Tom Crabtree Is Impressed By His Stats

by Brandon on Jun 16, 2011 7:00 PM CDT in Green Bay Packers Analysis

Pro Football Focus is looking at pass blocking, and their next article is about tight ends. While the Green Bay Packers have been known to leave tight ends to block, no single player ranked among the top 15 for pass blocking snaps in 2010. With four tight ends logging significant playing time last season, they all shared in the opportunities.

But TE Tom Crabtree made the top 15 for pass blocking efficiency. He allowed 3 pressures while staying in to block on 63 snaps. That's a pretty good case for asking for more playing time. I don't recall him dropping any catchable passes last season, so there's no reason he wouldn't improve on his low regular season total of only 4 receptions. I'm certainly in favor of playing anyone who's good at keeping QB Aaron Rodgers from getting hit.

After reading it, Crabtree himself tweeted "Haha! Sweet!" so he might be thinking he's due for more playing time in 2011 too.

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then why

did TT draft two tight ends?

by joeybal56 on Jun 16, 2011 9:02 PM CDT reply actions

^This

Tom Crabtree was brought in to be a blocker, and his run blocking completely failed to impress me. And 3 pressures on 63 snaps as a tight end – is that really that impressive? Wasn’t he only out there to help a tackle with a speed rusher? (which would mean that his only assignment was to push the rusher back into the tackle, who had to handle the rest of the blocking. So all he had to do was not allow the guy to beat him outside, and then let him become the tackle’s problem/stat)

"I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous."
— Hunter S. Thompson

by I voted for Kodos on Jun 17, 2011 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions

It's really just 1 TE, 1 FB

but, yeah, point made.

13.

by Wiedmann on Jun 18, 2011 2:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Because MM loves formations...

… and he’s is going to roll out a 5TE set and some Def Co-Ord. is going to lose his freakin’ mind.

by The Delivery Guy on Jun 21, 2011 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL

"It's a great day to be great, baby!"

"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."

THE BEARS STILL SUCK!

by NorthStarr on Jun 21, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Happy for Him

I was always pleased to see him in the game and thought he was dependable in situations where I was at the edge of my seat. I’m glad to have him but always puzzled by what Thompson infers with his adding to depth draft decisions.

by MyPointofView on Jun 17, 2011 11:30 AM CDT reply actions