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What can we expect from Daniels in 2016?

FremontTrollFremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
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TL;DR: 2016 will be speshul.

Utilize the goddamn TE was a common refrain on HH in 2015 but it actually wasn't because we didn't use the TE- we did. Perkins was 1st in the Pac-12 among TEs in yards and 2nd in receptions and Daniels was 6th. 834 yards or 27% of our total yards through the air came via the TE. That is a very high percentage. In comparison Stanford is at 21% with the bowl game to go.

The masses cried out because going to the TE was so wildly successful that Browning should have leaned on the position even more. I don't have target data to truly compare how successful going to the TEs was for UW in 2015 compared to the WRs or the RBs. But I think we all agree that Perkins was an advantage for us as Daniels will be next year.

What kind of stats do you expect for Daniels and what would you consider a successful season for him?

35/500/3 (matching Perkins?)
70/850/7 (matching ASJ's 2012?)

More? Less?
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  • CokeGreaterThanPepsiCokeGreaterThanPepsi Member Posts: 7,646
    He'll be in the Perkins role next year, he is more explosive than Perkins so I think we'll see more yards. I'll go 45 catches for 725 yards and 7 TD's.

    I agree, for all the complaining about UW not using their TE's enough I thought they did. And we (we?) almost exclusively played with 2 TE sets, and a fair amount of 3 TE sets too.
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  • FremontTrollFremontTroll Member Posts: 4,744
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi said:

    He'll be in the Perkins role next year, he is more explosive than Perkins so I think we'll see more yards. I'll go 45 catches for 725 yards and 7 TD's.

    I agree, for all the complaining about UW not using their TE's enough I thought they did. And we (we?) almost exclusively played with 2 TE sets, and a fair amount of 3 TE sets too.

    That would be a good season. Essentially equalling Perkins+ Daniels combined line this year.
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  • ToddTurnerLIVESToddTurnerLIVES Member Posts: 438
    edited December 2015
    I think a lot of it depends on how guys like Sample and Ajamu pan out. I feel like we used Sample more as an true "in line" tight end who blocked like an extra O Lineman. Daniels did a lot of his blocking either coming in motion back across the formation and then becoming a lead blocker for the RB, or out in space on the edge. If Daniels can develop the in line part of his blocking game then he probably won't leave the field as much and will get targeted more.

    Daniels 6-4 241
    Ajamu 6-5 250
    Sample 6-4 245

    Likewise, Ajamu and Sample have shown promise and could supplant Daniels as the true #1 guy there but I don't think that happens.
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  • NeGgaPlEaSeNeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 5,754
    CokeGreaterThanPepsi said:

    He'll be in the Perkins role next year, he is more explosive than Perkins so I think we'll see more yards. I'll go 45 catches for 725 yards and 7 TD's.

    I agree, for all the complaining about UW not using their TE's enough I thought they did. And we (we?) almost exclusively played with 2 TE sets, and a fair amount of 3 TE sets too.

    You mean one tight end and two big slow receivers

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