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Dude balled this past Saturday and last season. He'll be playing on Sundays and needs his own thread. 

 

Also...

 

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Cheers to all the Burnt Ends members! TE room looks legit for the foreseeable future. 

For those not participating, did y'all like what you saw this past Saturday? Excited about the future of the program?

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/burnt-ends-nil-program/

Be sure to show some love to TOF, too!

https://www.texasonefund.org/

 

Watching one of many YouTube recaps one of the guys called him a “safety valve” and then said, basically, “No, that’s not right. He’s a weapon.”

Pretty bad ass. 

Funny interview... 😋

Texas TE Gunnar Helm Talks Sark’s Offense & Leading by Example 

3rd & Longhorn        May 2, 2024

 

  • how practice t-shirt colors are used for workouts.  (13min mark)  white, grey, orange, black shirt rating system. Gunnar:  "You don't want to be in a white shirt" 
  • Love the TE position requirements discussion and comments given to Gunnar about how "you sound like a pro" in your preparation.   22:10 min mark 

 

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Dude can play.   Seems to be a little more mobile this year like he has shed some bad weight.   Hoping for big things from him.

3 minutes ago, HuntinHorn said:

Dude can play.   Seems to be a little more mobile this year like he has shed some bad weight.   Hoping for big things from him.

Probably my imagination, but he almost seemed more like an eligible OT last season, as far as speed and mobility. Even if I’m a dumbass and he’s exactly the same as last year, he’s faster and more agile than I remember. Maybe it was just compared to JT.

Gunnar was on Finebaum this afternoon on my drive home. Did really well for himself.

Paawwlll did ask about being recruited by Bama prior to deciding on Texas, then lo and behold both his position coach and Sark arrive on the UT campus. It was a good solid 5 min interview.

Hook’em!!!

Gunnar is a really good kid.  Very real in one on one interactions at Burnt Ends events. Great to see him looking solid out from under the shadow of J.T.

55 minutes ago, HuntinHorn said:

Dude can play.   Seems to be a little more mobile this year like he has shed some bad weight.   Hoping for big things from him.

Gunnar tells a funny story about his weight.  When he first showed up on campus, Texas coaches asked him to put on weight.  He then added something like 50 lbs.  He reported the next season and he was asked to drop some weight!  Team player!

Cat is outta the bag now.  Everyone knows they are gonna pay much more attention to him now.

1 minute ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

He is a 3* recruit…..nttawwt

He was always on winning teams in Littleton, CO  He is a solid player.

2 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

Cat is outta the bag now.  Everyone knows they are gonna pay much more attention to him now.

That just leaves somebody else open.  Good to be a weapon!

1 hour ago, Doc Daneeka said:

Probably my imagination, but he almost seemed more like an eligible OT last season, as far as speed and mobility. Even if I’m a dumbass and he’s exactly the same as last year, he’s faster and more agile than I remember. Maybe it was just compared to JT.

Agreed...I had the same feeling.   He seems faster and more mobile like a legit passing game threat at TE this year.

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And he’s only gonna get better this year. He’s the forgotten weapon

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Cat is outta the bag now.  Everyone knows they are gonna pay much more attention to him now.

So less attention to this crap WR room?
2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Big play vs iowa state last year...

 

Helm’s dad was sitting behind me in Ames last year. He was so excited that Gunnar was getting some run. It’s fun seeing parents enjoy their kids’ success. 

1 hour ago, Jiggy-Z said:

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Yeah, he’s ranked up there pretty high in the cool names list. 

He either has to be a badass Longhorn tight end, or the bass player for a German metal band

 

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1 hour ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

Cat is outta the bag now.  Everyone knows they are gonna pay much more attention to him now.

Whatever gets Bond loose over the top of the defense. 

Was he a Herman recruit that stayed on when Sark was hired?

33 minutes ago, Lhorn said:

Was he a Herman recruit that stayed on when Sark was hired?

