Below is a link to Skinner's OL report. It's obviously about the OL, but watch Bellinger. I'm not saying Bellinger is Howard Cross, but I didn't see him get beat once on any of the critqued plays. The difference between him and EE as a run blocker is night and day. And while the improvement in the run game is due to a lot of factors and not just Bellinger. The upgrade over EE is certainly helping.
And he's just a rookie! With expected improvement, he can be the first complete TE we've had in a verrrryyyy long time.
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Packers will pack the box. To win this game, Barkley has to get more touches as a receiver. He is the only real weapon they have. I can see 2 RBs with a shift so that Barkley works out of the slot.
Quite a low bar, of course...