The Seattle Seahawks have one of the best tight ends in the game, but could he really be reduced to being a blocking decoy for three-quarters of the time?
Jimmy Graham has been criticized some during his career for an unwillingness to block. Graham is the key to a power running game now, and is “prepared to block 75% of the time.”
“I’m blocking here,” Graham told reporters on Monday, via comments distributed by the team. “Out there the last few I was pretty banged up so midway through the year I kind of stopped blocking . . . . Now here, I’m blocking quite a bit and I love it. It’s very important for me to be a part of that here because that’s about 75 percent of the offense here, and when you have a back like [Marshawn Lynch] you want to be in there on those explosive runs, and you want to be a part of that.”
Graham was honest when he said that 3rd and 10, or long yardage situations are where he’ll make his money now.
H/T: PFT