There were going to be growing pains this spring at tight end. How could there not be with the departure of Jaheim Bell to the NFL Draft as well as Markeston Douglas and Preston Daniel to the transfer portal.
Bell and Douglas were two of the more dynamic body types in the room, capable of winning one-on-one matchups and grabbing downfield catches or being options in the red zone. At the midpoint of the spring, Florida State’s tight end group is lacking a game breaker but also embracing a blue-collar mindset.
“The scrimmage was what stood out to me,” tight ends coach Chris Thomsen said of FSU’s first scrimmage on Saturday. “We caught 16 balls spread out among five guys. Just to see those guys go out and perform in that first scrimmage the way you want them to catching the football.”
That production is a good sign as the tight end can often be an outlet for a quarterback under pressure, who looks to a check-down pass to a running back or a tight end over the middle. The next step for nearly every tight end in the room is working to be as adept at catching the ball as they are as a blocker (and vice versa).
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Bell and Douglas were two of the more dynamic body types in the room, capable of winning one-on-one matchups and grabbing downfield catches or being options in the red zone. At the midpoint of the spring, Florida State’s tight end group is lacking a game breaker but also embracing a blue-collar mindset.
“The scrimmage was what stood out to me,” tight ends coach Chris Thomsen said of FSU’s first scrimmage on Saturday. “We caught 16 balls spread out among five guys. Just to see those guys go out and perform in that first scrimmage the way you want them to catching the football.”
That production is a good sign as the tight end can often be an outlet for a quarterback under pressure, who looks to a check-down pass to a running back or a tight end over the middle. The next step for nearly every tight end in the room is working to be as adept at catching the ball as they are as a blocker (and vice versa).
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Kyle Morlock and Jackson West have strengths as well as areas where they can shore up, while Landen Thomas impresses.
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