(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.

Doug is great because he plays to his teams strengths. He doesn’t have a position that is the focal point (outside of QB obviously).

Kirk led the team in targets last season with 138, followed by Zay at 121, Engram 98 and Marvin 81. That’s 3 of 4 Target leaders as WRs.

With the Eagles in 2021 and no reliable WRs, Ertz led the way with 135 and then Goedert at 87. Before that season it was Ertz again, then Agholor then Jeffery.

What this tells me is that Doug has no problem having his offense molded to his personnel as opposed to forcing one position into being the focal point of the passing attack.

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