New Chief TE Travis Kelce

[TribalElder]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profil...lce?id=2540258

OVERVIEW
In high school, Kelce was a three sport star, but his best sport was always football. He was a three-year letter winner at quarterback, and earned All-Lake Erie League honors after totaling 2,539 yards of total offense and 31 total touchdowns as a senior. Kelce’s uncle Don Blalock played football at Purdue and grandfather Don Blalock played football at Ohio. Travis is the younger brother of former Cincinnati Bearcats and current Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.


In his first year on campus, Travis redshirted. In his redshirt freshman year, Kelce participated in 11 games as the tight end. He caught one pass for three yards. Kelce also played some quarterback, strictly in a Wildcat role. He logged eight carries for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Kelce did not play in 2010, as he was suspended for a violation of team rules. Upon his return in 2011, Kelce caught 13 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns. In his senior season, Kelce put himself on the NFL prospect map, as he caught 45 passes for 722 yards and eight touchdowns. He was selected to the All-Big East first team for his play.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Kelce has an ideal tight end frame. Athletic for his size, with great strength, and the ability to stretch the field vertically. Very physical run blocker, generates power from the lower half, and will move defenders off the ball. Plays with leverage. Wide catching radius, can adjust and make the difficult catch. Tough to bring down after the catch. Light feet, and has lined up in numerous different positions.
WEAKNESSES Suspended for an entire season for violating team rules. Only one season of production. Doesn't have blazing speed. Not a tremendously explosive athlete. Doesn't come out of his breaks all that well.
NFL COMPARISON Rob Gronkowski
BOTTOM LINE Kelce has been a tremendous run blocker throughout his career for the Bearcats, but really elevated his game as a receiver in his senior season. He isn't a tremendous athlete, but he does a lot of things very well. It's a deep tight end class, but Kelce's play suggests that he should be highly sought after.

[Discuss Thrower]

I for one welcome watching an offense operate out of a max protect scheme on 35% of its offensive snaps.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by -King-

And TE was priority #2 huh?


So wait, you're saying that you prioritized getting a TE over getting an ILB this off season?

for our defense

TE wasn't on my radar, but hey they at least drafted a talented player. Not saying I'm thrilled, more in the meh range.

[xztop123]

Matt barkley and barrett jones in the 4

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Dude, he IS Matt Cassel

Not even ****ing close. Smith has looked great the last couple years

[CoMoChief]

would rather have Dion Sims from Michigan St.

[Chiefshrink]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

He's a functioning alcoholic, so about that bad.

So we get our Jared Allen back in a TE !

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Not even ****ing close. Smith has looked great the last couple years

No

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Not even ****ing close. Smith has looked great the last couple years

Matt Cassel looked even better the year he had when we traded for him

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

Matt Cassel looked even better the year he had when we traded for him

PFF disagrees.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by teedubya

That's classy.

You are a terrible poster, and a terrible human being.

[mcaj22]

Originally Posted by PGM

PFF disagrees.

Matt Cassel as a Patriot threw for 21 touchdowns and 3600 yards.

Alex Smith has never come close to that in his "recent good years" with a stacked roster and good coach, similar to Cassel

[Unsmooth-Moment]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Holes at DT, OG, ILB and Dorsey drafts a 3rd string TE. Wonderful.

He's our best te.

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by Brock

****ing iowa homers.

Yup that's a big reason why broke dick Moeaki has gotten a free pass. I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert on Kelce but if you don't think TE was a position of need on this team, you're out of your ****ing mind. Fasano may or may not pan out but the red zone offense last year was putrid last year and a good TE will help remedy that dilema. Some of it was on Cassel and part of it was because Moeaki truely sucks a bag of dicks.

Moeaki needed to be cut yesterday and you dumbasses who continue to defend his post rookie season body of work need to wake the **** up.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by petegz28

Not even ****ing close. Smith has looked great the last couple years

Pete how can you be so consistently wrong?

[Discuss Thrower]

I guess the silver lining at this point is it doesn't matter who gets picked at this point position or player wise.. the odds are already against them actually contributing so it's a wash.