagans" if I recall  ...

I was there too, hiding under a table 

[Ralonzo]

38 minutes ago, ganesh said:

Hawes was the true hero...he neutralized Watt in the game....This guy is a gem.

 

At one point in the game, The Steelers actually adjusted the defense to compensate for Anderson and Hawes' blocking:

 

[Bad Things]

1 hour ago, vincec said:

Shavers led all receivers in reps. Shows you the relative importance of blocking vs receiving skill in this offense.

Or just for this particular game.

People seem to be forgetting that both of our starting tackles were out.

[Da webster guy]

1 hour ago, vincec said:

Shavers led all receivers in reps. Shows you the relative importance of blocking vs receiving skill in this offense.

Blocking AND receiving skill.   Shavers has great hands, he's shown that throughout training camps for three years and obviously his TD grab was not a simple catch in that wind.   We've got some stone hands guys like Knox and Coleman, Shavers isn't one of them.

[BillsFanForever19]

6 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

 

Shavers will be here at least through 2026 (as he's under contract through next year) and will get a jersey every week as a bottom of the depth chart WR for his blocking and Special Teams alone.

 

He really doesn't provide much as a WR (the Tampa Bay game had more to do with them having a *terrible* Pass D) - but he does what you want out of a 5th WR. Which is play Teams and Block your tail off.

[Charles Romes]

Shavers is the Lee Smith of receivers 

[Kelly to Allen]

Hawes reminds me of Kyle Brady from the 90s. Great pick

[T master]

13 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

I just hope when Kincaid comes back Brady doesn't forget this and just do his normal feeding of Kincaid to forget about Knox, Shavers, Hawes, Ty, Davis and others as he has this season .

[HoofHearted]

13 hours ago, Bufffalo_Bills_NH said:

It seems that every time they showed a slo mo replay when James was cooking Shavers was out there blocking his a$$ off.  I was wondering if anyone else noticed it and if you saw the same thing that I saw.  Also, big shoutout to Hawes, too, for great blocking.  Many time those 2 created the hole for James to utilize.

It’s a huge advantage for an offense. Knox, Hawes, Shavers, Shakir all had good days blocking on Duo/ISO. When you can guarantee your back a 1 on 1 vs a corner in the run game you love that match up as an offense.

 

Duo in general is such a dirty scheme anyway, especially when you have a back like Cook who sets up blocks and has the quickness to get back outside. The whole scheme is designed to make that interior backer wrong no matter what. Push the play side to make it commit and then bounce it all the way back where you now have numbers and a 1 on 1 with a corner. It’s why it’s been a staple of the offense since Dorsey took over.