Noah Compton
#Colts GM Chris Ballard on TE Tyler Warren:
“He can do a lot. He can play multiple spots. He can play in the backfield. He’s a great 50-50 ball catcher. He’s violent after the catch. He brings an element of toughness that I thought we needed to add offensively.”
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Ross Tucker Podcast
“The issue is that Anthony Richardson last year finished dead LAST in completion rate among all quarterbacks. And then Daniel Jones…”
“This is not a passing offense we're high on at ALL.”
@notJDaigle on why he doesn’t love TE Tyler Warren in fantasy this year:
Noah Compton
#Colts GM Chris Ballard on TE Tyler Warren:
“He can do a lot. He can play multiple spots. He can play in the backfield. He’s a great 50-50 ball catcher. He’s violent after the catch. He brings an element of toughness that I thought we needed to add offensively.”
: @Colts
I would think maybe moreso at Richardson. Didn’t he check himself out of a game because he was tired?Noah Compton
#Colts GM Chris Ballard on TE Tyler Warren:
“He can do a lot. He can play multiple spots. He can play in the backfield. He’s a great 50-50 ball catcher. He’s violent after the catch. He brings an element of toughness that I thought we needed to add offensively.”
: @Colts
Anybody else reading this as a passive aggressive shot at J Taylor? Not suggesting Warren is coming for his spot in the backfield.
This was my first thought as well, but after some time, I don't think the spot is as bad. Shane Steichen uses TE's. His scheme is a really good fit for Warren. He is going to get the ball a lot and Warren's run after the catch ability is special. Richardson has been terrible, but if he isn't massively improved, Jones is going to play. Jones wasn't worth the big deal he got in New York, but he was a decent QB before he got hurt. He should be able to give something like league average QB play. I don't think the Colts are the team to use Warren's versatility. His best case as a fantasy player was to go somewhere that would give him wildcat snaps.I'm torn.
Could be a better real life player than fantasy player...landing spot is brutal.
I think he will be either 1st or 2nd in targets. Fade Pittman and possibly Mitchell as well, who in my opinion hasn’t learned the position yet.This was my first thought as well, but after some time, I don't think the spot is as bad. Shane Steichen uses TE's. His scheme is a really good fit for Warren. He is going to get the ball a lot and Warren's run after the catch ability is special. Richardson has been terrible, but if he isn't massively improved, Jones is going to play. Jones wasn't worth the big deal he got in New York, but he was a decent QB before he got hurt. He should be able to give something like league average QB play. I don't think the Colts are the team to use Warren's versatility. His best case as a fantasy player was to go somewhere that would give him wildcat snaps.I'm torn.
Could be a better real life player than fantasy player...landing spot is brutal.
I think Goedert in 21 and 22 is a realistic expectation, and he got over 5 targets a game.I think he will be either 1st or 2nd in targets. Fade Pittman and possibly Mitchell as well, who in my opinion hasn’t learned the position yet.This was my first thought as well, but after some time, I don't think the spot is as bad. Shane Steichen uses TE's. His scheme is a really good fit for Warren. He is going to get the ball a lot and Warren's run after the catch ability is special. Richardson has been terrible, but if he isn't massively improved, Jones is going to play. Jones wasn't worth the big deal he got in New York, but he was a decent QB before he got hurt. He should be able to give something like league average QB play. I don't think the Colts are the team to use Warren's versatility. His best case as a fantasy player was to go somewhere that would give him wildcat snaps.I'm torn.
Could be a better real life player than fantasy player...landing spot is brutal.
This was my first thought as well, but after some time, I don't think the spot is as bad. Shane Steichen uses TE's. His scheme is a really good fit for Warren. He is going to get the ball a lot and Warren's run after the catch ability is special. Richardson has been terrible, but if he isn't massively improved, Jones is going to play. Jones wasn't worth the big deal he got in New York, but he was a decent QB before he got hurt. He should be able to give something like league average QB play. I don't think the Colts are the team to use Warren's versatility. His best case as a fantasy player was to go somewhere that would give him wildcat snaps.
@32BeatWriters
“Wednesday was a very active day for rookie tight end Tyler Warren. And this wasn’t Warren catching a bunch of underneath passes either. No matter the quarterback, Warren was a frequent target of Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, mainly during the 7-on-7 sessions. Simply, Warren moves differently from most tight ends at this size.”
It was practically impossible to watch an Indianapolis practice and not notice how often Warren touched the football. Any doubts about him having a notable role were erased in the first week of OTAs, when he could be seen running drag routes or matching up with linebackers in the middle of the field. The Colts had a league-low 39 receptions from their tight ends last season, but expect that to improve.
"I think he's had a great spring," quarterback Daniel Jones said of Warren. "He's made a lot of plays for us out here, and you can see his feel, his instincts, his strength, just his ability to go up and catch the ball." -- Stephen Holder
@32BeatWriters
"What Tyler Warren showed on Friday was that natural ability to snare passes all over his catch radius. That’s probably what separates Warren a bit, in bringing such free-flowing hands and running stride to the tight end position."
For more on Warren: t.ly/dwJ4p
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RichardsonWarren
Please let this be a regular thing.
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Tyler. Warren.
Perfect for the Colts accurate QBs.
Nate Atkins
Tyler Warren pulled in the TE version of an OBJ catch, leaping backward full extension and pulling the ball in one-handed on a deep seam.
The crowd loved that one, too.
David J. Gautieri
REMINDER:
Brock Bowers broke the NCAA single-season yardage record (1,051) by a TE from a power conference.
Then Tyler Warren broke THAT record – by 400 MORE yards (1,451).
BALLER.
Lawrence Jackson Jr.
Since (extremely) young quarterbacks who’ve played 12 full NFL games are allowed to get better— I ain’t using any excuses not to draft Tyler Warren in fantasy
He is not and won’t be Brock Bowers, but I bet he could double his TD #’s (5) - The ADP will wise