One of the biggest developments from yesterday’s 26-18 victory over the New York Jets was the emergence of Miami Dolphins tight end, who set career highs in receptions (6) and yards (95) against the team coached by Adam Gase — the man largely responsible for such an anti-climatic rookie season in 2018 from the 2nd-round pick out of Penn State. Yes, of course Gesicki’s play in 2018 was also hindered by his status as a rookie and the need to physically develop his body and get stronger.

But Adam Gase did Gesicki no favors as a rookie last year — the Penn State product was drafted as a receiving tight end who made huge plays down the field on a weekly basis at the college level. He showed impressive ball skills, a notable catch radius and a knack for winning vertically against defensive backs and linebackers alike.

And yet Gase asked Gesicki to play in pass protection for one of every five snaps the rookie took in 2018. That’s right — the Dolphins drafted a pass catching tight end with their 2nd-round pick in 2018 and Adam Gase asked him to pass block on 19.5% of his 399 snaps as a rookie.

Well, Coach Gase? How does Gesicki look as a pass catcher now?

The Dolphins used Gesicki to press up the seam and break off his routes against linebackers for numerous first downs — and one play where Gesicki aligned on the perimeter and drew a linebacker in coverage, simply blowing past his defender for a big gain down the far sideline. It’s the kind of play Dolphins fans have been waiting to see out of Gesicki for nearly two seasons now — and they finally got it. All they were waiting for was the first chance to play against the man who so grossly misused him as a rookie.