Asked.
So, do the Packers place a 2nd Round (est. $3,384,000), or a 1st Round (est. $4,766,000) restricted free agent tender on Robert Tonyan to keep him for 2021?
— Ken Ingalls - Packers Cap 💰 (@KenIngalls) December 14, 2020
Answered.
Robert Tonyan with probably my favorite block of all time pic.twitter.com/mZWupgpGuH
— Salvatore (7) (@Fear_Jaire) December 13, 2020
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What kind of a terror was this guy playing QB in college?
1st round money please.
I concur. He's playing like a first round pick right now. Deserves the $4 million.
He's outplayed Jimmy Graham by a mile. Pay the man.
I have liked Tonyan from day one. I do not want to lose him. Pay the man.
(On that block above, four linemen now have nothing to do...)
The dude is seriously playing well. He's becoming George Kittle LITE right before our eyes. He was in Kittle's wedding as a groomsman, they're good friends.
3 years - 11 TD's scored - Tonyan
4 years - 14 TD's scored - Kittle
If he keeps up that blocking, like in the clip above, I don't see how you can let this guy go.
found it interesting, looking at the draft and how long it takes for a TE to bake. watching 88 in det this weekend, this guy was drafted as a bonified game wrecker - which he is becoming btw - but it takes 3-4 years for a TE it seems...just found that interesting, drafting a TE is a long play. last guy that I think caught on really quick might have been jeremy shockey or jimmy graham?
I say pay the man! one thing over the years is that when the Packers offense is really really good is when they have a legit TE in the offensive scheme.
The organization has worked too hard to develop a legitimate TE to let him walk.
@Henry posted:Then if some other team signs him the Packers can just give them Jordan Love.
To play TE?
Kittle Lite may be warranted but not based on a stats comparison. Kittle has been out with injury a lot the last 2 years. Would you rather have Tonyan 16 games or Kittle, say, 8 games? Probably Tonyan? Guess it depends on which 8 games.
@BrainDed posted:1st round money please.
I'm hoping they just work out a 4 year contract. Get the guy under a long term deal before he turns into an All Pro TE.
Hilarious, Tonyan high 5ing himself! https://twitter.com/i/status/1338622623735922691
@PackerHawk posted:I'm hoping they just work out a 4 year contract. Get the guy under a long term deal before he turns into an All Pro TE.
I concur.
@DH13 posted:To play TE?
Kittle Lite may be warranted but not based on a stats comparison. Kittle has been out with injury a lot the last 2 years. Would you rather have Tonyan 16 games or Kittle, say, 8 games? Probably Tonyan? Guess it depends on which 8 games.
Ability. Accountability & Availability.
What I love about the last pass that Tonyan caught is that the defender was about to tackle him short of the first down and he flipped over him to pick up the required yardage. He makes so many smart plays...
Throw it to Robert Tonyan and there's a good chance - an 88.5% chance to be exact - he'll catch it. In that regard, the Packers have the most effective TE in the NFL.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) December 16, 2020
After money wasted and draft picks spent, they found their playmaker right at home. https://t.co/ABKPAkmaTO
Good piece on Big Bob from Demovsky.
Thanks Detroit !!
So, sometimes it takes a player a couple, 2, tree years to develop?
More touchdowns than incompletions for Bob
That's a pretty wild stat.
@michiganjoe posted:Throw it to Robert Tonyan and there's a good chance - an 88.5% chance to be exact - he'll catch it. In that regard, the Packers have the most effective TE in the NFL.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) December 16, 2020
After money wasted and draft picks spent, they found their playmaker right at home. https://t.co/ABKPAkmaTOGood piece on Big Bob from Demovsky.
For the first time in his history as GM, Gutey was right when he said "we love his catch radius."
...on the other hand, most of you think MVS couldn’t even catch The COVID.
Racist hoax.
The only reference to funyuns in music that I am aware of....a pretty good song too
@justanotherpackerfan posted:
Best part is how he responded. It also goes to show that as much as we think these guys have all the confidence in the world because they're in the NFL, so many of them are missing inner confidence and have made it there just on talant. It's only when they find their confidence that their true talant comes out. I also loved the insider glimpse into how players call each other out. Good article.
When I read that the first guy I think about is Greg Jennings. I bet Rodgers used the same type of motivation tactics on him. It fueled "Bobby" and made Gerg bitter and angry.
Two totally different ways to handle being challenged.
"That big G, and everything it stands for? It’s unlike anything in all of sports. And that’s not me being disrespectful in any way to any other team. It’s just that Lambeau Field and the Green Bay Packers ... that’s NFL royalty right there." Tonyan pic.twitter.com/9jKn5wVix3
— Green n' Gold (@MattyPackers) January 14, 2021
So many feel good stories
Tonyan
Daffney
Lazard
Marcedes going for his ring after all these years
Barnes
Chandon Sullivan
Lucas Patrick
Tyler Ervin
Snacks
@michiganjoe posted:Throw it to Robert Tonyan and there's a good chance - an 88.5% chance to be exact - he'll catch it. In that regard, the Packers have the most effective TE in the NFL.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) December 16, 2020
After money wasted and draft picks spent, they found their playmaker right at home. https://t.co/ABKPAkmaTOGood piece on Big Bob from Demovsky.
What is frustrating is that was obvious to so many of us fans. Why did it take so long to give him the chance?
Two words.
Jimmy. Graham.
Yes, the second year was a mistake by Gutey.
Yes. I loved Tonyan from the moment he made his first catch. The fluidity down the field and the soft hands. He made it look so easy. No, the blocking wasn't there, and he may never be an elite blocker. But he's the modern TE, the guy who can go down the seam, outrun the LBs, and catch the ball. Pay him to keep him.
He'll get tagged and earn $4 million next year. His minimum wage days are done.
@michiganjoe posted:Yes, the second year was a mistake by Gutey.
It absolutely was. This is the kind of thing TT in the early years would have avoided.
