[washingtonismoney]

We use them as blockers. Do you not think they are doing the job?

Sure, but I think putting such unidimensional players out there so frequently is bad offense. Putting Cajuste in the slot would presumably offer a downgrade at blocking -- though less than you'd think* -- while creating potential matchup problems that would have to be accounted for.

* (the issue is who plays Cajuste. If you put a nickel guy on Cajuste than the downgrade is minimal -- he just wipes out his guy more often than not. If they put a linebacker or safety on Cajuste, then Cajuste's athleticism should allow him to win in the passing game. I don't think our TEs create the same difficulty for opposing defensive coordinators. We've done the Cajuste in the slot or just off the line before -- we used it a few times against Oregon -- and I don't know why it's only an occasional thing.)


So the Gaffney TD shows what I mean with putting more receiving threats out there more frequently: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9990123

What makes it work are the multiple receiving threats and the pass blocking stance, which causes a run/pass conflict for the linebackers and safeties. They choose pass; Gaffney scoots past them. Crucially, I don't think it works if there's a TE in instead of a WR -- the TE would be in-line and probably wouldn't run a route; if the TE did, do the DBs/LBs bite? Not sure. So I think this sort of conflict could be created more frequently.

[washingtonismoney]

We use them as blockers. Do you not think they are doing the job?

Sure, but I think putting such unidimensional players out there so frequently is bad offense. Putting Cajuste in the slot would presumably offer a downgrade at blocking -- though less than you'd think* -- while creating potential matchup problems that would have to be accounted for.

* (the issue is who plays Cajuste. If you put a nickel guy on Cajuste than the downgrade is minimal -- he just wipes out his guy more often than not. If they put a linebacker or safety on Cajuste, then Cajuste's athleticism should allow him to win in the passing game. I don't think our TEs create the same difficulty for opposing defensive coordinators. We've done the Cajuste in the slot or just off the line before -- we used it a few times against Oregon -- and I don't know why it's only an occasional thing.)


So the Gaffney TD shows what I mean with putting more receiving threats out there more frequently: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:9990123

What makes it work are the multiple receiving threats and the pass blocking stance, which causes a run/pass conflict for the linebackers and safeties. They choose pass; Gaffney scoots past them. Crucially, I don't think it works if there's a TE in instead of a WR -- the TE would be in-line and probably wouldn't run a route; if the TE did, do the DBs/LBs bite? Not sure. So I think this sort of conflict could be created more frequently.