Luke Getsy’s history says so
The Las Vegas Raiders have struggled to find the right formula in the red zone in recent years.
They’ve tried to do several different things to solve their red-zone woes during that time and this year, we may see another adjustment if recent history is any indication. New Las Vegas offensive coordinator Luke Getsy loved to use the tight end in the red one last season when he was running the Chicago Bears’ offense.
According to the 33rd Team, Chicago tight end Cole Kmet received 26.8 percent of his team’s passing targets in the red zone during the 2023 season. It was the highest percentage of all tight ends in the NFL.
These TEs saw a lot of targets in the red zone last season pic.twitter.com/fkNKDycDCw
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) August 18, 2024
We should expect Getsy to stick to that plan, especially since he has two quality tight ends to utilize in second-year player Michael Mayer and first-round pick Brock Bowers.
Together, I can see Mayer and Brock equaling or surpassing Kmet’s percentage from last year.
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