Cumby isn't a reliable blocker either. Doesn't really do anything well. If we want a blocking TE we should've called up Pantale
I've watched him these last few games. He's a liability. He'll drive a guy off the ball one play but other plays can't get his guy off the line of scrimmage.
Not sure why people are surprised by Amaro. The kid will be catching 80 balls for this team by next year. He can't block, but he has 80/1200/10 td written all over him if the Jets get a qb who is even remotely NFL-caliber. Salas has skills too. Needs to play more.
He's the best blocking TE on the team. Try putting Amaro at the end of the line to run/pass block and see where that gets you.
Two positives, actually. Yes, these guys are worth mentioning. Why don't they get more playing time, one can only imagine. Oh, yes, I remember now. Five straight 3 and outs will do that.
he wasn't brought in here to block though...and he's athletic enough to split out wide or be the 2nd TE behind a blocking type, I.E. Cumby or whoever. he can be the team's Jimmy Graham....he has VERY good speed for a TE...I feel soon he'll become an integral part of the offense...Marty needs to figure out ways to get him the ball.
No but I also don't have specific examples of him getting beat like a drum that sticks out either. I know on this board it's either one extreme or the other but just because I don't think Cumby is a terrible blocker like many like to claim, it doesn't mean I think he is a HOF blocker either. Amaro might develop into a great blocker down the line but at the moment Cumby is the best we have. I've been refuting this whole Cumby is an unreliable blocker narrative for a while now.
You are right; that's why you rarely see him inline blocking. He has been mostly used out wide. These are the extremes I'm talking about. If I say he has no near the potential of a Jimmy Graham I'm a hater. Amaro has a potential to be a very good and productive TE but Graham is a rare athlete at the position. He can be piece of a good offense but NOT the kind of guy you have to game plan for like Graham.
If MM knew how to effectively use this offense, and Eugene wasn't a moron, these two could be used better and used more... I have always been a Salas fan and think he's better than Nelson, anyway. Jace should be used more, no doubt. Huge red zone target, could be a good 3rd down target... But again, we don't have a competent QB.
He doesn't have to be Graham, hell Jimmy Graham wasn't who he was before he became a stud TE... I'm talking about the ways Graham is used. He can line up wide, at TE, etc...and he's very athletic....he's about the biggest mismatch the Jets have on this team, time to use him as such, give Geno a chance.
The bold is already happening. The only way Amaro can see the field more is for him to get better as a blocker thus making the need for Cumby moot and/or we run the ball less.
This is what Rex has relegated us to--finding the small positives in every loss. Hello. 1-6 in 3 weeks under Rex.
We didn't take Amaro to block....... We took him to be a pass catcher.... Like Jimmy Graham, or Gronk..... Neither of whom are great blockers.......Salas has done well with the chances he's been given.... I was happy when we kept him over Hill, and due to us being desperate for playmakers, And Salas making big plays the last 2 games, it's time to expand his role a little......
Saying that he wasn't brought in here to block is a bit like saying "you don't buy a Porsche for it's breaking ability." However, just like a Porsche needs to be able to break, a guy who has played football for 15 years should know how to block, especially if he is a tight end. However, I agree with the Jimmy Graham comparison. While not as freak of an athlete, he has Jimmy Graham like ability.
Well, we didn't draft Salas, but yes. I too like them both over Cumby and Nelson at this point. We know what we have in Cumby and Nelson. Both Amaro and Salas are >= to them right now and have more upside potential. As long as we have Pryor out there developing on the job and giving up big plays, this team isn't making the playoffs this year. That being the case we should get ALL of these developmental players on the field as much as possible. Another thing of note: J. Jarrett seemed to fill in well once Pryor came out.
