“Coach Reich, he’s going to have a hell of a time scheming for our offense,'” Taylor said. “We’ve got a bunch of skill in the room, not just him, but [Sadiq] is smooth, he’s quick, he’s athletic as hell, and like I said, one of us could be inline, one of us could be out wide, vice versa. Jelani [Woods] could be out there, Ruck [Jeremy Ruckert] could be out there, so we’ve got endless options and that’s what makes it so exciting to work with. And Coach Reich is going to put those pieces together and it’s our job to go out there and practice and prove what we can do and expand our skillset so that we can be put in the right place at the right time.”
Sadiq will have the benefit of learning from someone like in Taylor who was learning the ropes himself last summer.
“He’s the real deal and I’m trying to learn from him and see what he does,” Sadiq said. “He does a great job wherever he’s at in the offense and I think it’ll be really cool when they can mix and match all the tight ends together; it’s going to be pretty fun.”
It’s a group with a ton of potential. Ruckert, who had a career-high 23 receptions last season, is the veteran glue guy. Taylor is coming off one of the best TE rookie seasons in franchise history and Sadiq is a rare athlete who is already making his mark.
“He’s a very smart player, he can play at the X, he can play the Y-tight end, he can the F, he can play in the backfield,” Glenn said. “The thing that we have to be conscious of is we don’t overload him with positions to where he won’t be effective, and we’re mindful of that, we are. Mason is the same way – there’s a ton of things he can do and we see him as the same type of player.”