Another young player making the most out of an opportunity, much like Nolan Carroll and Sam Brenner. If anyone predicted this kind of play from Clay is a straight up liar. Clay has exceeded all expectations and good on him.
Actually they are:Hah, This was my analysis on Clay when he got the nod as our starting TE:
"i think the predictions are pretty good. For some reason I feel pretty good about Clay getting his shot at consistent playing time. This is his chance to shine, so he better make the most of it. His production during his limited role the past 2 seasons has been pretty good. 34 rec. 445 yards, 13.1 yards per catch and 5 TD's on a team that has only had 33 passing touchdowns since 2011. That means he scored a td in close to 1 out of every 7 catches and scored about 15% of the Dolphins' passing touchdowns while being in a limited role with Fasano on the team taking 1st team reps. If he is able to record what he did in his 2 first seasons this season after seeing his production increase by 100% then I'll take it. He's also 24 years old, so his maturity is only going to grow the more snaps he gets.
Now, I'm not saying that Clay is going to be a seam-busting all-pro TE all of a sudden. There is a lot of growth and a hell of a lot of consistency needed to get to where he needs to be to help this team out in a significant way. I'm not sure if Clay's ceiling is as high as Keller's was, but we are sure as hell going to find out this season. Worst case scenario (barring injury of course) is 35 catches 450 yards, 4-5 TD's as a #1 TE option. Considering what he has done in the past, that's totally doable."
http://www.finheaven.com/showthread.php?342217-Phins-TE-s-Predictions
He has definitely exceeded my expectations. He's had some great production. He has a long way to go with consistency though, but he has been a baller.
His current stats look as such:
53 Rec, 581 yds, 4 TDs.
Hah, This was my analysis on Clay when he got the nod as our starting TE:
"i think the predictions are pretty good. For some reason I feel pretty good about Clay getting his shot at consistent playing time. This is his chance to shine, so he better make the most of it. His production during his limited role the past 2 seasons has been pretty good. 34 rec. 445 yards, 13.1 yards per catch and 5 TD's on a team that has only had 33 passing touchdowns since 2011. That means he scored a td in close to 1 out of every 7 catches and scored about 15% of the Dolphins' passing touchdowns while being in a limited role with Fasano on the team taking 1st team reps. If he is able to record what he did in his 2 first seasons this season after seeing his production increase by 100% then I'll take it. He's also 24 years old, so his maturity is only going to grow the more snaps he gets.
Now, I'm not saying that Clay is going to be a seam-busting all-pro TE all of a sudden. There is a lot of growth and a hell of a lot of consistency needed to get to where he needs to be to help this team out in a significant way. I'm not sure if Clay's ceiling is as high as Keller's was, but we are sure as hell going to find out this season. Worst case scenario (barring injury of course) is 35 catches 450 yards, 4-5 TD's as a #1 TE option. Considering what he has done in the past, that's totally doable."
http://www.finheaven.com/showthread.php?342217-Phins-TE-s-Predictions
He has definitely exceeded my expectations. He's had some great production. He has a long way to go with consistency though, but he has been a baller.
His current stats look as such:
53 Rec, 581 yds, 4 TDs.
That was a fantastic catch and run by Clay. He is really turning into a weapon.
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Keller who?