Quote:It was more a humorous exaggeration, also known in literary terms as hyperbole. Of course my point still stands that in an era when passing and the tight end have become much more prevalent Marcedes performs like a bottom of the roster player in the passing game.

 

The best kind of humor has at least some grounding in fact. 

 

And you don't think a good portion of why that might be the case is because the team relied so heavily on the running game, forcing him to be more of a blocker than a receiver?  This is a guy who came into the league as one of the top pass catching TEs in the country.  It's not like he was incapable of making plays when he entered the NFL.  What the team did as far as utilizing him had as much to do with his lack of production as anything else.  He didn't help things with the drops he's had over the years, but hopefully with a renewed focus this year, and a few less distractions, he'll overcome that this season.  I see nothing wrong with him showing confidence. 

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