TheSingletron Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Any word on what kind of impact Amari can make next year? Or, if he's in the plans for 2025? A big TE that can stretch the field may be better use for Arch. I get blocking may be suspect, but I haven't heard anyone really discuss him as being someone that could step up in some capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I don’t get this. I’m not behind the scenes, but play the talent. Amari Niblack should have gotten more run. Gunnar Helm was great, but his blocking was and is very suspect. I don’t care, he is a good player and we didn’t have anyone better to block unless we used the 6 line package (which we should have). He could catch, but so could some other tight ends. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, Austalgia said: I don’t get this. I’m not behind the scenes, but play the talent. Amari Niblack should have gotten more run. Gunnar Helm was great, but his blocking was and is very suspect. I don’t care, he is a good player and we didn’t have anyone better to block unless we used the 6 line package (which we should have). He could catch, but so could some other tight ends. Niblack had more issues blocking than Helm or Davis. Good talent though. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSingletron Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 1 minute ago, Bobby Burton said: Niblack had more issues blocking than Helm or Davis. Good talent though. I know it's early, but have you heard much about the coaches being excited about growth/potential with Niblack for 2025? I know his blocking needs a lot of work, hope it improves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said: Niblack had more issues blocking than Helm or Davis. Good talent though. Again, I’m sure it’s his size (Niblack) and maybe he can bulk up and get to where they need him, but a missed block is a missed block. I saw Gunnar Helm standing straight up a lot after a busted play this year and his man making the tackle in the backfield or near the line of scrimmage. Again, don’t want to talk down a great player for the university, he added way more than he messed up, but he was a liability as a blocker. And ai do realize a 5tool TE is like finding a unicorn, so let’s get them a rotation and some run and see who flies. Edited January 14 by Austalgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said: Niblack had more issues blocking than Helm or Davis. Good talent though. This was super obvious even in his limited snaps. Real liability blocking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSingletron Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 1 minute ago, John F. said: This was super obvious even in his limited snaps. Real liability blocking But it was super obvious at Alabama too and they had that tape, so you'd think bringing him through the portal that you accept that to some degree because of what he can do in the passing game. I'm just thinking out loud... curious who steps up in the TE room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereiend Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I've seen it said elsewhere that in addition to the blocking he was a little slow to pick up the playbook, but he was liked by the coaches and not considered to be a character problem or anything like that. Hopefully in year two he can step up and take on a big role. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 33 minutes ago, whereiend said: I've seen it said elsewhere that in addition to the blocking he was a little slow to pick up the playbook, but he was liked by the coaches and not considered to be a character problem or anything like that. Hopefully in year two he can step up and take on a big role. That makes sense. Maybe he can do both, bulk up and learn the playbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenneseehorn08 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 48 minutes ago, Austalgia said: That makes sense. Maybe he can do both, bulk up and learn the playbook. I have heard he was also injured for a good deal of his initial time in ways that impeded physical development necessary for improving blocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaertyisthatdude Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Austalgia said: I don’t get this. I’m not behind the scenes, but play the talent. Amari Niblack should have gotten more run. Gunnar Helm was great, but his blocking was and is very suspect. I don’t care, he is a good player and we didn’t have anyone better to block unless we used the 6 line package (which we should have). He could catch, but so could some other tight ends. Besides the UGA games, Helm was a good blocker imo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHornsGuy87 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Austalgia said: I don’t get this. I’m not behind the scenes, but play the talent. Amari Niblack should have gotten more run. Gunnar Helm was great, but his blocking was and is very suspect. I don’t care, he is a good player and we didn’t have anyone better to block unless we used the 6 line package (which we should have). He could catch, but so could some other tight ends. Niblacks blocking was absolutely atrocious at the beginning of the season when he did get playing time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, ThatHornsGuy87 said: Niblacks blocking was absolutely atrocious at the beginning of the season when he did get playing time Yeah, never said his blocking was good, we just don’t have a good blocking tight end. So let’s throw them some passes. Especially to the fastest ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmk4pres Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Helm was light years better than Sanders blocking. He will be missed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Longoria Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 9 hours ago, Austalgia said: Yeah, never said his blocking was good, we just don’t have a good blocking tight end. So let’s throw them some passes. Especially to the fastest ones. So your complaint is that Helm was a bad blocker and your solution is to replace him with a worse one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austalgia Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Tim Longoria said: So your complaint is that Helm was a bad blocker and your solution is to replace him with a worse one... Nope, didn’t say that either. Helm was a great player, just wondered why we didn’t use Niblack more, because he is a home run threat with his speed. Someone answered above and said he didn't block. I pointed out neither did Helm, so that didn’t answer my question, then someone pointed out that he didn’t know playbook, that did answer my question. It was over. Then the dicks like you come in that don’t read, so I have to type all this. Edited January 15 by Austalgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AusMOJO Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Niblack could be a good receiving option. Him and Washington (I think is the young man I'm thinking of) could make for a good pairing. Depends on how they develop their blocking skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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