Evilgrin 72 said:
Now, maybe he really has no interest in a pass catching TE, but you can't necessarily predict how a situation is going to play out.
Agreed, but he proved to be sincere on the point last year. I made the point in mock after mock where they had Cincy taking first round TEs, and I admitted it could possibly be smoke, but the more I watched that offense the more clear Marv's sentiments became.
Evilgrin 72 said:
Plus, I'm a BPA guy and higher on Olsen than most, so perhaps that's why I projected him there. It's actually more likely he goes to Carolina at #14, so this pick will change in my next mock anyway.
I think he's soft. He gets nothing in the redzone because he needs wide open space. I TD in his last 50+ receptions and it was from 40 yards out, and he has a couple dozen redzone targets with nothing to show for it. He gets bumped off his route very easily, btw. With plenty of space it doesn't matter as few LBs can run with him, but in the muck with timing crucial, he's pretty worthless. Nice hands though. I wouldn't consider him until late in the 2nd round... if at all. People want to blame the quarterbacking, and that's fine, but they did throw 15 TDs in Miami last last year. And Olsen did catch one.