Ja'Tavion Sanders--the Offense's Agent Zero

[Braff Zacklin 13414]

Dude deserves his own thread. Easily the best TE on The Forty since Jermichael.

Can't find any Tweets for today yet, but here's one from the WVU game:

 

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

NM 

Edited October 8, 2022 by Coach pop a bitch

[Neonmoon 38127]

He’s got amazing hands for a dude his size 

[Blotto 23432]

What a difference a year makes. Our TE group totals for the entire season in 2021 was 31 catches, 251 yds and 5 TDs. So far this year, Sanders is checking in at 25 catches, 283 yds, and 5 TDs.

 

[Zepol87 9171]

Shout-out Denton Ryan!!

[ConferenceRoom 6130]

Agent O.

[Slacks 6791]

Is gonna need Case McCoy in a few hours.

[Hiphopopotamos 20865]

JT Sanders, through 6 games, is third in Texas history for TD's in a single season among TE's.  Behind Pat Fitzgerald with 8 (1995) and David Thomas 6 (1998).

 

[orangebird 1079]

I'm shocked.  After the last 10 years of watching Texas football, it's like we suddenly rediscovered that we are allowed to pass to tight ends again.

I'm all aboard the JT Sanders hype train, though.  I hope the dude smashes every TE record here at the 40 Acres by the time he is done here.

[Sgt Hulk 13647]

He’s gonna best that record. Fuck dude could get 3 more in the next 2 games 

[crash_davis 23084]

Stupid question alert. Is Billingsley in the dog house? 

I sure want me some 2 TE looks with both Billingsley and Sanders running routes. That would be damn near impossible to stop.

[South Austin 52141]

Posted in the Ewers thread – JT Sanders is looking like a Jermichael Finley with an offensive coordinator who knows how to use him.

[Braff Zacklin 13414]

This tweet has two vids. Second clip features the dime Quinn drops to JT in the second quarter. Might have to clickthru to see it, though.

 

[immamac 42516]

10 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Stupid question alert. Is Billingsley in the dog house? 

I sure want me some 2 TE looks with both Billingsley and Sanders running routes. That would be damn near impossible to stop.

He was suspended 6 games. He's back this week. 

[Surly Bevo 24696]

I work with a woman whose husband coaches at Ryan.  Last season she told me he is a massive athletic talent who in HS didn't really have to work all that hard because he was just that much freakishly better than everybody else but if the coaches can get him to put in the work will be an absolute beast.  Looks like Sark and Co has him putting in the work.

[Blotto 23432]

Somewhat disgusting that the best we could do with Thomas and Finley over their times here was 5TDs in a season.

[Surgical 68]

6 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

This tweet has two vids. Second clip features the dime Quinn drops to JT in the second quarter. Might have to clickthru to see it, though.

 

What's crazy about that pass to JT is Quinn's anticipation. Quinn starts to throw the ball before Sanders is even with the defender.

[Dennis Taylor 18706]

Reminds me of this dude

 

 

[Surly Bevo 24696]

2 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Somewhat disgusting that the best we could do with Thomas and Finley over their times here was 5TDs in a season.

Never forget that 2007 OU game where Jermichael was ripping Sooner assholes in the first half and then Greg said, "well that's enough of that"

[CooterBrown 17905]

He’s a man among boys out there.

[Pimphand 5596]

2 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Never forget that 2007 OU game where Jermichael was ripping Sooner assholes in the first half and then Greg said, "well that's enough of that"

Gulf Coast Offense

[satyanash 14281]

7 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

Reminds me of this dude

Gates was just a big WR. Sanders can actually block, really well at that.

Sanders is up there alongside the best TEs in the country.

 

[Nope 3111]

He is just scratching the surface. On that first catch where he unfortunately stepped out of bounds, I was amazed at how fast he was moving at that size.

[Laga4 1270]

38 minutes ago, Blotto said:

Somewhat disgusting that the best we could do with Thomas and Finley over their times here was 5TDs in a season.

I was thinking the same thing.  

Sure seems like Thomas had more than 5 TD's. 

[BurgleBro 772]

43 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Never forget that 2007 OU game where Jermichael was ripping Sooner assholes in the first half and then Greg said, "well that's enough of that"

Also the game DJ Monroe got 1 touch for a 65 yard TD run and never saw the field again

[Dennis Taylor 18706]

4 hours ago, satyanash said:

Gates was just a big WR. Sanders can actually block, really well at that.

Sanders is up there alongside the best TEs in the country.

 

So an explosive, playmaking, physical tight end with possibly the best hands on the team has no resemblance to Gates? Riigght

[Lhorn 4885]

I can’t believe how long wells gone with a legit threat at TE.  I had forgotten what this feels like. 

[Mikey4 2476]

I remember being so jealous of OU for how they used Jermaine Gresham. That dude was like a Swiss army knife. He allowed them to go from passing sets to running sets with perfect personnel and no subbing. It created so many mismatches. It's awesome to see Texas not only have an elite TE but also use him correctly.

Edited October 9, 2022 by Mikey4

[WBT 20418]

He's a complete badass.  Am I wrong that this makes me a little ragey:

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FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in all 12 games … appeared primarily on special teams with the field goal unit.

Maybe he needed to get bigger and stronger to be an effective blocker but the hands and athletic ability were evident in his high school film.  I know, I know, how can you keep Cade Brewer and Jared Wiley off the field?

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

The way he blocks out the defender reminds me of NFL talent like gates. 

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

10 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Never forget that 2007 OU game where Jermichael was ripping Sooner assholes in the first half and then Greg said, "well that's enough of that"

it's the reason J Mike left early. he was so sick of GDGD that he made his mind up to leave after the OU game, going so far as to sign with an agent in the hotel after the ASU Holiday Bowl, before we even flew home. a damn shame that his NFL career was cut short with a serious injury. 

[BachelorTrek 2935]

JT looks more and more like a slower TE William-Harris-prototype circa 1984.

Why slower? Harris had speed to outrun college DBs, saw it with my own eyes. 

[Wishbone 4734]

On 10/9/2022 at 10:56 AM, Hiphopopotamos said:

JT Sanders, through 6 games, is third in Texas history for TD's in a single season among TE's.  Behind Pat Fitzgerald with 8 (1995) and David Thomas  Derek Lewis 6 (1998).

 

 

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[Braff Zacklin 13414]

 

[LTtxfan 48966]

 

[LTtxfan 48966]

23 hours ago, Braff Zacklin said:

 

Sark should scheme more throws to JT against bama and other future games.

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[LTtxfan 48966]

Damn JT, block better...

C'mon

[Zeus 5949]

Not a blocker that’s for sure

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

3 catches for 60 yards. 0 blocks fucking us

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

1 minute ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

3 catches for 60 yards. 0 blocks fucking us

Never mind I love him again 

Let's fucken go!!!

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[LTtxfan 48966]

Nice Block 

1st DOWN  !!!

🤘

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

 

Dude could have kept on trying to bounce it outside, but my man looked back inside and saw three bitchass Bama fucks and chose violence.

[skipmcgee 194]

Sanders is such a fucking monster

[Coach pop a bitch 5459]

5 rec 114 yards

 

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[JGrayDBU 336]

I have a friend who is a Colorado fan, and we both agreed this is a Sanders year.  Sure enough, after we said that, on the last Texas drive, big 0 delivered an incredibly important block on 3rd down to lead to the next third down conversion which iced the game.