Tight ends

[Pony4Life]

I was looking at our seasons stats, and John Hampton, Billy Ford and Trent Hrncir have a combined 10 catches in four games. And Hampton has all of them.

I've read a lot of rhetoric about how Wallis (and Bartel, if he plays) are young and inexperienced, so we want to establish the running game to help them get comfortable. Why not throw to the tight ends? We're talking short routes where they find seams in the defense and cross over the middle of the field, and at least two of them - Hampton and Ford - have proved in the past that they are reliable receivers, especially Hampton. There was talk at the beginning of the season that he could get drafted. But with the way this season has gone, he could be 6-foot-7, 260 and run a 4.2 40 and the NFL won't draft him.

The tight ends would be a perfect way for the young QBs to get more confidence, without being asked to fling 70-yarders and hit a WR on the money in mid-stride. Use the tight ends!

GO PONIES - Beat San Jose!

[No Quarter]

Has Hrncir gotten any PT? I was hoping he'd be redshirted.

[MustangMom]

Trent was redshirted his freshman year - you can only be redshirted once. Trent always gives 200% - I hope he gets more playing time.

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Go Mustangs!!
-MustangMom

[WildHorse]

Trent does have much better hands than I thought he would when he moved from defensive end to tight end. But when you've got a Hampton and a Ford to throw to, those are options A and B at the position. They've got to be used more.