Summary
Maybe it was because he always had Art Monk to throw to. Or Gary Clark. Or Ricky Sanders. Or Charlie Brown. Whatever the reason, Joe Gibbs was never a big Tight End Guy during his first term with the Redskins. Wideouts - Pro Bowl wideouts, generally - were always the focal point of his passing game.
Classic example: One Sunday in 1990, the Washington offense was spinning its wheels against Lawrence Taylor and the Giants. So Coach Joe, having nowhere else to turn, started calling for little dump- offs to Donnie Warren. Warren was more of a tight tackle than a tight end, but on that afternoon he caught 10 - count 'em, 10 - balls (for a whopping 66 yards). In the Redskins' other 15 games that year, he grabbed a grand total of five.See the full content of this document
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Tight Ends Catching On
Five receptions in 15 games. Compare that to what Chris Cooley, Gibbs' current H-back/tight end, has been doing recently. In Week 5 against the Broncos, Cooley had eight catches. In Week 6 against the Chie...
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