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HTTR24-7; Film Sessions: Fred Davis and Logan Paulsen 2012 Regular Season Targets and Catches

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24 Receptions

31 Targets
325 Yards
2 Drops
0 Touchdowns

Last year, despite only playing in 7 games, Fred Davis had the second most yards per target next to only Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. With Davis gone, an element was definitely missing from the offense; in 7 games, Davis was targeted 31 times with 5.2 targets a game. With Fred Davis gone, Logan Paulsen had 39 targets in 11 games, with 3.5 targets per game. Davis' catch rate over those 7 games was 77.4 in his 7 games, while Logan Paulsen's was 64.3. Davis also gained more yards in less games. The Redskins missed having a consistent tight end presence.

 

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Two different TE's. Davis is the receiving specialist, Paulsen is great at blocking and ranked really high on football focus for it, and the skins rewarded him with an extension.

 

We kept Don Warren around for three decades, and it wasn't because he was Ben Coats.Paulsen's receiving numbers are a bonus if you ask me.

 

We tend to ignore how a TE and RB can block and focus purely on stats, if they can't block, it will affect their touches. Defenses can key in on your play calling if they know when Roger Dorn, don't give me this ole BS, is in there and he can't run/pass block, the D can gamble more and your offense becomes predictable.

 

Dragging Paulsen into a debate that's not his strength while ignoring his, doesn't seem fair, and its not to say Davis is a bad blocker either. it's just apples and oranges if you ask me. They both compliment each other, and Davis' absence benefited Paulsen from a receiving standpoint.

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Two different TE's. Davis is the receiving specialist, Paulsen is great at blocking and ranked really high on football focus for it, and the skins rewarded him with an extension.

 

We kept Don Warren around for three decades, and it wasn't because he was Ben Coats.Paulsen's receiving numbers are a bonus if you ask me.

 

We tend to ignore how a TE and RB can block and focus purely on stats, if they can't block, it will affect their touches. Defenses can key in on your play calling if they know when Roger Dorn-Don't give me this ole BS is in there and he can't run/pass block, the D can gamble more and your offense becomes predictable.

 

Dragging Paulsen into a debate that's not his strength while ignoring his, doesn't seem fair, and its not to say Davis is a bad blocker either. it's just apples and oranges if you ask me. They both compliment each other, and Davis' absence benefited Paulsen from a receiving standpoint.

 

I don't think I was ignoring Paulsen's strength. Logan's a really good blocker. Kind of goes without saying.

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What would you think of a base alignment that was the following:

 

Reed, Davis, Morris, Garcon, and Thompson. 

 

Could you move Thompson between the slot and the backfield?

 

Could you move Davis and Reed between the traditional #2 WR, slot, and traditional TE roles?

 

How would a defense best combat this?

 

For a more ball control unit you can bring in Paulson for Reed and Young for Thompson.

 

For a more spread attack you can bring in Hankerson and Morgan.

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Fred is a beast in these but I really do like some Logan Paulson. The guy really is a good player for this team to have. He's not flashy but he is definitely deserving of a bit more credit around here. Losing Fred was bad but not season ending. I'm really happy with our TEs especially if Reed pans out and Fred is full speed.

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To me Davis is the all around better TE, but LP is just a football player. Meaning he will make plays to win a Super Bowl. If it's a catch made by LP on the 2yrd line I can bet my very last savings that he will score. LP and Reed showed me they have heart. The last Dallas game was won mostly by these two men. Championship players don't have to be studs. To me they are the NFL 's version of D Fisher and Rob Horry some people are just clutch

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To me Davis is the all around better TE, but LP is just a football player. Meaning he will make plays to win a Super Bowl. If it's a catch made by LP on the 2yrd line I can bet my very last savings that he will score. LP and Reed showed me they have heart. The last Dallas game was won mostly by these two men. Championship players don't have to be studs. To me they are the NFL 's version of D Fisher and Rob Horry some people are just clutch

 

Yeah, a little off topic, but Reed Doughty was an absolute stud against Dallas and then against Seattle. And, no, there's no exaggeration there. 

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I must admit, I really liked Logan Paulsen after last season. He wasn't flashy, but he got the job done. The play that really got me was his touchdown against Philly when he spun and stretched for the goalline. That was beautiful.

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woah, did anybody else notice Trent Williams lining up at right tackle at the 2:25 mark, against the steelers? Looked like a screen play

 

Huh...Looks like the Redskins went with an unbalanced line trying to confuse the blocking. It looks like Monty was supposed to block Keisel after allowing the rush to get upfield, but Keisel read it and went after Paulsen.

 

Kyle's always got something up his sleeve. Nice catch.

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I think Paulsen's film is good, especially since he was considered a 'blocking TE' when Davis went down. Even though the staff makes it a point to rave about Niles Paul when Davis was out and push came to shove Paulsen got the TE targets.

 

Paulsen's advanced metric numbers are pretty good too:

 

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http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/te

 

Top 15 DYAR

#4 in DVOA

 

Which places him ahead of some TEs that might surprise you...well see for yourself:

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Watching Logan kind of reformed my opinion of him. He is a bit like Cooley in that he's not the great all around athlete, but he just goes 100% every single snap. Also surprised me with a little bit with his route running.

 

I know the staff wants something a bit more dynamic at wide receiver, but it's good to know Logan can be counted on in a pinch.

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