Can Eric Edwards replace Jones at TE next season?

[Twist18]

I have been very impressed with Edwards these last few games. He seems to find a spot in the zone and runs hard after the catch. Very good blockers as well. He does remind me a bit of Mark Bavaro, ie hard worker and good blocker. Good hands as well.

 

[az jam]

Hard to tell but he will be given the chance. Freddie Jones will be gone for sure. IMO we will draft a TE and sign a vet free agent. Dennie really likes to have one that is a strong blocker.

 

[cdex99]

After how he played yesterday, I'm sure we'll being seeing more of him in the next couple of games.

 

[NickelBack]

Freddie Jones will be gone for sure.

That he will!

 

[Red Dawn]

I was impressed with him as well. It's nice to see a TE break tackles and run over people. I am sorry to say Freddy is a TE with a WR mentality.

 

[CardinalChris]

Didn't notice his blocking.... anybody????

 

[conraddobler]

Didn't notice his blocking.... anybody????

Funny you should phrase it that way because no one notices Freddies blocking either.

Mostly because he dosen't.

 

[Wildfire]

Being a LSU Tiger myself, I have watched Edwards play TE for the Tigers for the last two years and he is a "Gamer" IMHO.

You just saw the tip of the iceberg, regarding his play making abilities yesterday.

He was a great run blocking and pass catching TE for the Tigers and he can take it to the next level.

Geaux Tigers and Geaux Cardinals

 

[CardinalChris]

Funny you should phrase it that way because no one notices Freddies blocking either.

Mostly because he dosen't.

Of course other than the "ole" especial

 

[JeffGollin]

Edwards sure looked like a potential starter last Sunday.

Only concern - Can he block? It's hard to follow him on TV. The only thing I can otherwise go on would be the productivity of our running attack on sweeps which hasn't been very good.

This would mean we'd be trading off one receiving non-blocking TE for another more expensive one (Not a bad idea, but not exactly what you're looking for out of the position).

I like what FJ brings to the receiving mix. But maybe more as a #3 or #4 "big" wide receiver than as a TE. But can we afford to pay him Pro Bowl TE dollars for #3 or #4 wideout responsibility?

Final thought - One of Bill Belicheck's great qualities is his willingness to create hybrid positions in order to get the most out of some of his tweener players (Example - Teddy Bruschi). By thinking out of the box with regard to FJ, perhaps Dennis can do something parallel with Freddie