Gesicki
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i did not see him again. saw 89 and 18 later. we lost Bowers to the ACL, but what happened to Dalton??? he looked promising in the spring game. he looks to be a top tier receiver as a TE. Gesicki was not close to 100% when he was playing. if he continues to play, he will be well less than 100% rest of season.
the TE as a receiver is an important role for us. need to find the best available player to stick in there. Maybe even Jujuan Johnson..
Losing Bowers really hurt. I seem to recall CJF saying Dalton would redshirt this year. I think its a good idea, as long as Gesicki can stay (mostly) healthy.
Dalton is redshirting but is a very promising prospect and i've read a few places that he's doing well on the scout team.
From what I've been told - and this is not close to "inside info" - Bowers likes to block. Really could have made a difference in the run game.
Getting Bowers back next season will give us a whole new dimension that this team lacks in a blocking TE. CJF said it himself that it was a huge loss. We just have no luck keeping TE's healthy it seems, going back to Brenneman
i could see Dalton redshirting if Gesicki is going to be at 100% or close to that level. if Gesicki is going to miss, it would seem we have to get Dalton in there or find a HB/TE from someone else on the team. 89 is not a receiver. Our OFF needs this position to be part of the passing game.
They are most likely not taking Dalton off of redshirt in the 9th game of the season.
The other HB/TE on the roster are 18 and 89
That's what it is
You can "look for one" elsewhere on the team - all day and all night - but you ain't gonna find one
With four games - max - to play......and that only if one assumes Gesicki is "done for the year", which is highly unlikely
You would trade plopping Dalton in there for four (Max) games - a kid who hasn't played a down - and is physically and developmentally a TR FR - for a full season of a mature, experienced (and likely MUCH more effective) TE down the road?
Sounds like something Pitt would do
#18 likes to block. He's aggressive and mixes it up out there. He got a penalty for mauling a guy to the ground against UMd (tough call) and I saw him blocking to the whistle this past Saturday.
Yes. He's looking for contact when he's out there. Seems like a guy who is hungry to play.
It's a stretch to say he will not be 100 percent again. He wasn't 100 percent against Purdue, that's all we know right now.
89 was targeted 3 times in the past three weeks, but in all three throws, none were catchable. I think 89 can catch the ball and be an asset, but he needs to get a shot.
I think another week of healing will help Gesicki. If the ankle wasn't getting better he would not have been on the field against Purdue. We made a miscalculation in thinking that we would have him on long fades when he wasn't ready for that just then. That doesn't mean he can't get well enough to be a part of this offense vs Iowa.
Narduzzi took Hamlin's shirt off in the 8th game of the season last week. It happens.
It does. It is unusual this late though and certainly not the plan for Dalton. Would he be better than #18 and #89? I have no idea. I have a feeling he wouldn't be significantly better at this stage of his development and therefore not a worthwhile risk/reward move.
