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Looks like they may be planning on using Vincent Chase more this season:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/080807dnsposmu.11f63e91.html

I'll believe it when I see it.

BUS wrote:I'll believe it when I see it.

Maybe we should figure out what our hopes/expectations are for Tight End Utilization are before the season. What stats will be indicative of Chase being well utilized?

-CoS

we hear that every year........believe it...when i see it.

2112 wrote:we hear that every year........believe it...when i see it.

I guess that's my question: What do you need to see? I know that 1/2 of them came in one game, but the TEs contributed 20% of the Receiving TD totals in 2006. Kennedy was 4th in Receiving Yardage.

I would say that If, when the dust settles on the 2007 Season, the Tight Ends have again contributed 20% of the Receiving Totals, and Chase is 3rd in Yardage, that would constitute increased usage of the TEs. I also think that the Number of 1st downs should be taken into account (as a % of total FDs) but I don't have those numbers yet.

Though obviously you want the TD totals to be more spread out, and not just coming in a single game. But my opinion is that we should see a high % of TDs and FDs, but a lower overall yardage total out of our Tight Ends. If you expect Chase to be the #2 guy in yards, I don't think its going to happen, and more importantly, I don't think it should happen in a healthy offense.

-CoS

I think we should be careful about over-exposing our emergency QB corps.

I went through the ESPN Play by Play stats (which are more Effed up than you can imagine, so take it for what it's worth), and it looks like the TEs accounted for only 9% of the 1st downs on the team. I'd like to see that number bump up to about 15%, to reflect and emphasis on the TE.

Though at this point I should probably say that if they win, I stop caring about TE utilization lol.

-CoS