the worst picks in recent memory. Poor hands, lousy route runner, non-existent as a blocker. Total waste of a draft pick. Injury prone to boot. Time to move on. Should have tried to trade him early last year, now probably a 6th rounder in exchange would be the best to hope for. Very frustrating. Has the physical tools.
He's an above average TE in a league that generally has a lack of talent at the position.
He has value and is a playmaker - something this team lacks. We need to give Jones more weapons, not less. He's a pro-bowl caliber TE when healthy.
Well. When is he going to? He was healthy tonight and he was completely useless. I'm tired of hearing this nonsense he is pro-bowl caliber when he proves time and time again he isn't.
When does he flash his Pro Bowl caliber? When he's hurt? So you can just say he is for the sake of it? When he isn't injured it's the same old nonsense; dropped passes, wrong routes, pathetic blocking. It's his fourth year now. We would not lose a thing without him.
Hell, it's an annual tradition to see Engram miss games.
Can we decline his 5 year option after it was picked up? I’m pretty sure the answer is NO, but I want to make sure.
yes, it's only guaranteed for injury at the time you exercise the option. It's not guaranteed fully until the first day of the new year of the 5th year (so mid-March 2021)
He needs to make catches that are in his hands. He is soft
Square peg in a round hole when you ask him to block; especially against a top flight edge rusher. Which for the life of me I can understand why they continue to do so.
tantalizing ability, but can't put it together on Sundays. That was a terrible game. This is a make or break year for him. He either puts it together or cut bait.
We have to hope Engram has a "wake up" call over this game
...but the first drive was awful. Drop, missed block. Then after the muff punt I thought he should have kept moving to his right and caught that ball from DJ.
Then the offensive PI.
I don't think he gives you squat in the run game.
The guy just seems to have a black cloud over him. When does the injury bug start?
and sucked. I'm tired of waiting for his 'potential' to finally be reached. It just isn't happening. He was healthy and is now on a contract year and he still sucked. Look, I wasn't expecting him to have a great game, especially against a defense like the Steelers', but Jesus, he was terrible. Enough with this guy already. One of the few Reese picks still on the roster, and just isn't anywhere near the player that he was expected to be. If he goes to another team and gets better, then so be it. It just doesn't seem like it's meant to be here for whatever reason.
Engram has ever been, was the back-end of 2018 when he was a package player - going for 40-50% of snaps. He can't block, and I worry that he's like a baseball player struggling with the bat bringing that negativity into his receiving. Let the real tight ends play the early downs. Its not ideal, but he can still provide value in a limited role.
Play Smith. If you want Engrams unique talents out there (whatever you think they may be), then play him as the big WR. It seems some think he is a TE just because he's big, but his lack of physicality means he is a WR or H-type guy. The experiment is over.
Who would want him? If I'm a general manager for another contending team on enough opioids to consider a trade for this boob, the most I would give up is a 4th round pick. Maybe.
Engram has ever been, was the back-end of 2018 when he was a package player - going for 40-50% of snaps. He can't block, and I worry that he's like a baseball player struggling with the bat bringing that negativity into his receiving. Let the real tight ends play the early downs. Its not ideal, but he can still provide value in a limited role.
Great post. He's not going to "come around" as a stud, primary receiver etc. Definitely not a first rounder/target we'd hope he would be.
he is now in his 4th season and has not improved as a blocker at all and still drops too many passes. The current regime has no ties to him so I wouldn't be surprised to see him benched by week 4. he's all finesse and not a real football player
If he can't block or catch the ball then he should be benched
regarding an individual player this season will be turning Engram into someone who is good at football.
Remember when Tom Coughlin said he was going to turn around Ron Dayne? Even the best can’t polish a turd and unfortunately EE is trending the wrong way.
Was a bust, is a bust, past time to give others burn
week two
The drop was frustrating. Needs to clean those up. Pitt also one of the better suited teams to cover Tight Ends with Fitzpatrick and Bush.
Bad game, but to call him one of the worst picks in recent memory- after Baker, Flowers, Apple etc- that is laughable.
A right tackle would have been a good pick there.
He has value and is a playmaker - something this team lacks. We need to give Jones more weapons, not less. He's a pro-bowl caliber TE when healthy.
A right tackle would have been a good pick there.
He’s not a TE. He’s not. WR. He’s a player without a position.
He has value and is a playmaker - something this team lacks. We need to give Jones more weapons, not less. He's a pro-bowl caliber TE when healthy.
He's never healthy.
Except for tonight. And he had 2 catches for 8 yards, dropped several passes that hit him in the hands, was penalized and couldn't block anyone.
He has value and is a playmaker - something this team lacks. We need to give Jones more weapons, not less. He's a pro-bowl caliber TE when healthy.
Good god I hope this was a sarcastic post. Because it was a pretty hilarious read.
Should have done it after the Tampa game last year.
He has value and is a playmaker - something this team lacks. We need to give Jones more weapons, not less. He's a pro-bowl caliber TE when healthy.
Well. When is he going to? He was healthy tonight and he was completely useless. I'm tired of hearing this nonsense he is pro-bowl caliber when he proves time and time again he isn't.
When does he flash his Pro Bowl caliber? When he's hurt? So you can just say he is for the sake of it? When he isn't injured it's the same old nonsense; dropped passes, wrong routes, pathetic blocking. It's his fourth year now. We would not lose a thing without him.
Hell, it's an annual tradition to see Engram miss games.
yes, it's only guaranteed for injury at the time you exercise the option. It's not guaranteed fully until the first day of the new year of the 5th year (so mid-March 2021)
Well one bright spot, at least he made it through the game healthy!
Square peg in a round hole when you ask him to block; especially against a top flight edge rusher. Which for the life of me I can understand why they continue to do so.
I never liked the pick from the day they made it. Had him as a second round pick because he never blocked and was just a big receiver.
Then the offensive PI.
I don't think he gives you squat in the run game.
The guy just seems to have a black cloud over him. When does the injury bug start?
Holy shit give me Tom Mullady at this point!!!!
Minus the steroids.
Been jerking that knee for quite sometime. The excuses for this guy time after time are far more exasperating than these accurate descriptions.
Don't worry, he'll stay healthy, come around and be a stud in 2036. He's a freak talent.
Not Engrams greatest asset there.
Who would want him? If I'm a general manager for another contending team on enough opioids to consider a trade for this boob, the most I would give up is a 4th round pick. Maybe.
Great post. He's not going to "come around" as a stud, primary receiver etc. Definitely not a first rounder/target we'd hope he would be.
JMO
Remember when Tom Coughlin said he was going to turn around Ron Dayne? Even the best can’t polish a turd and unfortunately EE is trending the wrong way.
Then gets hurt during the first play of the week 3 game vs the 49ers.