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While true, the league has definitely changed how they use TEs in more recent history.
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Bat#### crazy
Sure - that’d be well suited to his alleged dink & dunk style, right?With Jimmy tossing the rock?
Of course, TE's are much more a thing now than ever before. But Gronk was pick 42. Kelce was pick 63. Kittle was pick 146. Gates was an UDFA. Vernon Davis, TJ Hockenson, and Eric Ebron were Top 10 picks. Tight ends are important, but the recent stars have not been early draft picks.While true, the league has definitely changed how they use TEs in more recent history.
Now every team wants the next Kelce/Kittle/Waller. They’re just such a dominant mismatch.!
I could see a team moving up for that.
What if it’s SF?
I was just asking myself - what TE was the highest pick and turned out to be worth the pick?
Tony Gonzalez was the 13th pick.I was just asking myself - what TE was the highest pick and turned out to be worth the pick?
If we go WAYYYYY back, Mike Ditka was the 5th pick.I was just asking myself - what TE was the highest pick and turned out to be worth the pick?
Not many, but that’s not necessarily indicative of future success by say, Pitt. If he is indeed a generational talent then he’s more in the mold of Kittle/Kelce.
Kellen Winslow Jr 6 2004
Vernon Davis 6 2006
T.J. Hockenson 8 2019
Eric Ebron 10 2014
Bubba Franks 14 2000
Jeremy Shockey 14 2002
O.J. Howard 19 2017
Brandon Pettigrew 20 2009
Jermaine Gresham 21 2010
Tyler Eifert 21 2013
Dallas Clark 24 2003
Hayden Hurst 25 2018
Heath Miller 30 2005
Dustin Keller 30 2008
Todd Heap 31 2001
Greg Olsen 31 2007
MillerDavis
Shockey
Franks
Clark
Heap
Olsen
jury’s still out on a few of these.
It's interesting that hitting on a TE is way easier than a qb. Look at the list of QBs and make the same comparisonOh yeah, meant to
It’s simply not possible to evaluate like that until we know who they get, and then how that works out.
I guess I have a lot higher expectations from first round picks than you do . . .Davis
Shockey
Franks
Clark
Heap
Olsen
jury’s still out on a few of these.
I disagree with this. The limited production and short timeframe that a TE is productive make the position not worth pursuing early in any given draft. Is 400-500 yards and 4-5 TD all that exciting from a TE and worth burning a first round pick? Sure, guys might have a couple of years better than that, but not many of them.
Hard to judge TEs strictly on offensive stats since they’re also blocking on the OL part of the time. Some of those cats were very decent blockers.
This is getting away from the point of the thread, but I agree with this take. There's more to a TE than stats of course, but I might say Clark and olsen were worth the pick they were taken. Shockley and miller maybe.
Crazy thing is I'd think they'd have been much better off drafting Jones with their first and keeping the other picks.
It’s too early to judge but Miami fans have to be thrilled. Seems like SF is putting their eggs in basket. Miami just got a few more baskets.
that was my point exactly.
The problem is we will never know what could have happened. It's possible they stayed at 12 and got leap frogged by teams and 5 QBs were drafted before their pick. Several mocks had those 5 guys gone by Pick 8 or 9 (whether that is logical or advisable is another story).
I think this happened. And word is Philly wanted to move up to 3 too... Howie and Douglas are pretty close.It also occurs to me that Saleh may have given Shanny a courtesy call that they aren’t taking Wilson.
Y'all could be right but wow that seems like a lot of QBs going early. Some really nice players are going to fall elsewhere.
It's still early in the game. There's a month (and a few days) until the start of the draft. And I certainly think the phone will be ringing in Atlanta as well.
they just are stupid, this is a team that refused the Ricky Williams trade to take Akili Smith
https://twitter.com/rosstuckernfl/status/1375497620785872908?s=21Ross Tucker @RossTuckerNFL
Some people acted like 3 first round picks was a lot for Deshaun Watson & Russell Wilson.
Niners just traded MORE than that for "Rookie QB3 To Be Named Later".
I missed a few others because I sorted the info wrong . . .
I was thinking that the 49ers tried to deal with jets and when it didn’t happen asked who they are taking. Be hilarious if the jets lied after this trade.It also occurs to me that Saleh may have given Shanny a courtesy call that they aren’t taking Wilson.
That also occurred to me, but as I understand it, there's a lot of respect between these two, and IIRC, Shanny did Saleh a solid by letting him interview during the season.
well, I wouldn't say you're missing them.
