tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post9076769771868683636..comments2024-03-27T14:21:36.537-04:00Comments on Touch the Banner: 2014 Season Countdown: #11 Jake ButtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-70397349196308291292014-08-18T12:37:09.764-04:002014-08-18T12:37:09.764-04:00I don't think the biggest issue with Williams ...I don't think the biggest issue with Williams is his ability to make a few catches. It's his lack of success blocking. Unless that improves markedly, I expect to see more of Heitzman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-7531345223527654312014-08-18T12:03:30.125-04:002014-08-18T12:03:30.125-04:00To counter Roanman's point, I'd put him a ...To counter Roanman's point, I'd put him a couple spots higher. I think TEs will be used a little less often this year, but there's simply no viable alternative to Butt in terms of being able to block AND forcing the defense to pay attention to him as a pass-threat. He may not be 100%, but Butt at 80% is still a lot better than Williams.Lanknowsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-74980708860415840902014-08-18T11:47:01.547-04:002014-08-18T11:47:01.547-04:00Butt is important because defenses will need to pa...Butt is important because defenses will need to pay some attention to him. Whether AJ Williams has one or five catches is irrelevant. Defenses will not need a good coverage guy to match up with him, so the safeties/OLB's can cheat up when he is in the game. With a receiver like Butt who can get over the top or take a pop pass and run for good YAC, UM has an effective countermeasure against aggressive defenses. An excellent receiving TE (who also is at least an acceptable blocker) is a very useful weapon for a pro-style OC.Painter Smurfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440694009017367434.post-46605950508170935382014-08-18T10:19:14.439-04:002014-08-18T10:19:14.439-04:00This is the one slot that I would have chosen diff...This is the one slot that I would have chosen differently and would have dropped Butt somewhere into the mid 20s. If he were healthy, I probably wouldn't quibble.<br /><br />Years ago, we had a big, heavy kid on our basketball team at that age where everybody has to play. After a lot of trial and error, we found a thing that kid could do pretty consistently, so we built it in. When he was in there, we ran it over and over and over and over and over while mostly ignoring him until two, maybe three times a game, his guy got tired of nothing happening and would loaf across the lane after him and that would be two for us. The kid ended up averaging just under 6 a game which is huge at that age group where the score is frequently 34 - 26.<br /><br />I don't know why we can't find Williams a catch or two a game following a similar approach. Yeah, yeah I know, college football is a lot more sophisticated, but there is some route or two that this kid can learn to run perfect, and there is a ball that he can catch every time. I'd be looking for it and drilling it until it's as built in as raising a spoon to his mouth.Roanmanhttp://justthinking.usnoreply@blogger.com