Eck'sSneakyCheese said:Gronk will be on Who's line is it anyway at 8 EST on channel WLVI. 8 or 808 in the greater Manchester NH area.
This could be amazing, or a disaster, but most likely both.
Eck'sSneakyCheese said:Gronk will be on Who's line is it anyway at 8 EST on channel WLVI. 8 or 808 in the greater Manchester NH area.
CaptainLaddie said:I'm hearing he'll be ready for week 3, if not sooner. Everything has gone better than expected.
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:Last time I gave a girl a set of my underwear I got slapped with a restraining order.
It's good to be the Gronk.
They were referencing Paul Perillo's post on the team website.Kenny F'ing Powers said:Was reported in TSH today that he will be ready for week 1 in Miami.
Somewhere, I bet even Coach Bill chuckled.Jim Ed Rice in HOF said:Don't have enough frequent flyer miles to upgrade? Do it the Gronk WayTM
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/topic/84364-johnny-cocaine/JimBoSox9 said:In his own genial, oblivious way, I dunno it I've ever seen a guy give as few fucks as Gronk. I wonder if he's even tangentially aware of the furor his silly pictures have created. The boxers are one thing, but 'touch my junk and post a pic online'? Zero fucks, Coach Bill, zero fucks. I'd love to see more celebrities extend both middle fingers to the social media proprietary police.
Jay Glazer @JayGlazer 14s
Breaking: the Patriots have agreed to parameters of a trade to send Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins to the Bucs for a pick and TE Tim Wright
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The deal is not yet finalized but the players have been informed and terms agreed upon. Still some things to work out. Mankins 6x Pro Bowler
He had one of the best catch rates among TEs last year.JohnnyTheBone said:It had better be a high pick, because Tim Wright can't catch a cold. He's basically Brandon LaFell Redux.
"He hasn't played as well as Tim should be playing," Smith said. "He's dropped some balls. If you watched practice, he's dropped balls. But he's a big part of what we want to do with the two-receiver, two-tight-end set. Tim hasn't blocked as well inside. Once you're that H-back and you don't block, now they say you're just another receiver and teams start going nickel. If they do that at least you have to be a good pass catcher. Tim's a good player. He just hasn't played as well as he needs to lately."
So we're going to evaluate his pass catching skill based on a quote about struggles in Practice instead of actual past performance?JohnnyTheBone said:Here you go, Cellar: http://espn.go.com/blog/tampa-bay-buccaneers/post/_/id/5661/lovie-smith-tim-wright-is-struggling
That's from Aug. 17, 2014
Wright better show improvement quickly or else his spot on the roster could be in danger. Brandon Myers and Austin Seferian-Jenkins are locks to make the roster. Wright and veteran Luke Stocker could be competing for the final job at tight end.
( . ) ( . ) and (_!_) said:Its going to be awesome in here when the Pats cut him net week.
True, but this is also receiving passes from a QB who used to be a gym teacher and only put up big numbers throwing to two of the best go and get it receivers in the game...Shelterdog said:
They easily could. He had a good rookie year but he was undrafted a year ago and he obviously wasn't getting it done in Tampa this year. I don't have high hopes at all.
Quoting Corsi from another thread:JohnnyTheBone said:I'm evaluating his pass-catching skills on the most recent data available. That Wright was in danger of being cut doesn't speak much for his current value.
And remember the general suckitude from the TB QBs:Corsi said:74% catch rate last season. Better than Graham, Thomas, Davis, Gonzalez, Cameron, Gronk, Celek, etc, etc...
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/te
courtesy of a mention by Bedard's piece on the trade as posted elsewhere: http://mmqb.si.com/2014/08/26/logan-mankins-tim-wright-trade/Tim Wright, is a former wideout who can consistently beat safeties and even cornerbacks when detached from the formation. Wright has the body control and quickness to blossom into a top-five pass-catcher at his position over the next two years.
Papelbon's Poutine said:Honest question: is the move TE position in the Earhardt Perkins offense as complicated as it is for a wideout?
Wow...I just...wow.Eric Ampersand said:Tim Wright was successful under OC Mike Sullivan who ran an Erhardt-Perkins based system. Sullivan was the Giants WR coach before joining the Bucs. That should speed up his learning curve.
mpx42 said:I see he wore Hernandez's number 81 in Tampa...think they let him keep it?
This video is worth your time, it contains over six minutes of Wright's catches from last year. Looks like he moves really well for a bigger guy and consistently makes difficult grabs look easy.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Sullivan_(American_football)Kenny F'ing Powers said:Wow...I just...wow.
Care to at least link your source?
Kenny F said:
I also wouldn't be surprised if the learning curve for Wright was minimal. Mike Sullivan was his offensive coordinator in Tampa Bay, and Sullivan made his bones with the Giants, who run a variation of the same Erhardt-Perkins system that the Patriots use. I don't know what scheme the Buc's ran, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was a EP variation. Wright could very well be stepping into a comfortable situation.