Quote:Bullseye:

 

Why has FSU never created a TE worth anything in the NFL?

 

Should that mean you don't even look at Nick O'Leary?  (I wouldn't draft O'Leary because I think he's not athletic or big/strong enough, but I think as a late round pick he is a solid player)

 

I think FSU has some really good TEs on their roster now.  In a couple of years, should we just ignore those TEs?  After all, FSU has never produced a good TE in the league, right?

Lonnie Johnson was a 4 year starter and had three years in excess of 40 receptions in a year.

 

But even if you exclude him from consideration and go with the premise they haven't produced TEs, the "why" could be their paradigms for offense, either schematically or personnel wise, did not lend itself to producing NFL caliber TEs.

 

This same paradigm produced good WRs, good OLs, a good RB or two (more if you count FBs), but for whatever reason, not many TEs.

 

It happens.

 

The University of Miami has produced stud players at almost every position, but no bonafide cover CB.  Duane Starks was a first rounder but just a guy in the scheme of things.  Their schemes have been largely the same defensively until Golden became coach.  Why does a school with a history of attracting top notch talent not produce at CB?

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