At the combine, he is actually doing charity fundraising for the bench press. I know he has done it before, but it is still nice to see he plans on continuing his work.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...fl-combine
James is 6'7", and is projected to be a TE selected in the third round according to CBS Sports. Thoughts on him being drafted?
If we can't get Williams, Funchess, Walford, O'Leary, or Koyack he is an ok 6th option. Ideally, we only draft him as backup for Julius Thomas, Charles Clay or Jordan Cameron. As a main option, I'm not big on Jesse James, at this point.
I haven't watched him personally yet, but people I trust have been saying he is their 3/4 TE along w/ Blake Bell...after Maxx and Walford of course.
Quote:I haven't watched him personally yet, but people I trust have been saying he is their 3/4 TE along w/ Blake Bell...after Maxx and Walford of course.
Lol, people you trust?
If we sign a pass catcher like Cameron or Clay then I would love to draft him to play the other TE. Would be nice to have his size in the redzone.
Somehow I do not expect him to run a very fast 40. While he is 6'7", I think he is only like 250 lbs, which makes him skinny as a rail. I know some feel that he rises up into Rd 3, but I could see a TE like Tyler Kroft of Rutgers running a fast 40 and bypassing James, dropping him to the top half of Rd 4.
I also expect that Nick O'Leary will fall out of Day 2 and be available in Rd 4, when the Jags select.
I love the idea of double dipping at the TE position. Either grabbing one in FA and a mid-round draft pick or a high draft pick and low draft pick on them.
He also passes the name test.
In today's NFL, there are really three types of TEs.
The first is the traditional TE that lines up next to the ORT and is a strong blocker for the running game and is a short to intermediate target in the middle of the field. His size allows him to be covered by LBs but also favors his catching the ball but with little to no YAC.
The second type has become all the rage with Jimmy Graham becoming the standard bearer. This is the Deep Treat - Fast Receiving TE and in this Free Agent market Jordan Cameron is more the deep threat with Julius Thomas the more intermediate threat.
The last and third type is your H-Back receiving TE that could play some Fullback or TE. Charles Clay is a good example of this type of TE as is Nick O'Leary.
Having two different types of TEs on the field at the same time helps to fill up the zones in the middle of the field giving the QB more targets to throw to and hopefully help him move the chains.