Thread: Visanthe Shiancoe joins the Patriots

Originally Posted by singersp

It does matter. Jimmy K was used primarily as a blocker & caught 1 pass last year. Shiancoe was used primarily as a receiver & caught 36 passes last year.

See the difference yet or do I have to explain how K-Rud's great hands & talent for catching the ball would be wasted if he was relegated to being a pass blocker that's seldom thrown to.

A TE that catches only 36 passes is not being used as a TE. He is being used as a blocker.

Originally Posted by i_bleed_purple

You should probably clarify, otherwise a year from now he'll twist those words to you calling Jimmy K a primary pass catcher.

LOL, you crack me up. Show me one time were I twisted something.

In the end, my point still stands. We will run out multiple TE's so each and everyone will have just as many chances as the other to get the reps.

I would say, however, that Kyle, Allen and Rhett all seem to be able to block and catch. Gonna be a fun thing to watch defenses figure out if ole Musgrove can figure out how to use them.