[washingtonismoney]

Sorry WIM,
I will agree to disagree.  Had Toilolo stayed, we would have been an even better team in 2013.  It was a gaping hole and an offense firing on ALL cylinders may have taken us to the next level that year.  Ertz and Fleener were fantastic, but the "baby giraffe" as some called him, would have been better off staying for another year.  I believe the team would have been better to have him in the TE position.  With our offense, the athletic TE makes great plays both in terms of catching, blocking and as a safety pass or decoy. 

Not disagreeing, if you'll note my description of "sub-replacement-level TEs." Still, the offense in 2013 was overall pretty solid -- and much better than the 2014, which featured strong TE play. In other words, TE play doesn't seem to correlate strongly with Stanford offensive success, though it's surely better to have good TEs than not.

[washingtonismoney]

Sorry WIM,
I will agree to disagree.  Had Toilolo stayed, we would have been an even better team in 2013.  It was a gaping hole and an offense firing on ALL cylinders may have taken us to the next level that year.  Ertz and Fleener were fantastic, but the "baby giraffe" as some called him, would have been better off staying for another year.  I believe the team would have been better to have him in the TE position.  With our offense, the athletic TE makes great plays both in terms of catching, blocking and as a safety pass or decoy. 

Not disagreeing, if you'll note my description of "sub-replacement-level TEs." Still, the offense in 2013 was overall pretty solid -- and much better than the 2014, which featured strong TE play. In other words, TE play doesn't seem to correlate strongly with Stanford offensive success, though it's surely better to have good TEs than not.