(09-09-2023, 12:53 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(09-09-2023, 10:08 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: It would be.  I think Strange will be a bigger part of the offense than some think.  Will be like LaPorta was the other night for the Lions.  We will see a number of 2 TE sets.  Like i said before, Doug's offense is made for 2 good TEs.  When I said that one or two argued it and then we signed Engram to a nice contract and drafted one in the 2nd, it proved it that Doug feels the same.

Every offense in the modern NFL needs two TEs and most systems utilize one as the F and one as the Y. 

Doug is no different - he just made better use of his tight ends than others in the past because he had two good ones for a time,  and he didn't have the wealth of riches at receiver that other teams had. 

You should note that he did not involve Goedert heavily in his passing game in his rookie year. As a rookie he averaged 2.75 targets per game and contributed 334 yards of production to the team. 

That's just a few more targets on the season than what we saw Doug give to Jamal Agnew last year. 
No shock if we see Strange get something less or similar to that opportunity this year. 

Also important to remember Doug only had one good receiver in the two seasons that he went TE-heavy with his passing targets. The fact that it was only two seasons is a bit telling as well. 

This narrative that Pederson needs/wants his TEs to be some focal point of his offense is overstated and somewhat inaccurate IMO.   I hope he is able to capitalize on having more talent at the position this year, but I believe him when he says that he plans for every team he coaches differently according to their strengths and weaknesses. 
(weekly opponents as well) 
I also believe this 2023 Jags team is not the 2019 Eagles - so he won't try to force Engram and Strange into being what Ertz and Goedert were to a team that had only Alshon Jeffrey for 2/3's of the season and no one else to throw to BUT the tight ends.

Every team needs more than 2 TEs.  I think every team in the league has more than 2 TEs on their roster.  With that said  some teams and some play callers like to utilize TEs more than others and and Doug is one of those guys as he is right out of the Andy Reid coaching tree.  Kelce was out the other night but Reid still used his TEs like always.  TEs has always been a focal point for his offenses, it's nothing new and I don't think it will change.  If it was he wouldn't make TE such a priority.  On top of that Trevor has always liked to use his TEs so it's a perfect match.  It's also one of the reason Engram came here and he has mentioned it before as this was the perfect place for him because of how Doug likes to use his TE's.  Dougs offense is very TE friendly if you haven't realized that yet.  Doug isn't going to force Engram and Strange into anything he's just going to run his offense like he always has.

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