BTB: TE Schultz is starting to show his potential

[Hawkeye0202]

I have to believe this kid can help our Red zone issues if they trust him a little more......

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ing-better-each-week-geoff-swaim-blake-jarwin

Don’t look now, but tight end Dalton Schultz is starting to show his potential
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The Cowboys rookie tight end is starting to establish himself.
By David Howman@_DH44_ Dec 20, 2018, 9:30am CS
When Dalton Schultz was drafted in the fourth round this offseason, it was an attempt to replace at least a little of the production of Jason Witten who had surprised everyone with his decision to retire during the draft. Schultz was coming out of Stanford and had primarily been used as a blocking tight end for Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, and rarely saw time as a pass catcher.

The Cowboys had passed on other tight ends during the draft, some who were more accomplished pass catchers. Through most of the year, Dallas struggled to find any production out of any of their tight ends. Blake Jarwin had a troubling case of the drops, Rico Gathers and Schultz just never really made any impact, and Geoff Swaim finally started to emerge as a tight end weapon only to go down with an injury.

 

[Stash]

I have to believe this kid can help our Red zone issues if they trust him a little more......

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ing-better-each-week-geoff-swaim-blake-jarwin

Don’t look now, but tight end Dalton Schultz is starting to show his potential
5
The Cowboys rookie tight end is starting to establish himself.
By David Howman@_DH44_ Dec 20, 2018, 9:30am CS
When Dalton Schultz was drafted in the fourth round this offseason, it was an attempt to replace at least a little of the production of Jason Witten who had surprised everyone with his decision to retire during the draft. Schultz was coming out of Stanford and had primarily been used as a blocking tight end for Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, and rarely saw time as a pass catcher.

The Cowboys had passed on other tight ends during the draft, some who were more accomplished pass catchers. Through most of the year, Dallas struggled to find any production out of any of their tight ends. Blake Jarwin had a troubling case of the drops, Rico Gathers and Schultz just never really made any impact, and Geoff Swaim finally started to emerge as a tight end weapon only to go down with an injury.

This is some very good news, and very true. Schultz has quickly gone from a non-factor and what sounded like a wasted pick to a guy who's really contributing and looks like he knows what he's doing out there. It's obvious that both Jarwin and Schultz have passed by Gathers, who still can't manage to carve out a role for himself.

I'm hopeful that these two young TE's might be able to help alleviate our red zone woes to some degree. Production from the TE position is a much needed component and the young guys have stepped up recently.

 

[CyberB0b]

He's really putting the fear in opposing teams with his lifetime 11 catches for 99 yards and 0 TDs.

 

[Roadtrip635]

They're just not giving the Legendary Rico a chance.

 

[superonyx]

Baby sholder pads Schultz, Jarwinski, and Hank Gathers nephew are all non factors.

We dont have a TE capable of starting on 95% of the teams in the NFL.

My opinion. Deal with it.

 

[Hardline]

All well and good.
I hope he ends up being great.
But TE is still tops on my draft list.

 

[Kaiser]

We dont have a TE capable of starting on 95% of the teams in the NFL.

Generally agree but I don't know that I'd put the number quite that high. The position was always about development for this season, what we are seeing today from Jarwin and Schultz is where the team expected them to be at the start of this season. Development happens in fits and starts, both guys took some time for the light to go on.

Also Rico is playing without mistakes now, which I'll take at this point. They expected to have one OK starter and two backups at the position out of the four guys we have, what they got was one backup and three practice squad types.

That is changing at this point, Swaim, Jarwin and Schultz all look like OK backups right now. If you add a starting caliber TE next year and let these four guys compete for the two backup spots in 2019 you will be OK. Not great, but OK.

 

[Turkish-Cowboy]

He's really putting the fear in opposing teams with his lifetime 11 catches for 99 yards and 0 TDs.

What a lame post is that.. The kid is a 4th round rookie who has just started to get some burn. What do you expect?

Schultz of course doesn't look as complete a player as Witten or a pass catching threat like many TEs out there. But he sure looked promising last week.

 

[CATCH17]

I just see a dime a dozen guy.

Jarwin has looked the best imo but none of them are players the defense should worry about.

 

[kskboys]

I thought so too. I like his toughness and demeanor. Hey, maybe he won't be more than a nice backup/2nd TE, but he was a late 4th. Good pick.

