Probably a dumb idea... but whatever.
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:13 am
What do you guys know about Tyrone Swoopes?
He's been a practice squad tight end for a few years now. But he wasn't a tight end in college... instead he was used like an early Tim Tebow. They used him purely as a wildcat type runner on the goal line. His junior and senior years he ran for 625 yards on 128 carries and had 19 rushing TD's.
Watching Lamar Jackson over the weekend had me wondering... an athletic QB with the ball in his hands is murder on the defense in these situations... the Seahawks are fucking horrible in short-yardage situations... could Tyrone Swoops be an option in a wildcat-like formation when we need a yard on 3rd down? Sure beats a swing route to Tyler Lockette 3rd and 3... me thinks.
I have to figure an athletic kid like this could get some reps on special teams and be used as this utility type runner on occasion... New Orleans runs a similar set with Taysom Hill out of BYU... I feel like the Hawks could use a similar wrinkle with Swoopes... why not?
He's been a practice squad tight end for a few years now. But he wasn't a tight end in college... instead he was used like an early Tim Tebow. They used him purely as a wildcat type runner on the goal line. His junior and senior years he ran for 625 yards on 128 carries and had 19 rushing TD's.
Watching Lamar Jackson over the weekend had me wondering... an athletic QB with the ball in his hands is murder on the defense in these situations... the Seahawks are fucking horrible in short-yardage situations... could Tyrone Swoops be an option in a wildcat-like formation when we need a yard on 3rd down? Sure beats a swing route to Tyler Lockette 3rd and 3... me thinks.
I have to figure an athletic kid like this could get some reps on special teams and be used as this utility type runner on occasion... New Orleans runs a similar set with Taysom Hill out of BYU... I feel like the Hawks could use a similar wrinkle with Swoopes... why not?