Matt Spiegel
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Look, you mentioned the guy who's going to lead them in targets.
Colston Loveland.
I mean, that to me would be โ and that would make all the sense.
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Because we all feel this way, and the tape says what the tape says, our team's going to actually try and take him away.
If they're going to double-team him when he splits out wide?
I don't know.
I would have to look at how defenses have gone against Travis Kelsey or Gronk to try and figure it out.
There are so many...
bona fide top-tier tight ends who still get targeted every week because the offensive coordinator is smart enough to create situations where they're one-on-one with a linebacker, they're one-on-one with a safety, no matter what you try to do.
And even if they're one-on-one with a great corner, they might just body up on them, push off, and there you go.
It's weird because in my mind, he's the No.
1 receiver now.
I think that is important to get in a conversation like this.
That as much pressure as there is on Rome and Luther Burden...
The distribution of targets on this team is going to start with Colston Loveland.
And then you can adjust off of that.
And so the great thing for Rome is that he might be in some situations next year where he's one-on-one and you want him to win.
But also, we kind of thought Rome would be a little bit more of a... For sure.
And he hasn't quite been...