What if TE Adrien Robinson busts out?

but I saw him get stood up when attempting to block. Not good.

Bust?

Happens to Hynoski all the time, as long as he doesn't whiff, and let his man go around him.

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Not trying to be a jerk, but if he busts out, which I doubt, it will obviously be good. Just don't count on it.

I'm sorry for being positive it goes against the culture here

He looked quick, powerful and just plain fast.

I am really looking forward to seeing him play this week against the Jets.

is if our Oline gives eli time and the WRs are making plays. He is good enough to have a ballard like role and be an unsung hero for 3 or 4 games in the year making plays own the field in crunch time when defenses are not expecting him

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is if our Oline gives eli time and the WRs are making plays. He is good enough to have a ballard like role and be an unsung hero for 3 or 4 games in the year making plays own the field in crunch time when defenses are not expecting him

Robinson has far more explosiveness than Ballard. Ballard had instincts and got 110% out of himself. If Robinson finally learns how to read a defense, sight adjust, he'll beat his guy easily most of the time. Teams won't be ready for him.

my aunt had a dick she'd be my uncle

Pugh made a mistake. Beatty got called for a bullshit holding call. Other than that the OLine pass blocked

with a conversation piece

He can redeem himself because, as of now, he's virtually a bust.

work year one due to college.
Hurt.
Now this is a new offense and he appears hungry. I am not saying he'll be an all-pro but rather that he has the tools to develop as the year goes and be a real threat.

He showed me something with those two catches. Physically he has it. But mentally does he? We shall see.

it only matters if his name was Soup.

have a wide butt and thick legs. Surprised he doesn't just knock people off the line as a blocker. I liked what I saw on his two catches. I say the arrow may finally be up for the project. The lack of competition at the position should get him some more meaningful snaps, but then again I thought Harris and Washington would be bumped up the depth chart as well by now.

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is if our Oline gives eli time and the WRs are making plays. He is good enough to have a ballard like role and be an unsung hero for 3 or 4 games in the year making plays own the field in crunch time when defenses are not expecting him

I understand the comparison in terms of what you hope to get out of the position, but Robinson has so much more to work with athletically. If he had Ballard' s head and football smarts he could very well end up a quality NFL tight end. Not a star, not a perennial all pro, but a dependable starter. And after last year I'd be more than happy with dependable. Shit, after last year I'd take somewhat dependable and be happy about it...

McAdoos offense likes using multiple te's. There's room for all of them to eat.

In comment 11813591 j_rud said:

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In comment 11813479 ANGPASS said: Quote: is if our Oline gives eli time and the WRs are making plays. He is good enough to have a ballard like role and be an unsung hero for 3 or 4 games in the year making plays own the field in crunch time when defenses are not expecting him I understand the comparison in terms of what you hope to get out of the position, but Robinson has so much more to work with athletically. If he had Ballard' s head and football smarts he could very well end up a quality NFL tight end. Not a star, not a perennial all pro, but a dependable starter. And after last year I'd be more than happy with dependable. Shit, after last year I'd take somewhat dependable and be happy about it...

Hell, if you combined Ballard and Robinson into one player you'd have an All-Pro TD! :)

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In comment 11813591 j_rud said: Quote: In comment 11813479 ANGPASS said: Quote: I understand the comparison in terms of what you hope to get out of the position, but Robinson has so much more to work with athletically. If he had Ballard' s head and football smarts he could very well end up a quality NFL tight end. Not a star, not a perennial all pro, but a dependable starter. And after last year I'd be more than happy with dependable. Shit, after last year I'd take somewhat dependable and be happy about it... Hell, if you combined Ballard and Robinson into one player you'd have an All-Pro TD! :)

When you say it like that of course it sounds silly but isn't that what the Giants are trying to do here? They have a physically gifted kid who needs polishing on the finer points of the position like sight adjustments, running good routes, etc. Those are all of the things that Ballard excelled at. He was proof positive that in today's age of elite measurables an average athlete (comparatively speaking, we're still talking NFL here) who excelled at the fundamentals and did all the little things right could still be a solid NFL contributor.

So yeah, if they can somehow coach up Robinson to where he knows the O front to back, can make sight adjustments, learns to use his body to set up DBs and shield them from the ball, all of those little things that made Ballard a quality NFL starter then yeah, the Giants just might have a heckuva player on their hands.

Bottom line is this: with so much roster turnover, new faces, and talented but unproven young guys, there are bound to be a handful of guys his season who step up and become become more prominent both on the field and in the locker room. It's still just incredibly early and things need to sort themselves out. Hankins, Moore, Kennard, Thurmond, Williams, Robinson, Jennings, Pugh, Richburg...could be any one or a few. But Robinson has just as good a chance as any.

Well, here's to hoping Robinson does bust out. That'd be a good thing.

he has video of those two catches to show his grand kids.....this guy was given the job.....and we see him coming into the game in the fourth quarter against scrubs.....must be a reason.......

But my guess is that the tight end that starts game 1 for the Giants isn't currently on the roster.

I'd bet dollars to donuts you're wrong about that.

Wouldn't be suprised to see a guy picked up, but game #1 starting coming from another system is totally unrealistic. Especially for a guy who got cut from his last job.

and Reese an apology for saying he was a wasted pick.

Let me know when I should start writing it...

Dear JPP of TE's.....

Is it because he was never open? Not trusted?

The two receptions may give him confidence and it COULD be a starting point towards better things.

HOWEVER - He dropped an easy pass for a first down prior to that and had a shot at a ball in the endzone - tough catch there, but the great ones make the play.

IMO - Sometimes you just have to feed them the ball in pre-season and take the good with the bad hoping to generate confidence and improvement. I think some of our guys play nervous because they know that one drop or one fumble sends them to the bench.

The Giants seem to value the average player (Pascoe) that knows his assignments more than the athelete who is raw (Robinson) in allocating reps and playing time.

I would like to see Donnell and Robinson get a lot of targets over the next couple weeks and see what happens.

of his pants.

Did he put on weight by sitting on the bench?

He's big....yet he can't block worth a damn....

He has good straight ahead speed, and those were the two passes that he caught at the end of the game....poor defense, he just ran straight up the gut and was wide open...

But if he has to make a cut, he loses all that speed....he telegraphs his cuts, tends to round off his route, and has trouble catching balls in traffic....

I'm hoping last game was a confidence boost and he breaks out

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But busting out? Special?

From two nice catches in the 4th quarter of a preseason game?

I don't consider myself to be negative, but I would think there are significant amount of players that make a couple plays in the 4th quarter of a preseason game that don't even end up making their team, let alone becoming special or busting out.

I hope you're right.

go with quantity for a lack of quality.

I would have to see 4 mediocre TEs make the roster.

on those seam routes. I can argue that he could have fought for the ball more on the 2-PAT.

Since the entire offense is still growing into itself he deserves to get some slack.

on those seam routes. I can argue that he could have fought for the ball more on the 2-PAT.

Since the entire offense is still growing into itself he deserves to get some slack.

He is still a project, I know, but you just have to be impressed with his speed down the middle like that. It opened my eyes!

Hey, as the season progresses he could work his way in more and more and be a threat. I have high hopes that is the case with him.

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Likely true BUT you have to be hopeful! Maybe he can be a situational player on say 3rd downs. He creates matchup problems with his speed.