(05-02-2019, 09:54 AM)Caldrac Wrote:

(05-02-2019, 05:06 AM)Jags02 Wrote: Fant can block. It's just his strength is receiving because he's so incredibly good at it, and he's not at Hockenson's level as a blocker. Oliver needs signigicant developing as a blocker. Fant is much further athead in that regard. 

A lot of people said Dallas Goedert couldn't block worth a lick last year when he got drafted by the Eagles but when he finally started seeing the field more and more he was being praised for his toughness in the blocking area. Oliver at 6'5, 250 has the frame to add more bulk and should develop just fine. He's in the NFL now. He'll have the benefit of working out with guys everyday that have been doing this [BLEEP] for 5, 10 years. 

I think between Pharoah McKever, Ben Koyack, Geoff Swaim and certainly James O'Shaughnessy we'll get a solid blocker or two on this roster at the TE position. Oliver is going to be a move TE as a rookie more than likely that Foles will look to target here and there. He'll either serve as a decoy in certain situations or he'll be the focal point in certain situations if they feel they've discovered a mismatch throughout each week.