(12-23-2019, 04:38 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(12-23-2019, 04:11 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: Oliver isn’t even close to a Kelce or Kittle. Both of those guys are elite blockers and that’s not a part of Oliver’s game.

If Goedert is there at pick 29.... wait... wrong year.

I wish we'd stop pretending we know anything about Josh Oliver. We have no idea what he'll turn out to be. All we know right now is he can't stay healthy. 

 Marcedes was supposed to be a terrible blocker coming out. How'd that work out? 

And DeFilippo said he was impressed with how well Oliver was blocking at one point in the preseason. Maybe he can be more than a receiving end. 

This is all aside from the fact that the offense we were running didn't hardly ever ask the F tight end to block anyway. 
(like Ertz in philly)  That was supposed to be the role of Swaim.  (Y tight end)

So many people here forget that. He busted his butt to develop that skillset once he got here, and in the end, you almost feel like he was more blocker than pass-catcher.

You are right, the only thing we know about Oliver is that we know nothing about him. At this point next season, though, we will know everything we need to. Either he's turned the corner, staying healthy and producing on-field, or we have yet another hole on the roster to refill.

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