Well, more like 3 days now. Looking forward to how the young TEs are used. I know Kraft is seen as primarily an inline guy but I wonder if they'll have him do a little work at H-Back so they can get reps to work on his blocking or to backup/spell DeGuara during the regular season. Kraft lined up all over in college (inline, slot, H-Back) so that versatility might be how he gets on the field this year.
Originally Posted by: Mucky Tundra
I'm thinking TE Ryan Taylor might be used more than we fans expect, as his run blocking was the only one close to Lewis. No TEs pass blocking was close to Lews, but by far Taylor came the closest, being just bad, instead of horrible like the rest.
Also for the Packers in 2022, Dugara had the best receiving grade, slightly outdoing Tonyan. But still only good for 48th best in the NFL.
For Musgrave, he has his elite speed, but I've also read where he said this Packers system is extremely like the system he ran in college, which in theory meaning he should have less of a learning curve.
Unfortunately, I wonder if that might mean Kraft has a larger learning curve. But he'll probably end up the most physical of all of them. Though Bakhtiari did take him to the "Beer Olympics".
But LaFleaur knows how to scheme guys open, which I believe we'll see even more now with Rodgers and the hybrid system gone.