I also liked this quote in Rico's article from Josiah Price. Shows the value of having veterans that are on the same page, and the level of accountability in the program.
"I looked it up to see how many balls were thrown to me and it was about 50 and I had like 26 catches, so me and Connor (Cook) sat down and went through all of those reps that he threw the ball to me because that was like a 50 percent ratio and I've got to be better than that. Me and Connor have to be better than that. If he's throwing to the tight end, we want to at least be at a 60, 65, 70 percent completion (rate).
"I've got to be money. I've got to be his go-to guy on third down. I at least have to have him be comfortable enough to think that I can be his go-to guy whenever he needs me. And then, of course, there's other things and for me that's blocking. In this system, at Michigan State, to be a tight end here, you've got to be able to block. So that's a thing, footwork and hands.''
"I looked it up to see how many balls were thrown to me and it was about 50 and I had like 26 catches, so me and Connor (Cook) sat down and went through all of those reps that he threw the ball to me because that was like a 50 percent ratio and I've got to be better than that. Me and Connor have to be better than that. If he's throwing to the tight end, we want to at least be at a 60, 65, 70 percent completion (rate).
"I've got to be money. I've got to be his go-to guy on third down. I at least have to have him be comfortable enough to think that I can be his go-to guy whenever he needs me. And then, of course, there's other things and for me that's blocking. In this system, at Michigan State, to be a tight end here, you've got to be able to block. So that's a thing, footwork and hands.''
