Twitter: Gavin Escobar's father passed away Friday

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Thought it was kind of curious to see RedBall giving him a hug in the dressing room after the game, now we know why. I still say that this kid could be a weapon in this offense. He is no Witten, but I do believe at this stage he could give us more by running some seam routes and just generally some longer distance routes than we usually get from Witten these days. Think he had 2-3 targets this past game, maybe Dak will get him more involved. He should be pretty cheap to resign this offseason.
 
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CowboyStar88 said:
That really sucks for Gavin, I know a lot of people don't like him but I'm a fan, I think he has the talent to be very good. I hope the boys don't give up on him yet.
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I am too, bro. I just wish he blocked as well as some of the other TEs on the roster. If he did, he would (without a doubt) be the answer to the Witten successor question.
 
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CowboyStar88 said:
Honestly I don't think his blocking is that bad. He seems to have gotten much better at it
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It's not that it's bad but it just isn't consistent. And you rarely see him actually control his guy. He's more of a "get in the way long enough for the RB to slip by" type of blocker. You'll get away with that a couple times a game but you can't build a running game around it and the TE blocks are so much more important to our running game than the average fan can possibly understand.

There's a misconception about our run blocking that we just maul the guys in front of us. There IS that element but these runs that look so simple are extremely well orchestrated, timed, and executed. If even one guy is out of sync, the work of 10 other guys that executed their assignment flawlessly is ruined and an opportunity spoiled. It's the difference between a two yard loss and a 25 yard gain. Tough to trust a guy that doesn't execute at a consistent level when the stakes are that high.

That's why the Patriots are so dominant with that two TE package. Gronk and Hernandez (now Bennett) were/are excellent in line blockers AND down the field threats. It allows them to create mismatches both down the field and in the trenches. VERY tough offense to defend because they can catch you in a defense that can be exploited by both threats and go into hurry up mode eliminating your ability to substitute. As much as I detest the Patriots, it's actually a thing of beauty to watch. So frustrating for opposing defenses and coordinators.
 
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Idgit said:
It's a tough thing to go through, though it sounds like it probably wasn't completely unexpected. Thoughts and prayers.
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Especially when you have that much time on the bench to contemplate.
 
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