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bigricky wrote:He is 6'1" so I strongly doubt he'll ever make it at TE and gaining all that weight means he's probably lost some speed. I see nothing special in this kid I'm sure he'll be cut before the season opener.

bigricky wrote:He is 6'1" so I strongly doubt he'll ever make it at TE and gaining all that weight means he's probably lost some speed. I see nothing special in this kid I'm sure he'll be cut before the season opener.

bigricky wrote:He is 6'1" so I strongly doubt he'll ever make it at TE and gaining all that weight means he's probably lost some speed. I see nothing special in this kid I'm sure he'll be cut before the season opener.

DarthMonk wrote:

bigricky wrote:He is 6'1" so I strongly doubt he'll ever make it at TE and gaining all that weight means he's probably lost some speed. I see nothing special in this kid I'm sure he'll be cut before the season opener.

For what it's worth he ran a 4.41 40 at 6'1" 224 lbs.

DarthMonk

Niles Paul preparing to switch to tight end
By Mike Jones
As the Washington Redskins began their voluntary offseason conditioning program this week, second-year pro Niles Paul started preparing to switch from wide receiver to tight end.

Paul, whom the Redskins drafted in the fifth round out of Nebraska last year, played in 13 games as a rookie, recording two catches for 25 yards. Most of his action came on special teams, but he did start two games at receiver and pleased coaches with his effective blocking.


The St. Louis Rams' Austin Pettis, right, loses the ball on a punt return as he is hit by Niles Paul last Oct. 2. The Rams recovered and Paul was charged with an unnecessary roughness penalty. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)In the last three games of the season, with Chris ey on injured reserve, and Fred Davis suspended, the Redskins used Paul sparingly as a backup tight end. Apparently, Mike Shanahan and his assistants liked what they saw.

“Coach gave me a call earlier this offseason and asked me how I’d feel about switching to tight end,” Paul said in a phone interview Friday morning. “I told him, ‘I’ll play wherever you want me.’ I’ve done everything I’ve been asked, and I’ll keep doing it. I’m excited about the position change. I’m excited that coach has enough respect for me that he’d call me to ask me what I thought about it.”

Paul has attended all the tight end meetings of the Redskins offseason program this week, a development that 106.7 The Fan’s Grant Paulsen first reported Thursday evening.

Paul said he doesn’t yet fully know what his role will be, but he is focusing on learning as much as he can from tight ends coach Sean McVay and teammates Davis, ey and Logan Paulsen. The Redskins often use multiple tight end sets in their offense, and Paul has been asked to learn both the ‘Y’(or lead tight end) and ‘Tiger’ (more of a secondary/blocking end) positions.

There’s a degree of uncertainty with the Redskins’ tight end position. The Redskins hope that Davis – who was suspended for four games for failing multiple drug tests last season – can build on his production last year, when he recorded 59 catches, 796 yards and three touchdowns. ey was limited to five games (eight catches, 65 yards) because of a recurring knee injury, and it remains to be seen whether the Redskins are willing to carry him at his current cap figure of $6.23 million. Paulsen is a solid blocking end, but in two years has a combined 13 catches for 148 yards and a touchdown.

“I definitely think I can do it,” Paul said. “I’ve got the size and the mindset, so it’s not far-fetched to say I can do it. I’m picking up everything pretty well so far. But it’s still early, so we’ll just have to wait and see how exactly they’ll use me.”

Paul is listed at 6-foot-1, 224 pounds. But the muscular player, who at last year’s combine ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, said he played at 228 pounds for much of the season, and maintaining that weight was a struggle despite a religious exercise regimen and healthy eating. At one point, he reached 234 pounds, and consulted with the team’s strength and conditioning coaches, who took his body fat percentage and came to the conclusion that Paul was still at a healthy, lean weight.

“They said 234 was my natural weight, so I can bulk up a little more to play tight end,” Paul said. “They want me at no more than 238, but no less than 232.”

ey is 6-foot-3, Davis 6-4 and Paulsen 6-5, so Paul would be the shortest tight end on the roster. But he believes that he still can be effective, both as a blocker and pass catcher.

“Cooley and Fred were reminding me that Aaron Hernandez of the Patriots is 6-1, 245, and he’s definitely doing fine,” Paul said. “I play physical anyway. It’s just a matter of picking up on all the techniques, and I got a little taste last year, and obviously, coach thought I did well.”

gregory smith wrote:I read recently where Niles Paul had gained 10-15 pounds. I know he was used almost exclusively as a blocker last year. Any chance we could see him used as a tight end?

Countertrey wrote:I'm thinking... "what do we need to do to ensure that our dynamic quarterback always has a dynamic outlet??? How about 3 very mobile Tight Ends? It doesn't hurt that Paul has blocking skills...

SkinsJock wrote:^^ you might be right ... I'd like to think that Mike liked what he saw last season out of Paul playing the TE position

I also like the fact that we continue to widen the scope of the players we have - AND this guy plays with an attitude

Davis needs to show us a lot after what he did and ey's getting on

fetus wrote:

SkinsJock wrote:^^ you might be right ... I'd like to think that Mike liked what he saw last season out of Paul playing the TE position

I also like the fact that we continue to widen the scope of the players we have - AND this guy plays with an attitude

Davis needs to show us a lot after what he did and ey's getting on

I don't get why everyone is so pissed at Fred, the dude smoked some weed when the lockout was in effect, so what? The dude can still play like a beast and that is all that matters. Irvin was a coked out retard and still managed the HOF so, Fred will do just fine as he always has.

KazooSkinsFan wrote:

fetus wrote:

SkinsJock wrote:^^ you might be right ... I'd like to think that Mike liked what he saw last season out of Paul playing the TE position

I also like the fact that we continue to widen the scope of the players we have - AND this guy plays with an attitude

Davis needs to show us a lot after what he did and ey's getting on

I don't get why everyone is so pissed at Fred, the dude smoked some weed when the lockout was in effect, so what? The dude can still play like a beast and that is all that matters. Irvin was a coked out retard and still managed the HOF so, Fred will do just fine as he always has.

Actually since he was suspended that means he was caught twice.

fetus wrote:

SkinsJock wrote: .. Davis needs to show us a lot after what he did and ey's getting on

I don't get why everyone is so pissed at Fred, the dude smoked some weed when the lockout was in effect, so what? The dude can still play like a beast and that is all that matters. Irvin was a coked out retard and still managed the HOF so, Fred will do just fine as he always has.

1niksder wrote:

KazooSkinsFan wrote:

fetus wrote:

SkinsJock wrote:^^ you might be right ... I'd like to think that Mike liked what he saw last season out of Paul playing the TE position

I also like the fact that we continue to widen the scope of the players we have - AND this guy plays with an attitude

Davis needs to show us a lot after what he did and ey's getting on

I don't get why everyone is so pissed at Fred, the dude smoked some weed when the lockout was in effect, so what? The dude can still play like a beast and that is all that matters. Irvin was a coked out retard and still managed the HOF so, Fred will do just fine as he always has.

Actually since he was suspended that means he was caught twice.

The NFLPA got one thrown out, that means he got caught three times