 

[Future]

What potential?

Schultz is hitting his ceiling, not showing potential. The guy just isn't a good enough athlete to be anything special.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Schultz was a 4 star recruit who was rated as the # 1 TE by Scout and ESPN coming out of Utah. David Shaw said Schultz was "the most complete TE he's ever coached". Schultz played in 40 games for Stanford and while he never put up gaudy receiving #s, it had nothing to do with ability and everything to do with a couple of little things called Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love. Don't know if you guys have heard about them, but they're game changers who changed the way the Stanford offense as a whole ran. Schultz is a good blocker and a crisp route runner who simply needs more time in the NFL to refine his body and his game. I don't know what people expected out of a rookie 4th round selection, but he seems to be coming along nicely.

 

[Avery]

It's tough living in the shadows of replacing a guy who's in the top three TE's of all-time.

 

[CyberB0b]

What a lame post is that.. The kid is a 4th round rookie who has just started to get some burn. What do you expect?

Schultz of course doesn't look as complete a player as Witten or a pass catching threat like many TEs out there. But he sure looked promising last week.

He was a scrub in college and a scrub here. He just happens to be slightly worse than Blake Jarwin, which is saying something about his ability.

What potential?

Schultz is hitting his ceiling, not showing potential. The guy just isn't a good enough athlete to be anything special.

Yup. He is a blocking TE who is mediocre at blocking.

 

[Redball Express]

They're just not giving the Legendary Rico a chance.

One..two..three...

Rico where are you?

He has to know he is close to going back to the unemployment line.

 

[eromeopolk]

I have to believe this kid can help our Red zone issues if they trust him a little more......

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ing-better-each-week-geoff-swaim-blake-jarwin

Don’t look now, but tight end Dalton Schultz is starting to show his potential
5
The Cowboys rookie tight end is starting to establish himself.
By David Howman@_DH44_ Dec 20, 2018, 9:30am CS
When Dalton Schultz was drafted in the fourth round this offseason, it was an attempt to replace at least a little of the production of Jason Witten who had surprised everyone with his decision to retire during the draft. Schultz was coming out of Stanford and had primarily been used as a blocking tight end for Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love, and rarely saw time as a pass catcher.

The Cowboys had passed on other tight ends during the draft, some who were more accomplished pass catchers. Through most of the year, Dallas struggled to find any production out of any of their tight ends. Blake Jarwin had a troubling case of the drops, Rico Gathers and Schultz just never really made any impact, and Geoff Swaim finally started to emerge as a tight end weapon only to go down with an injury.

Read my typing: WE NEED A LEGITIMATE TE!!!!! THERE IS NONE ON THIS ROSTER!!!

Legitimate means able to enhance and elevate the passing game and QB play. The Cowboys got Ditka for Staubach, and then Billy Joe Dupree. They got Cosbie for White. They got Novacek for Aikman. They got Witten for Romo. Cowboys have a history of very good TEs. Jarwin, Schultz, and Swaim are not it. I have no idea about Gathers because they never play him.

So there is no Witten in the making on this roster.

 

[Mr_437]

Shultz is doing fine, and these guys are getting better every game. Gotta get some experience. Swaim has some decent production before his injury, so maybe Dak is starting to trust these new guys.

Draft is so loaded, DAL has to draft one.

 

[DEA_dad]

He was a scrub in college and a scrub here. He just happens to be slightly worse than Blake Jarwin, which is saying something about his ability.



Yup. He is a blocking TE who is mediocre at blocking.

You sir will be eating those words next season when he rounds into form

 

[Doomsday101]

Shultz is a rookie who shares time, I'm glad he is learning and developing and my hope for him is to add strength during the off-season. If the opportunity presents itself to get a talented TE in the draft do it in the meantime it falls to Shultz to continue to work and improve as a player.

 

[Creeper]

I have no idea how anyone would know if Gathers is any good. I think they went to him 3 or 4 times all year and once I recall him being wide open in the end zone only to have Dak overthrow him by 10 yards. The man is huge, even for a TE. If he could learn to use that size to bowl people over they could make good use of him on TE screens inside the 10 yards line. What DB would want to get in front of him going at full speed, even if that speed is slow?