All aboard the Tommy Tremble bandwagon

[Panther Believer]

This guy might not develop to the best pass catcher, and even if he doesn't I'm totally fine with it. He will make such an impact in zone blocking that it will make up for it. If you want to be sold quickly on how awesome this kid (20 years old) is, skip to 2:55 seconds. That's the type of dog we need. I see his comp being more of a Kyle Juszczyk than George Kittle.

 

[PandaMan]

We got 2 mf DOGS in Horn and Tremble in the words of Jalen Ramsey.    He plays with intensity, that’s for sure. Ian Thomas plays like Charmin so this will be a nice change of pace

[kungfoodude]

Seems like the kind of guy I would have been pumped to land in the 5th or 6th round. Not sure I see the value in a 3rd round pick for a blocking TE/H-Back with limited pass catching ability. 

[Panther Believer]

Just now, PandaMan said:

We got 2 mf DOGS in Horn and Tremble in the words of Jalen Ramsey.    He plays with intensity, that’s for sure. Ian Thomas plays like Charmin so this will be a nice change of pace

Literally. No more automatically going down when touched with no yards after contact, Tremble already more man than Thomas could ever imagine to be lol

[Panther Believer]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Seems like the kind of guy I would have been pumped to land in the 5th or 6th round. Not sure I see the value in a 3rd round pick for a blocking TE/H-Back with limited pass catching ability. 

I agree. I wish we would've waited around the 4th round or so, but I'm not mad just because he wasn't given many opportunities in the passing game, but with how athletic and how high his ceiling is, I don't mind it. Glad we are just finding our identity. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

You have to trust our board.  I know many of you may think he would have been available later but maybe we thought differently.

I had never heard of him until last night but watching his clips intrigued me.  Especially when they compared him to Kittle.  Just because he didn't catch many passed doesn't mean he won't.  The biggest problems most TE have seems to be blocking.  This guy has it down and the receiving part may come easier for him.  

Ian Thomas could catch a ball but he sucks at blocking. And never got it.  I'll be happy trying the other way.  Get a good blocking TE and he'll develop into a receiving TE.

Lastly, I think with this guy we have a better chance of converting more of those 3rd and short and 4th and short plays.

He addresses and offensive need and I think he's perfect. 

[Captroop]

This is actually the pick I'm most excited about from last night. It addresses two major concerns we have this off-season:

Pass protection: Is he an elite tackle? No. Is he a complete solution? No. But with the surefire starting caliber Tackles gone, (basically since Sewell) the best we could hope to do was augment the pass protection. And it doesn't look like there's any better option for exactly that than Tremble. 

Preserve Mccaffrey: If we've learned anything, when a coach has a player like CMac at their disposal, spelling him doesn't seem to be an option in their minds. So he's going to get almost all the carries and almost all the abuse. So again the best we could hope for is an elite blocker who can help ensure he takes a lot less abuse. More lanes opening up, less getting blind-sided, this is an investment in the best running back in the game today. 

I don't see how you can look at what Tremble brings to the offense and question if he was worth a 3rd or risk him not being there in the 4th. I love this pick! 

[Zod]

YOU ALREADY KNOW I AM FUGGIN THERE

[kungfoodude]

19 minutes ago, Captroop said:

This is actually the pick I'm most excited about from last night. It addresses two major concerns we have this off-season:

Pass protection: Is he an elite tackle? No. Is he a complete solution? No. But with the surefire starting caliber Tackles gone, (basically since Sewell) the best we could hope to do was augment the pass protection. And it doesn't look like there's any better option for exactly that than Tremble. 

Preserve Mccaffrey: If we've learned anything, when a coach has a player like CMac at their disposal, spelling him doesn't seem to be an option in their minds. So he's going to get almost all the carries and almost all the abuse. So again the best we could hope for is an elite blocker who can help ensure he takes a lot less abuse. More lanes opening up, less getting blind-sided, this is an investment in the best running back in the game today. 

I don't see how you can look at what Tremble brings to the offense and question if he was worth a 3rd or risk him not being there in the 4th. I love this pick! 

That is actually not a bad point. As bad as we are likely to be at LT, having a nasty blocking TE could be the safety net that limits how much damage our LT situation could cause. 

Considering how likely it is that our LT is a turnstile, if we see a lot of schemed help from Tremble(or others) that would make me feel a lot better about the coaches understanding the roster situation a little better. The anti-Shula move.

[Carl Spackler]

Given what we have in the backfield and the outside, I’m all for a blocking TE. 

[electro's horse]

scouts have been saying for years they didn't understand why Notre Dame didn't throw to him more often. Most likely because it's Notre Dame and you Have To Play The Right Way At Notre Dame and That Means NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL or whatever dumb bullshit

when you get stuck in a role it's hard to break out of it.

 

[TheRumGone]

25 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

That is actually not a bad point. As bad as we are likely to be at LT, having a nasty blocking TE could be the safety net that limits how much damage our LT situation could cause. 

Considering how likely it is that our LT is a turnstile, if we see a lot of schemed help from Tremble(or others) that would make me feel a lot better about the coaches understanding the roster situation a little better. The anti-Shula move.

I said this yesterday but he’s essentially an oline pick. Also he doesn’t have bad hands. Even just a quick YouTube search of all his catches shows him making really good contested, leaping and diving catches. He’s super talented. I imagine he’ll be used in the passing game some but I wouldn’t completely count out his abilities as a pass catcher yet.

Edited May 1, 2021 by TheRumGone

[ForJimmy]

4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Seems like the kind of guy I would have been pumped to land in the 5th or 6th round. Not sure I see the value in a 3rd round pick for a blocking TE/H-Back with limited pass catching ability. 

I get it, we just see him as more of a complete TE than ND played him. Also have a great blocker in the backfield will help our shaky line. 

[Varking]

51 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

scouts have been saying for years they didn't understand why Notre Dame didn't throw to him more often. Most likely because it's Notre Dame and you Have To Play The Right Way At Notre Dame and That Means NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL or whatever dumb bullshit

when you get stuck in a role it's hard to break out of it.

 

I think the issue was he had more drops than touchdowns at Notre Dame. So he moved down the priority list when it came to throwing the ball to tight ends. Then they recruited Michael Mayer who was the number 2 TE in the country in high school and he is actually a great pass catcher. So Tremble lost the opportunity to a freshman and the freshman gave no reasons for them to look elsewhere. True freshman tight end finished the year tied for first in catches on the team, was second in yards and tied for second in TDs. And again, Tremble dropped his way out of being a target for them. 
 

But this isn’t ignore the TE is somehow Notre Dame football lol. The true freshman tight end was their second most targeted pass catcher. Tremble just gave them too many reasons to throw his way. 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Varking