Hanna is our best blocking TE and we did not have his services last year

[Kaiser]

) Hanna can catch too - when thrown to (does he still have his speed? Not sure)

That's an interesting point, as a rookie Hanna ran a 4.5 and had several plays where he got behind the LBs with that speed. That season he looked like a guy that could be a weapon on those plays but after he added weight and blocking technique you didn't see those plays. Did he lose speed in bulking up or did opponents scheme against those plays?

 

[Carson]

That's an interesting point, as a rookie Hanna ran a 4.5 and had several plays where he got behind the LBs with that speed. That season he looked like a guy that could be a weapon on those plays but after he added weight and blocking technique you didn't see those plays. Did he lose speed in bulking up or did opponents scheme against those plays?

I think it's a combo of bulking and injuries. Having him and Swaim back are huge for our offense.

We are deadly already .. they just add another dimension

 

[Texas_Pete]

That's an interesting point, as a rookie Hanna ran a 4.5 and had several plays where he got behind the LBs with that speed. That season he looked like a guy that could be a weapon on those plays but after he added weight and blocking technique you didn't see those plays. Did he lose speed in bulking up or did opponents scheme against those plays?

I agree with @SeanLee50 - it's a combo of both. His blocking will be huge for Zeke.

 

[Texas_Pete]

I think it's a combo of bulking and injuries. Having him and Swaim back are huge for our offense.

We are deadly already .. they just add another dimension

Absolutely. We got 3 quality TEs that can all block. Have we ever had more than 2 (I'm thinking Witt/Marty B tandem)? And look out when Uncle Rico adds blocking to his skill set!

 

[robjay04]

I think last season showed how important Swaim and Hanna were to our offense. I have no numbers to prove it but it just seems like the run game was better with one of those two being in the game

Didn't Swaim go down pretty early?

I know Hanna didn't play at all and we ran the ball great after week 2.

Not downplaying them but we ran the ball with ease all season.

 

[jrumann59]

Who...

Damn auto correct. LOL.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Didn't Swaim go down pretty early?

I know Hanna didn't play at all and we ran the ball great after week 2.

Not downplaying them but we ran the ball with ease all season.

his last game was Pittsburgh