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TE Jake Stoneburner (Official Thread)

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FlyerBuck;2014948; said:
He was recently placed on the Mackey watch list.

When I look at our tight ends I can't help but think about what the Patriots are doing with their two studs and I would love to see ours utilized the same way. Stoneburner = Hernandez & Fragel = Hernandez. I guess it would help having Tom Brady slinging the rock... but still
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I completely agree that OSU completely under-utilizes the TE position, which can be a major weapon if it's used right (like how New England does it). Just look at what Jake Ballard is doing with the Giants right now. He's on pace for 700+ receiving yards, which I'm almost positive would be more than his career total here. I'm not getting the Fragel = Hernandez comparison though. They are literally nothing alike. Hernandez is pretty much a pure slot receiver and he's 6-1 245. Fragel is a few pounds from being a LT, and he's a blocking specialist. I'm assuming you meant "Gronkowski", but he's nothing like Fragel either really.

Still, since the WR's are so young and have been less than impressive, it makes no sense why Stoneburner isn't getting looked at more often.
 
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Brandon26841;2015016; said:
I completely agree that OSU completely under-utilizes the TE position, which can be a major weapon if it's used right (like how New England does it). Just look at what Jake Ballard is doing with the Giants right now. He's on pace for 700+ receiving yards, which I'm almost positive would be more than his career total here. I'm not getting the Fragel = Hernandez comparison though. They are literally nothing alike. Hernandez is pretty much a pure slot receiver and he's 6-1 245. Fragel is a few pounds from being a LT, and he's a blocking specialist. I'm assuming you meant "Gronkowski", but he's nothing like Fragel either really.

Still, since the WR's are so young and have been less than impressive, it makes no sense why Stoneburner isn't getting looked at more often.
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Yes, you're right that I meant Gronkowski. I am basing the comparison on that Hernandez and Stoneburner both have speed and can be utilized just like a big wide receiver. The Fragel and Gronkowski comparison is more based on the idea that they are both bigger bodies to throw to. While Fragel may be slightly bigger, Gronkowski at 6'6" and 265lbs isn't exactly a little guy either.

Even if my comparisons are off though, the main point is that I believe they are a highly under utilized weapon and I'm glad that we at least agree on that point
 
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Brandon26841;2015016; said:
Still, since the WR's are so young and have been less than impressive, it makes no sense why Stoneburner isn't getting looked at more often.
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He most likely is getting looked at a lot by defensive coordinators since he is the only receiver with experience. Is he being doubled more often? I don't know. I can't see which receivers are open on TV.
 
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Lessons well-received
Jake Stoneburner is a tight end because of his size, but he learned from his father all of the finer points of catching the football
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Friday October 28, 2011

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On Hawley Court in Dublin, there?s a house that probably still has some unusual paths worn into the front yard.

It?s where Mark Stoneburner first started throwing passes to his older son, Jake, some 15 years ago. It wasn?t just father-and-son, flip-and-catch sessions, though Mark certainly wasn?t firing lasers at a 5- or 6-year-old Jake back then. Those would become part of the pitch count soon enough, along with father teaching son the rudiments of the pass-route tree ? the out-cut, the in-cut, the curl, the slant, the drag, the cross, the post, the fade and the streak ? and Mark Stoneburner needing ice for his passing arm.

?He would say ?Dad, can we go out front and throw??? Mark recalled.

The answer almost always was yes.

?That continued really up until the eighth grade,? Mark said. ?I?d probably throw him a hundred balls a night.?

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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/10/28/gameday/cover-stoneburner.html
 
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I still don't understand why Stoney is taken out of the game as much as he is. In the empty sets, I would think he could line up in the slot, instead of one of the more inexperienced guys, and give Brax a security blanket, as well as an opposing Safety or LB a headache.
 
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Love the block from Stoneburner.

Hey, Shelton Johnson, how you doin'? CRACK!

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Bill Lucas;2035575; said:
Perhaps, he'll have a coach next year that knows how to do that.
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I was thinking the exact same thing, to be honest.

I was thinking what he could do with a creative offensive mind (instead of running Wildcat or Dave on first down constantly).
 
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