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Originally Posted by Dante84
Probably dumb, but I'll throw it out there.
Would it help or hurt Kelce to change up his body a bit heading into this year? Ex - if he is looking to gain some speed, would it be to his benefit to drop 10-15 lbs and be utilized less as a blocker and more in the slot?
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If he were ever out there building his body to be utilized as a blocker, I'd be SHOCKED.
He's always been a move TE and has always been utilized that way. I'm guessing he's always tried to work his body as far towards that side of the ledger as possible.
Then he just uses natural strength and intelligence to get his angles right and get his blocks made.
If he could've made himself an even more dangerous receiving TE -- he would've. That's always been first, 2nd and 3rd in what we ask for him. The blocking has always been a happy accident.
The issue just appeared to be a guy that expected to play his way into shape and learned the hard way that he can't do that anymore. Because we sure had a lot of folks saying "He'll turn it on when he has to..." and when he tried vs. Buffalo and Philly, there wasn't any gas left in the tank.
Playoff Kelce isn't a switch to flip anymore. He has to prepare this offseason like he's playing 20 post-season games or I don't think we're gonna be telling our kids about the Travis Kelce farewell tour. It won't be Willie Mays as a Met, but it won't be something we'll enjoy a great deal. Watching him run 3 routes and then spend the rest of the drive gasping for air on the sidelines won't be the way I want to see him go out.