You guys are excited about the wrong TE

[classics]

I know everyone is excited to have Tremble and expectations are high for him but for whatever reason, no one seems to be excited for Dan Arnold which is a shame. Here's a guy with a great story who produced at a high level last year in Arizona. In what was really his first year, he had 31 rec for 438 yds, 4 TD's and 24 first downs. That's one more TD than R Anderson had last year on over a 1000 yards and the same number as Moore and he had almost 1200 yrds! His 24 1st downs came on only 45 targets which means he produced a 1st down on every other pass his way. And for you stat guys, Football Outsiders ranked him as the 8th best TE last year - 8th best!

I get it - the shiny new thing gets all the attention but it would be worth your time to check out Arnolds highlights. The guy is 6'6" and has a huge catch radius with great hands. I can only imagine what Brady (who worked with Arnold while in NO) can do with him and 6'3" Marshall in the red zone next season.  Check out the links below to see exactly what the Panthers got with his signing.

Here is a link to an article while he was in Arizona:

https://raisingzona.com/2020/12/09/arizona-cardinals-tight-end-dan-arnold-underutilized/

Some youtube highlights:

https://youtu.be/xbfasCAkmJc

And finally here is a video that was posted earlier that should have gotten way more attention than it did:

https://www.panthers.com/news/get-to-know-tight-end-dan-arnold

[BigWoody]

Love this post. I think he's going to surprise a lot people in this offense next year

[Daddy_Uncle]

I'm excited for both thank you very much

[parker]

I'm excited about them both.  I loved it when we signed Arnold.  He's a good endzone target.

[jayflip]

I think he’ll really help upgrade our red zone deficiencies, but like, it’s a pretty low bar. 

[BlitzMonster]

Nothing better for a young QB than a big, athletic TE with a massive wingspan.  Especially in the red zone.  

[Ricky Spanish]

Looking forward to the Darnold to D. Arnold connection. 

[07579394]

29 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

Looking forward to the Darnold to D. Arnold connection. 

That's an ordeal for the broadcasters,ths same with D. Arnold to Darnold trick play.

[top dawg]

Arnold got some buzz when he signed. He also got some snark. That's the Huddle. Everybody doesn't appreciate Tremble at the moment either. They'll earn their stripes on the artificial turf. 

 

[rayzor]

the reason i'm excited about tremble is that he is a pancake waiting to happen. 

but yes, arnold is an underrated receiving option.

i think between these two guys TE is going to be a strength.

[davos]

I’ve expressed excitement as recently as today. Both should be really nice fits in Brady’s scheme.

[bigdavis]

Great post, @classicsI'm a big fan of Tremble's, but you've opened my eyes on this guy.  He has raised high-ball contested catches to an art form.

With the new height of Arnold and Marshall, the corners of our opponents' EZs will be full of TD catches, for a change.

[Snake]

We definitely worked on getting guys who can get open in the Red zone and that's a good thing.

[MHS831]

I think "The TE" is a position here, not a person.  I think you are going to see 3 or 4 filling different roles.