Week 2 "over" Barrage continues in the NFL 10-5 to the 'over'

Who are the teams with two good TEs? Obviously NE is one. I'll make the case for SF. Delanie Walker accelerates well and has good hands.

It's not always going to be what you think it is. Classic case is GB with Finley, which is obvious but GB kept five TE's on the roster. Many of the other TE's are just good blocking TE's. If they line up two TE sets, you don't know if they are going to both be blocking or going out for a pass. Think of a few years ago when Spencer Havner caught all those touchdowns for them. The Packers also use their TE's as HB's as well, which is one reason they kept so many TE's on the roster. Others that come to mind: Washington with Cooley and Fred Davis Carolina with Shockey and Greg Olson Baltimore with Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta Arizona with Todd Heap and Jeff King - King has been huge for them the first two weeks Minnesota with Shiancoe and Kyle Rudolph - Rudolph is a rookie but once developed will be perfect for this Those are just a few that come to mind without going through each team. I think King is interesting because with Carolina he didn't do a whole lot but has been very important the first two weeks with Arizona.

Just read this in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the Packer - Carolina game. Kind of speaks to what we are talking about. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the Panthers using two legitimate starting tight ends together, Greg Olsen and Jeremy Shockey, the Packers started out Sunday's game in their "Okie" 3-4 defense. Rookie quarterback Cam Newton continued to throw, so Capers switched it up. The coach went to nickel with far more zone coverage and Green Bay was able to stop the bleeding with some big plays in the third quarter. Instead of coming out with a ground attack, the Panthers leaned on Newton. It was a rough start, but the Packers adjusted. "We played a little bit better once we did that," Capers said. "And they had a good plan. When these teams work on their first 15 (plays), they put in a lot of practice time. Normally, that's when they're most efficient. Especially on the road, if you can withstand that first series or two, we get into more of a groove when we get a feel for how they're going to attack us."

[QUOTE=Sixth Sense;46454]The classic example here is NE but other teams now have this as well - two talented tight ends. Teams are coming out in two TE sets, indicating they are going to run the ball. With the two TE sets, they have an offense that can run the ball if the defense sets up in a nickel defense or run one of their TE's down the seam if the defense plays the run. They then go no huddle - not a hurry up but no huddle so the defense can't make adjustments - and now the offense is calling all the shots with favorable matchups on the field. Very, very, very tough to defend leaving all the advantages with the offense.[/QUOTE] One of my handicappers I buy had this posted last week & it is a pretty good read: [url]https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/blog/?p=16[/url] from what i can tell i agree - the wave of the future