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2009 Player Notes - Tight Ends

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Name Notes
Jason Witten 26.2% of Romo's career completions were to Witten; has not missed a start in 5 years; should get more TDs with Owens gone
Antonio Gates Gates had his worst season since his rookie year and dealt with a toe injury all season long; should bounce back this year.
Dallas Clark Harrison is gone so should continue to get as many looks as last year, averages 0.14 TDs per catch since 2004
Owen Daniels Caught 55 of Schaub's 251 completions in 2008; 41 of his 192 in 2007; contract is somewhat of an issue at this point
Chris Cooley He won't get 83 catches again but his TDs and YPC will go up quite a bit compared to last year.
Tony Gonzalez Will be used as a blocker quite a bit and in the red zone, will not come close to last year's receptions
Greg Olsen 94 catches in 32 games in his first two seasons and should be even better with Cutler at QB
Kellen Winslow The Bucs traded for him so they must plan to use him a lot and he is talented but he is a risk after his injuries last season.
Zach Miller Miller had as many catches as the top 3 WRs in combined in Oakland last season; 34 catches in final 8 games; should improve
John Carlson 33 receptions in final 8 games even after Engram and Branch came back
Jeremy Shockey Shockey and Brees are working very well together but Brees hasn't used his TE's much in the red zone in the past 3 years.
Tony Scheffler Extremely talented but hasn't been able to stay healthy; he is standing out at training camp.
Vernon Davis Should be more involved in the offense this year with Raye as the OC, had 12 catches in final 4 games last year.
Heath Miller 168 catches and 21 TDs in his first 4 NFL seasons; consistent player but doesn't have great upside.
Dustin Keller He had an excellent rookie year and has potential to improve a lot with the departure of Coles.
Kevin Boss He became more of a factor later in the season and should get a few more looks with Burress and Toomer gone.
Randy McMichael He could play a big role in this offense especially with the lack of talent at WR; he had 3 seasons of 60+ recs in Miami.
Brent Celek Now the #1 TE in Philly; he has 24 catches in 9 games with Smith out in the past 2 seasons and 12 in 3 games last year
Visanthe Shiancoe Hard to say how Favre will use him but his TDs will drop.
Marcedes Lewis Talented and on a good offense but has never lived up to expectations; safe pick nonetheless
Todd Heap He took some time to get going in 2008 but he had 22 catches in final 8 games; the addition of L.J. Smith could hurt him though.
Bo Scaife Has never been used much in the red zone and only had 16 catches in final 7 games; Crumpler had 11.
Robert Royal He will probably be the #2 target in this offense after Edwards and could surprise but has never topped 35 catches in 6 seasons
Anthony Fasano His TDs will drop and his catches probably won't go up much with Ginn, Camarillo and Bess all healthy.
Brandon Pettigrew Pettigrew could easily have 55 catches or just 25; very hard to say but Linehan says he will play a big role in this offense.
Ben Watson He has never been able to stay healthy in his career and may not get as many looks this year.
Donald Lee Wasn't much more than a red zone threat last year and he could get beat by Jermichael Finley for the starting job.
Billy Miller Shockey will be the #1 TE this year but Brees still likes to spread the ball around