One of the big topics amongst Bucs fans has been about tight end Austin Seferian Jenkins and whether this is the year he finally lives up to his second round status from the 2014 draft. Maturity, bad luck, and inconsistency has hurt Jenkins from being that complete tight end that everyone in the Bucs organization still thinks he can be that guy. There have been negatives for Asj this off-season as he has been kick out of practice along with twitter rants with fans. However, I feel that has been good for Asj as it was the wake up call that he needed.
It's all about the mental game for Asj as he has all the physical tools needed to be successful now just has to put it all together and coach Koetter is making sure that Asj becomes a special tight end.
“[Coach Koetter] won't settle for me being average or good. He won't even settle for me being great. He wants me to be special,” Seferian-Jenkins said
“I really thank God every single day he kicked me out of practice. It was really a wake-up call.”Even though Cameron Brate is number one tight end and rightfully so as he has been the most consistent. That doesn't mean Asj wont see the field as much because he will be a major part of the offense this season. Koetter is all about creating mismatches and with Brate and Asj on the field at the same time will definitely present issues for the opposing defense. The Bucs will feature tons of two and three tight end sets this year as the tight end group is one of the Bucs strengths on offense. Asj is great at getting open down the seam and presents a big target for Winston as does Cam Brate which should open up the outside for Evans and Jackson. Its an important year for Asj and he will have opportunities to make plays this year, he just has to take advantage of them. I believe he will be a big weapon in the redzone and finally he puts it all together to have a pretty good year.
ASJ with the TD for the Bucs. Beat out Evans. pic.twitter.com/RXDNhkTvNW— Amanda Borges (@Amanda1010XL) August 17, 2016
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