Yep.  Gunnar signed with Texas in December 2020.  Herman fired in January 2021.

48 minutes ago, Grande Mart said:

Yeah, he’s ranked up there pretty high in the cool names list. 

He either has to be a badass Longhorn tight end, or the bass player for a German metal band

 

 

Wasn't too long ago that TEs catching passes for us were about as rare as unicorns.

This Texas team is legit nasty.  So many weapons.  Going to be fun watching guys like Helm playing on Sundays.

Reminds me of the good ol David Thomas days. Great game Gunnar! 


throwing in a favorite DT TD catch while I'm at it. And Gunnar looks like a bigger faster DT. 

Spoiler


 


 

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9 hours ago, Sgt Hulk said:

And he’s only gonna get better this year. He’s the forgotten weapon

Looked better than Linda Lovelace in that game…

6 hours ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

 

Michigan was so slow. 

I love seeing the TE sit down in the zone for a guaranteed 7 yds. 

His career YPC is 13.4 (and trending up each year -- 8.8 to 13.7 to 15.6)

Sanders' was 13.1

David Thomas' was 13.9

Finley was 12.5

Scaife was 13.3

Helm is going to play in Sundays.  He played as a true freshman but recorded no catches.  Normally I would regret that for him and us.  But honestly, he probably would go pro even if he had that year back.

There is zero dropoff from Sanders to Helm.  I was not expecting that.

 

6 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

There is zero dropoff from Sanders to Helm.  I was not expecting that.

Same. Despite concerns in the offseason, there’s been little to no dropoff at the WR and TE position.

7 hours ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

 

Right before that last catch , 2nd and 15 with about 5 minutes left in the 3rd I said we need to go to Helm again here. I felt it was a crucial point in the game where if we had something bad happen (sack, penalty, turnover etc)there Michigan might possibly have a shot to get back in the game. That was such a smooth, purely hands catch and effortlessly cut upfield for more yardage that it'll give NFL OCs a chubby as they do their draft prep. Could not have been a better display of his skillset. 

Also killed any prayer meatchicken had left in the game 

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8 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

 

Wrong kind of metal, but...

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1 hour ago, Frank Drebin said:

There is zero dropoff from Sanders to Helm.  I was not expecting that.

 

Same here.   Was expecting the Bama TE to carry the load and Helm do what he did with Sanders on the team.   Liking what I am seeing from the kid.

He is balling out - he and the rest of the TE's deserve that Burnt Ends support!

2 hours ago, Jiggy-Z said:

Wrong kind of metal, but...

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ain't no such thing as a "wrong" kind of metal

6 hours ago, Slacks said:

Michigan was so slow confused. 

I love seeing the TE sit down in the zone for a guaranteed 7 yds. 

FIFY

Gunnar is getting air-time on Finebaum right now. That guy is cruising to a top 2-3 round draft pick next draft, if not higher!

Hook’em!!!

On 9/10/2024 at 6:48 AM, Alien Octopus said:

Looked better than Linda Lovelace in that game…

Bad analogy. Linda Lovelace sucks.

2 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Bad analogy. Linda Lovelace sucks.

Was making fun of the name. But  Loveland got fucked just as much as Lovelace. Will take you word on her looks don’t really remember.

49 minutes ago, Alien Octopus said:

Was making fun of the name. But  Loveland got fucked just as much as Lovelace. Will take you word on her looks don’t really remember.

Not about her looks.

On 9/9/2024 at 10:21 PM, orangebird said:

Wasn't too long ago that TEs catching passes for us were about as rare as unicorns.

also, Dude, rare as unicorns is not the preferred nonenclature. Rare as hen’s teeth, please. 

Of the pleasant surprises so far, Helm is the pleasantest. Losing Worthy and Mitchell looked handled, at least to some extent, but I wondered what things would look like without Sanders. Helm has impressed the hell out of me to this point. 

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