John Carlson -- what will the rest of the season hold? (1 Viewer)

[Chunky Soup]

Carlson did very well in his first two games. Since then, not so much. Even with Hass back, he only got 3 targets this last week. Thoughts?

 

[Gr00vus]

Well losing Hass probably had a lot to do with it, and yesterday the receivers were so open they probably didn't need to go to the TE as much. Carlson should still be a very solid TE going forward.

 

[chihawk]

I think it's more dependent on the health of the Seattle O-line. Their starting LT (Walter Jones) has not yet played (and may not all season), so they moved their starting LT to RT, but he is now injured, so a third string LT was playing the last couple of game along with a backup RT. The third string LT player was also injured in yesterday's game and replaced by a practice squad player....luckily Jags have no pass rush.

So, as long as the O-line is in this shape, I think Carlson will be asked to stay home and help with protection and his opportunities will be limited. When/if they get healthy (second half of the season) I would think his productivity comes back...until then I would go with a different option if you have one.

 

[Avery]

I think it's more dependent on the health of the Seattle O-line. Their starting LT (Walter Jones) has not yet played (and may not all season), so they moved their starting LT to RT, but he is now injured, so a third string LT was playing the last couple of game along with a backup RT. The third string LT player was also injured in yesterday's game and replaced by a practice squad player....luckily Jags have no pass rush.So, as long as the O-line is in this shape, I think Carlson will be asked to stay home and help with protection and his opportunities will be limited. When/if they get healthy (second half of the season) I would think his productivity comes back...until then I would go with a different option if you have one.

Good info.