Neither Henry or Meyers have the skillset Gesicki has.
I think
@sodenj5 hits it well. He isn't going to make great releases - something Meyers and Henry seemed to excel at - but he can make contested catches and, more importantly, stretch the seam with straight line speed/size.
We had Gronk for years, so we know how much that matters, but this is another BB special where he tries to stack the board with as many suisse army knives as possible. Create mismatches, attack them relentlessly.
Follow my non-caffeinated maze of logic:
By now, we're all aware of JuJu's inadequacy against man coverage. One of the best ways to beat man coverage is by stretching and pressuring the defense.
While Gesicki already chips away at that with his size and contested catch ability, It also puts a ton of pressure on a large chunk of man formations. Unless a team is going man cover-0 (rare), there's at least one or two safeties deep to help over the top. People scream for a WR to take the top off a defense, but only a few WRs have the kind of ability/speed to actually beat their man and the safety help over the top consistently.
In order for a lot of teams to succeed more consistently, they use players from the slot or LOS (tight ends) to also stretch the field. Obviously the better a a player can do this, the longer the safety over the top has to freeze to determine which stretch to help cover.
Neither Henry or Meyers are field stretchers. They are technical route runners, but they aren't straining the safeties. Gesicki is. And Im going to be carefully watching how he impacts guys like Parker and Thornton. If people line up man heavy to slam JuJu, they now have the pieces to attempt to make them pay.
Create mismatches. Attack the match-ups.
Shit. I really need more coffee.