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Miami Dolphins Mike Gesicki Goes Back To His College Number

Bumpus said:
Don't care about the number he's wearing, I just want to see him continue to progress as a TE.
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In an odd way I think Gase forcing him into more block situation his rookie year is going to help him a lot in his 2nd season. Sure! It may have hit at his confidence a little. But and I'm hoping, it convinced him he needed to get stronger in the off season. Getting stronger is going to help his entire game including in the pass-catching phase.
 
ANUFan said:
In an odd way I think Gase forcing him into more block situation his rookie year is going to help him a lot in his 2nd season. Sure! It may have hit at his confidence a little. But and I'm hoping, it convinced him he needed to get stronger in the off season. Getting stronger is going to help his entire game including in the pass-catching phase.
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why is that odd?
 
Haven't given up on him, but hope to see him come in with more muscle and ready to compete for the starting gig.

Hope last year was a crash course on life in the NFL and he's up for the challenge.
 
ckparrothead said:
There's a Mike Gesicki video Easter egg at the bottom of this article. It's every target and catch that Gesicki had in 2019 on All-22.

https://www.fivereasonssports.com/voices/the-miami-dolphins-are-terrible-at-this/

I guarantee you, there's more physicality in that Gesicki video, in the way he created separation and got open, than you probably remember. He started off poor with that bad fade pass against the Titans and then I think people mostly remember stuff like the failed hurdle against the Texans.

They don't remember how he got open against the Titans (the play before the fade) and the Raiders by being really physical with his hands, creating space for the ball with physicality. They don't remember how impossible he was to stay with in man coverage when he ran drag routes. They don't remember how bad Ryan Tannehill and Brock Osweiler were at placing the football in the sort of spots that give a Tight End a chance to make a play (something Tannehill has been bad at going back to Texas A&M). They don't remember BIG plays left on the field against the Bengals, Vikings, and Bills, because our QBs couldn't execute throws.

They don't remember how some of Gesicki's catches that come off as pathetic with no-gains were that way because the QB was late, or because he had zero business throwing it to Gesicki in the first place and made the wrong decision on a pretty simple route combination. They don't remember that Gesicki caught some of those balls even with the defender climbing all over him or hitting him immediately at the catch point.

Here also is a piece I did regarding Mike Gesicki's poor usage in 2018 and how it reflected a disconnect between coaching staff and front office.

https://www.fivereasonssports.com/voices/what-happened-to-the-mike-gesicki-we-were-promised/

I agree with ANUFan that there's something there that is being largely dismissed.
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A little encouraging for me personally, I think I’m his worst critic but I love the team and root for him to prove the folks like myself who think he’s a bust relative to hi 2nd round draft status.
 
Are they also planning on giving him his old Penn State QB back this year?
 
rookie TE's don't usually light up the stat sheet (Ditka is the exception). You can blame Tannehill/Gase all you want, but Gesicki looked lost out there at times.

He'll get better. I think you'll see more flashes from him this year and then a big leap in 2020.
 
BLASPHEMY!!! that number can only be worn by someone who’s nails.

imo it shuda been retired in honor of Mad Dog.
 
A guy can get stronger and not necessarily get tougher.

Just throw the football to him, guys. It's not rocket science. Stop trying to make him a blocker.
 
If I remember correctly...the number 88 has magical properties that will instantly make the person wearing the number no longer a clumsy **** with little lateral agility and almost no fluidity.

I really wish someone would have done this sooner.
 
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