BMitch and JP remind Commanders fans that the TE room assembled in Washington can do much more than just catch passes, they can block as well!
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00:00tight end position, Brian. Yep. There was never a doubt with Bates Earth Senate. Never
00:06a doubt. Cole Turner, I think had a chance to play his way onto the roster Sunday night
00:16against the Patriots. And unfortunately for Cole, I think it went the other way. I think
00:20he played his way off the roster. They decided to go with undrafted rookie free agent, Colson
00:26Yankoff out of UCLA. I think there's a couple of specific reasons here at the tight end
00:35position. I've liked Yankoff since rookie minicamp. First time I saw him. I liked that
00:40dude. Super gritty, physical, pretty good hands. A lot to learn, but it has the, is
00:46a super willing learner. Zach hurts. What we've seen out of practice projects to be
00:56a big part of this office. Yep. Zach hurts is in his 12th season in the NFL. He's dealt
01:07with injuries. I asked that Kurtz, you know, you have individual goals for the season.
01:11Yeah. Playing 17 games. Zach hurts is not going to play any special teams. None tight
01:17ends a position where you need guys that can play special team practice every day. No.
01:22So you need somebody to fill in. Zach hurts probably in a clear run situation, fourth
01:30and one from the, from the half yard line. I'm not sure Zach hurts your guy on the field.
01:37You need a physical special teams player. And that's why you're keeping four tight ends.
01:44And Brian, I like Cole Turner. He tried to prove he had this physical side to him. Cole
01:49Turner is a route runner. Like his skillset is not the, yo, we're, we got to put Zach
01:55on ice when we can. We need somebody to do the grunt work. Yankoff is that guy and not
02:00Turner. Yeah. And that's why yesterday I, when we were going through it, I felt that
02:05he had a chance, you know, cause you look at him and as much as they, we talk about
02:13two backsets and stuff like that. You think they're not going to want somebody to lead
02:16the way and not going to be Brian, not going to be awesome. Yankoff can do it. And it happy
02:25to do it. Senate has the mindset to do it. So I just think that when you look at that
02:31position, yes, we got some pass catcher. We need some guy that can legitimately block.