Francis York Morgan Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Didn't realize he even declared until I saw him at the combine today. Dude is going to be an absolute steal for some team. This TE class has been much maligned, and I think that's fair. But there are some guys who can contribute right away and develop into solid starters, and this is one of my draft crushes that I lowkey think can be the next superstar TE if he gets with a playcaller that knows how to use him properly. Meet Dalton Keene. You like PFF? They love him. You love team captains? He checks that box. You an athletics nerd? Well, he apparently had the best combine of the tight ends there. How does he play? The highlight vids don't show it best imho, and better ones will come out later, but I did love this lil screen pass: A full highlight vid: And to show off his blocking, since highlight videos don't - here ya go. Drops his head sometimes, but Kittle had that issue coming out too. He gives a ton of effort and moves dudes. That's what I consider most important. How often do you see TEs pancake dudes? Anyway - that's one of my draft crushes. Barely got opps catching the ball in VT's offense but he made the most of them. Most places have him going in the 6th or 7th but I imagine that'll change soon. ATLSlobberKnockers, VTCrunkler, Smiler11 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllStarHandyMan Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 My 2 favorite right now are Brycen Hopkins and Harrison Bryant. Watching some film and highlights on them are fun. Then in the combine they where saying some nice things about Harrison Bryant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFan13 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 If we can get him in the 5th round or later good sir you have yourself a deal and i'll take your word for it. Francis York Morgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 His nickname was Rambo. I would have loved for him to stay another year but evidently he got advice to gopro. Good hands out of the backfield and he was actually used as a runner (he should stick to TE). Good character and work ethic. 5th or 6th round. ATLSlobberKnockers and Francis York Morgan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 As long as we draft a guy that is eager to block, can find gaps in coverage and an actually catch the ball. All we need is a chain-mover with grit. ATLSlobberKnockers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, VTCrunkler said: His nickname was Rambo. I would have loved for him to stay another year but evidently he got advice to gopro. Good hands out of the backfield and he was actually used as a runner (he should stick to TE). Good character and work ethic. 5th or 6th round. Any insight as an alum why the Hokies didn't use him as a receiver more? I get that he's a really good blocker, but he made some great catches away from his body and his RAC ability was very RB-esque. Never made sense to me outside of being a schematic thing. He was a breakout candidate to me next year. VTCrunkler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Francis York Morgan said: Any insight as an alum why the Hokies didn't use him as a receiver more? I get that he's a really good blocker, but he made some great catches away from his body and his RAC ability was very RB-esque. Never made sense to me outside of being a schematic thing. He was a breakout candidate to me next year. Oh I have insight. It’s the play calling. What you saw were the highlights. Our play caller was not terrible and did fall good plays but we just couldn’t execute on a very high level overall as an offense. this was especially when we had Ryan Willis (from KU football) at qb who was hot and cold. Then we made a switch to Hendon Hooker at qb and he was way more consistent. We would score at will and put up 30 but fail in the last drive in our losses. Sound familiar? I’m fair was we almost beat ND at ND this year. As for DK he was a Swiss Army knife. Used at RB and at blocking. And we had several good targets at wr who were first priority on the passing game. Sound familiar? There was another TE on the roster, James Mitchell, who was actually a better receiver. May have contributed to the move. bottom line was dk was talented and they tried to use him all over the field and as a blocker. So he didn’t really get focused on in the pass game. But he did make the play when called upon. And in some cases broke tackles. And we like guys who can break tackles. Francis York Morgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_Frenzy Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Hopefully the Falcons get a TE that can catch passes and block. 1 dimensional TE's tell the defense what is coming. Pacific_Falcon and Francis York Morgan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 How Keene are you on him @Francis York Morgan? Francis York Morgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, athell said: How Keene are you on him @Francis York Morgan? You're grounded. 1 hour ago, VTCrunkler said: Oh I have insight. It’s the play calling. What you saw were the highlights. Our play caller was not terrible and did fall good plays but we just couldn’t execute on a very high level overall as an offense. this was especially when we had Ryan Willis (from KU football) at qb who was hot and cold. Then we made a switch to Hendon Hooker at qb and he was way more consistent. We would score at will and put up 30 but fail in the last drive in our losses. Sound familiar? I’m fair was we almost beat ND at ND this year. As for DK he was a Swiss Army knife. Used at RB and at blocking. And we had several good targets at wr who were first priority on the passing game. Sound familiar? There was another TE on the roster, James Mitchell, who was actually a better receiver. May have contributed to the move. bottom line was dk was talented and they tried to use him all over the field and as a blocker. So he didn’t really get focused on in the pass game. But he did make the play when called upon. And in some cases broke tackles. And we like guys who can break tackles. Makes sense that it was playcalling. And I watched several full games, so there's that - just blew my mind that he would go like, 50 plays without touching the ball when he made good things happen so frequently. Lethal and VTCrunkler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Francis York Morgan said: You're grounded. Makes sense that it was playcalling. And I watched several full games, so there's that - just blew my mind that he would go like, 50 plays without touching the ball when he made good things happen so frequently. Or how about running jet sweeps ad nauseam on the goal line? Pacific_Falcon and Francis York Morgan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific_Falcon Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, VTCrunkler said: Or how about running jet sweeps ad nauseam on the goal line? To a 160 lb elf-child of a WR, no less. I will never forget that ish as long as I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pacific_Falcon said: To a 160 lb elf-child of a WR, no less. I will never forget that ish as long as I live. Wait, we’re both talking about Brad Corneilson right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific_Falcon Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, VTCrunkler said: Wait, we’re both talking about Brad Corneilson right? No, but i can't think about jet sweeps without having flashbacks to Sarktard calling the goal line wr jet sweep on 4th down VTCrunkler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Pacific_Falcon said: No, but i can't think about jet sweeps without having flashbacks to Sarktard calling the goal line wr jet sweep on 4th down Yeah that’s who I thought you were taking t about. Cornielson is VTs OC. He repeatedly runs jet sweeps at the goal line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, athell said: How Keene are you on him @Francis York Morgan? Lethal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Looks real good. Very athletic and quick. Doesnt take him long to hit full stride. Catches the ball away from his body like the good ones do. Does he have the smarts to play the position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Kent™ Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, gazoo said: Looks real good. Very athletic and quick. Doesnt take him long to hit full stride. Catches the ball away from his body like the good ones do. Does he have the smarts to play the position? He is no Eric Saubert is he gaz? Whatever happened to your boy that you loved soooo much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Clark Kent™ said: He is no Eric Saubert is he gaz? Whatever happened to your boy that you loved soooo much? I realized he was dumb as a brick, that was the underlying problem I was unaware of. He had all the athletic ability in the world and played all world in the spread offense in college. But when asked to process more information than running a go route, such as adjusting his route based on the defensive alignment or coverage, he struggled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, gazoo said: Looks real good. Very athletic and quick. Doesnt take him long to hit full stride. Catches the ball away from his body like the good ones do. Does he have the smarts to play the position? Impossible to say without talking to him myself, but he got good grades, was a team captain, and he interviews well. gazoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Francis York Morgan said: Impossible to say without talking to him myself, but he got good grades, was a team captain, and he interviews well. Those are all good signs, I’m going to dig into him some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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