Lex Cath Te this year caught 51 balls and scored 13 Td

 

Sam letton?

He is fast, strong, athletic. This is not a position where you put a kid in HS at TE. TE's in HS are usually physical, big, and an extension of the offensive line. England if not QB, will be playing WR or his talents will be used on defense.

So you don't want a fast, strong, athletic kid at TE? TEs in HS take all kinds of forms and just looking at them as an extension of OL is very short sighted. We have pretty much always placed the 3rd or 4th string RBs at TE. They often looked much like our TBs.

 

Now looking at Lex Cath stats for their TE last year might be a little misleading because that TE was the Letton kid I'm pretty sure. What you can take from that stat is if he has talent at the TE position then he will work to get him the ball. TE is honestly a more dangerous position than WR as far as hurting a defense. You can often affect both right and left side of the ball as well as attack the deep middle and outside all much easier than from a WR position.

They had Vogelsang before Letton and another one before that. Balanced teams always develop the guys they need. The Ryle TE of the future will have touches. Bowling Green runs a similar offense and had a TE this year catch 41 balls and he isn't going to be a college player.

I think Ryle fans have been tainted to the notion that we have not thrown the ball with much effectiveness. Therefore, if you put an athlete where you have to throw the ball to them you have just wasted that players ability. Having your best athletes run sprints all game was useless. That's why we have a new coach guys. This is why he was picked, to address these issues.

Englers starting qb threw the ball exactly 24 times per game last year and that has been pretty consistent at Catholic during his 12 year career.

Englers starting qb threw the ball exactly 24 times per game last year and that has been pretty consistent at Catholic during his 12 year career.

 

Do you have a run/ pass/ total snaps breakdown? Don't know much about his 0"s, just curious.

The average for HS is around 65 plays or so 30-40 runs a game.

I would imagine it will be based on game plan and what he feels his athletes can do best in his system

That sounds like Warners definition of a TE. The fans will have to get used to the philosophy change. Engler throws a ton of balls to the Te and flexes him a lot as well.

 

TE's....the most underrated parts of any offense..

 

Then throw two TE's in there with their one back stuff, and I think people at Ryle are going to like what they see.

 

A little 12 personell is good for the soul. :ylsuper:

 

As for the DC on the opposing teams, it can mean this :isurrender:

Do you have a run/ pass/ total snaps breakdown? Don't know much about his 0"s, just curious.

I just got that stat off the KHSAA website for this year and all the previous years from when I lived in Lex following football. In the average high school game a team has around 55 offensive snaps. Lex Cath uses some no huddle and could be hovering around 60. If it you use 55 then they are running the ball 36 times. Thats 65% run. With a college bound QB and a college bound TE and 1st team all-city WR. It really has been like that for the last 12 years and over that time frame the personell changes but the offense stays the same.

This is why the terms "pass happy" and "passing coach" bother me. The teams in this state that throw the most over the long term are all still running the football more than throwing it. Trinity and Bowling Green hover between 55-60% run. Highlands for years has run the best counter trey in the state.

TE's....the most underrated parts of any offense..

 

Then throw two TE's in there with their one back stuff, and I think people at Ryle are going to like what they see.

 

A little 12 personell is good for the soul. :ylsuper:

 

As for the DC on the opposing teams, it can mean this :isurrender:

I couldn't agree more.

 

I have always been a fan of TE's when used properly.

 

If you have a athlete that has the size to block on the line yet athletic enough to get open in space and the height and size to go up after a ball and the hands to come down with the ball then you have a weapon that is hard to stop.

 

You also have a weapon that can assist a lot more in the running game than a WR will do for the most part. You can do so many things with a TE, including to lining him out wide, or in the slot or even in the backfield or just keep him on the line and the defense has no idea if he is going to be run blocking, pass protecting or going out on a route. It literally is one of those positions a defense can never be too sure of what he will be doing from play to play and if you have a good one the defense has to account for him each and every play.

 

I love the TE position. I love what they can be used for and the more athletic TE the better your offense will be. Especially if you don't have either the o-line to give the qb enough time or the QB capable of throwing down field on a consistent basis you can use your TE in the flat, or short quick passes to move the ball or my favorite, use him down the seam of the defense to find space between or beyond the LB's. Nothing like 5 yard gains with a high probability of success to really irritate a defense.

 

I will stand by my belief that England could be one of the best TE's in the area, but as was mentioned I doubt he will be used there.

Part of the pass happy stuff I get. T for a long time has been right around 50/50 run pass as far as stats for the year. Many games over that time frame they threw the ball early in the game and then ran the ball late to close out the game, running clock and so on. So in the end the stats say one thing but game flow wise the stats would say something else. Highlands puts on a clinic when it comes to running counter trey (the odd thing is I am not sure I even saw it ran once during the state title game) with either their RB or QB.

TE's....the most underrated parts of any offense..

 

Then throw two TE's in there with their one back stuff, and I think people at Ryle are going to like what they see.

 

A little 12 personell is good for the soul. :ylsuper:

 

As for the DC on the opposing teams, it can mean this :isurrender:

 

2 WR, H and a TE with a single back. I love that combination. TE Trips is one of the most hated formations in football for a DC. Really really love that single back stuff. If Ryle goes that route it could be very interesting. I would go that way but I am now caught by the whole rocket sweep bug and looking there.

Still no QB. Guess Spring Ball is going to be interesting!!!!!