Lost in the flowers and Beckham hype, is Bateman and likely. We all know about Bateman and know that he just needs to be healthy, his lack of hype is more of a media thing, but we on PF are sleeping on Likely. If we are gonna be both running and passing out of 2 TE sets then I’m looking for Likely to take a big step forward, he can separate and he can make very difficult catches but what gets forgotten is his YAC ability, that’s what could separate him from the typical TE2, he’s not just gonna make possession style catches like nick boyle did, he can catch the ball and make big plays with his feet, he’s got a dirty ass knack for planting as he’s making the catch and changing direction once he secures the ball, leaving dbs much faster than him grasping at air as he runs away.
TLDR; I’m expecting Isaiah Likely to be a massive difference maker this season, he may not have the volume, but he will make the plays.