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  On 10/1/2023 at 11:57 PM, John from Riverside said:

He was used today would  what were you expecting

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well he's been used every week (almost exactly the same way), yet this thread was started, as the OP felt it wasn't enough use.

 

 What were you expecting differently when you answered him "today's the day"?

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He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. 
 

Through 4 games 

 

15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC

 

Forecasted season would be:

 

64 catches, 421 yards

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On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards.   The expectations for him were way too high.    The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. 

 

He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team.  Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick.  He is doing just fine.

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:05 AM, thenorthremembers said:

On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards.   The expectations for him were way too high.    The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. 

 

He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team.  Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick.  He is doing just fine.

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The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense.

 

If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2.

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:15 AM, MPT said:

 

The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense.

 

If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2.

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The Bills may be planning on him being part of the team for years to come. Seems fairly stupid to build your draft strategy around what you plan to do the first four games of the following season.  

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:01 AM, EmotionallyUnstable said:

He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. 
 

Through 4 games 

 

15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC

 

Forecasted season would be:

 

64 catches, 421 yards

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Something going on with the scheme. Don’t think either TE has been running routes with a lot of depth. Sort of surprising, because saw Kincaid get more upfield and up the seam in the preseason games. 

Posted
  On 10/2/2023 at 12:05 AM, thenorthremembers said:

On pace for 63 catches and 420 yards.   The expectations for him were way too high.    The Travis Kelce comparisons were ignorant. 

 

He is a good player that adds a nice element to the team.  Not sure what people wanted for a late 1st round pick.  He is doing just fine.

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Yes, 63 catches would surpass Kelsey and make him a top 5 all time productive rookie TE .

 

People just need to stop being douche bags and research some NFL history.

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The offense has been so good all around that he probably won't have the big numbers as expected

 

But its nice to know that he's back there incase

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:15 AM, MPT said:

 

The expectations were about what LaPorta has been showing. I'm not going to argue with today's performance, but it's not unreasonable to think that a first round draft pick on one of the best offenses in the league would be outpacing a second round pick on a slightly above average offense.

 

If they were going to use him like a day 2 pick, they should gotten a TE on day 2.

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Players aren’t defined after 4 games.  66 catches for 450 yards as a rookie TE while helping the run game and pushes us closer to the Super Bowl is a good thing.  Guy has talent in spades, he isn’t a top 4 target most plays.  The most impressive thing from him right now, he isn’t dropping targets.

 

laporta is having a good start to his career, let’s see where the players and teams are at by the end of the season

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:01 AM, EmotionallyUnstable said:

He’s been an extension of the run game. Quick hitters, chain movers, no real vertical threat so far. If this is what they drafted him to be, they were terribly mistaken. I assume there is only more in the tank to burn for this guy, I’m just not sure when/how that will look. 
 

Through 4 games 

 

15 catches, 99 yards 6.6YPC

 

Forecasted season would be:

 

64 catches, 421 yards

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  That’s more than I expected him to get before the season .

   However, there seems to be a large shift offensively from previous years. .        My new expectation is he will receive more targets as the year progresses and he earns more trust from Josh.

    I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get into the 5 or low 6 hundreds. If he goes above 700 for the year I’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:23 AM, Cray51 said:

Players aren’t defined after 4 games.  66 catches for 450 yards as a rookie TE while helping the run game and pushes us closer to the Super Bowl is a good thing.  Guy has talent in spades, he isn’t a top 4 target most plays.  The most impressive thing from him right now, he isn’t dropping targets.

 

laporta is having a good start to his career, let’s see where the players and teams are at by the end of the season

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Plus, maybe LaPorta is good.  Good for him!  Doesn't mean our guy is bad or a disappointment.  He is neither!

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  On 10/2/2023 at 12:21 AM, RichRiderBills said:

 

Yes, 63 catches would surpass Kelsey and make him a top 5 all time productive rookie TE .

 

People just need to stop being douche bags and research some NFL history.

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LaPorta is on pace for 1000 yards. We’re just expecting more which is ok

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