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[quote author=stan01 link=topic=5659.msg41633#msg41633 date=1331481816]
Dave Fowkes has a new article about spring training.  Unlike Shaw, he thought the defense looked ahead of the offense.

http://www.examiner.com/stanford-cardina...ts_article.

One thing I'm very happy to read from that article is that Davis Dudchock seems to be coming along (if we can trust Ertz). Obviously we'd all like to see the continuation of the three-TE set next year, and then the (possible) depth issues afterwards makes Dudchock a very important player for us going forward.
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I have a notion that the extensive use of 3 tight ends was more about Fleener, Ertz, and Toilolo all being in the personnel package than about snapping the ball with 3 players lined up at tight end. All three are versatile, so with that personnel package we could line up in a lot of formations ranging from 3 tight end to 4 wide, with many variations in between, and the defense had to respect all of the Tree Amigos no matter where they lined up.

[CompSci87]

[quote author=stan01 link=topic=5659.msg41633#msg41633 date=1331481816]
Dave Fowkes has a new article about spring training.  Unlike Shaw, he thought the defense looked ahead of the offense.

http://www.examiner.com/stanford-cardina...ts_article.

One thing I'm very happy to read from that article is that Davis Dudchock seems to be coming along (if we can trust Ertz). Obviously we'd all like to see the continuation of the three-TE set next year, and then the (possible) depth issues afterwards makes Dudchock a very important player for us going forward.
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I have a notion that the extensive use of 3 tight ends was more about Fleener, Ertz, and Toilolo all being in the personnel package than about snapping the ball with 3 players lined up at tight end. All three are versatile, so with that personnel package we could line up in a lot of formations ranging from 3 tight end to 4 wide, with many variations in between, and the defense had to respect all of the Tree Amigos no matter where they lined up.