That’s true. But Kmet doesn’t play defense. Hold them to 3 and not 7. But yes the refs completely goatfucked that call. I’m not sure there is another TE that takes hits like Kmet but still holds onto the ball. Dude takes fucking missiles but doesn’t drop the ball
His willingness to take a hit (and so many times, keep moving forward through contact) bring the right attitude for this game. Incredible effort and I love seeing it.
Kmet is a solid TE who is definitely a threat in the passing game and a big target for Caleb. Not targeting Kmet until game 3 is just another sign this coaching staff is moronic. He needs to be a bigger part of the offense going forward.
I am not in the meeting room so I have no idea, but it could be that Waldron is improving in his own right by calling a few better plays to find something else that works. Those dumb plays to Everett were for a TE he brought in. Now that he saw Kmet get good yards, there should be more going his way. Or maybe Waldron is rolling dice to determine the playcall, damn it if I knew.
Kmet’s contributions in this game far outweighed the missed block.
A lot of things are wrong with this offense. Cole Kmet isn’t anywhere near the top of that list.
I personally question the calls where he looks to be taking on a DE on a key passing down. If the defender is one who gives OTs problems, shouldn't it be expected that he would be difficult for a TE to handle as well? This offense can accomplish more; one of the easiest ways to do it would be to take some of these plays out of the playbook that were shown to not work.