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Best Overall Tight End ?

Zod

By Zod,
in Carolina Panthers

Best Overall Tight End?  

101 members have voted

  1. 1. Best Overall Tight End?

    • Jeff King
      30
    • Gary Barnidge
      18
    • Dante Rosario
      32
    • Rosario Dawson
      21

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mountainpantherfan Newbie

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When considering that all three play on a run first team, King is the most talented on this team because he is the best blocker. He also has great hands and is a good route runner. His only weakness is his speed. That is what Rosario and Barnidge have but they lack in blocking.

I will say that Rosario is constantly improving his blocking skills and I think could become the better TE eventually. But it is very rare to find a TE that is great at everything that the position calls for. Usually, you have to give up something in order to utilize the player's strengths.

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rayzor Grand Master

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rosario dawson = best tight end

as far as playing goes, though, dante rosario should be a WR. king is the best all around TE on the roster. barnidge could be given more opportunities and experience. he needs to be involved more.

the TEs should be playing a much larger role in the passing game.

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KARASMATIC444 Newbie

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i think barnidge is the most talented with his size and speed there is no reason for him to not be used more. for some reason he dropped on the depth chart below dante before the season. I dont understand why that happened but dante has looked good so i cant complain. i just wonder what happened to make him fall out of the starting line up in pre season. also i wonder what would have happened if he had been in the games instead of dante.

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Khyber53 Grand Master

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Okay, I believe that for pure tight end, King is the best.

That being said, I wholeheartedly agree that Rosario should be moved to WR3 position. Work him as the slot receiver and groom him to be Moose's successor. If you think Moose can layout a cornerback with a block, Rosario should be able to knock one of them into the third row of the stands.

Move him and get him trained up on the WR routes.

Barnidge shows promise, but he needs a bit of Stick'em on his gloves...

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CharlotteBeer.com Newbie

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I'm not sure why everyone thinks Rosario should be switched to WR. He has great hands, but surely he doesn't have the speed to beat most DB's. The reason he's had success so far is because he's mainly been covered by Linebackers.

It's the whole mismatch thing. He's faster than most linebackers and much bigger than most corners.

I'm not so sure we need to switch his position entirely to benefit from these mismatches, but it couldn't hurt to line him up as a receiver every now and then.

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