DMN Blog: Can any safety stop Martellus Bennett in the open field?
By Tim MacMahon
One of the more interesting of the many wrinkles in the Cowboys two-tight end package is motioning Martellus Bennett from the backfield to out wide to create a one-on-one situation against the strong safety.
"I love it," Marty B said with a big smile.
We saw that in the morning practice. Bennett caught a short out in front of Gerald Sensabaugh and turned upfield. Sensabaugh was in position to get a clean shot on Bennett at that moment, which led me to wonder if the 204-pound safety could take down the 265-pound tight end without any helmet.
"No," Bennett said.
OK, can any safety?
"I don't want to say any ...," Bennett said before scrapping the false humility. "Nah, they can't. I'm kind of confident right now. I'm in a zone."
Bennett has reason to believe in his ability to do damage after the catch. The ex-Texas A&M basketball player averaged 7.15 yards after the catch last season, according to Stats, Inc. San Francisco's Vernon Davis, another freakish physical specimen, was the only tight end with at least 20 reception to average more yards after catch.
One of the more interesting of the many wrinkles in the Cowboys two-tight end package is motioning Martellus Bennett from the backfield to out wide to create a one-on-one situation against the strong safety.
"I love it," Marty B said with a big smile.
We saw that in the morning practice. Bennett caught a short out in front of Gerald Sensabaugh and turned upfield. Sensabaugh was in position to get a clean shot on Bennett at that moment, which led me to wonder if the 204-pound safety could take down the 265-pound tight end without any helmet.
"No," Bennett said.
OK, can any safety?
"I don't want to say any ...," Bennett said before scrapping the false humility. "Nah, they can't. I'm kind of confident right now. I'm in a zone."
Bennett has reason to believe in his ability to do damage after the catch. The ex-Texas A&M basketball player averaged 7.15 yards after the catch last season, according to Stats, Inc. San Francisco's Vernon Davis, another freakish physical specimen, was the only tight end with at least 20 reception to average more yards after catch.
posted by The Gryphon at 9:34 AM
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