(03-11-2018, 08:39 AM)FreeAgent01 Wrote:

(03-11-2018, 08:28 AM)JUNGLE CAT 2017 Wrote: It will be a mistake to draft one of the "sprint' tight ends. To maintain a playoff-caliber rushing attack, your tight end must be a in-line blocker, a offensive tackle with hands. So, if you draft ANY of the tight end prospects, you will still require an in-line tight end to maintain the running game. You can't finesse a pro defensive front stacked against the run with a spiffy "sprint tight end". 

Marcedes Lewis is close to the perfect balance of what an NFL tight end must be. He has hands, relative short passing game speed, but he also has the height and weight to more that holds his own as a plow horse against whatever the opposition lines up against him. He is also an excellent pass protector when needs be.

MIKE GESICKI

 If you are looking for a tight end who can line up and help in the running game, he's not your guy.


HAYDEN HURST

[font=arial, sans-serif]Will need work as in-line blocker. [/font]

[font=arial, sans-serif]DALLAS GOEDERT[/font]

[font=arial, sans-serif][font=arial, sans-serif]Effort level as blocker can be inconsistent. Needs to get better hip roll into initial contact. May need a fire lit under him in order to handle in-line blocking duties as a pro.[/font][/font]

I believe the Jags were interviewing Dalton Schultz who is probably the best blocking tight end and has some potential upside as a receiver.  He may be a mid round target by the team.

This will be welcomed news.

The Jaguars must draft an in-line blocking tight end. The NFL predicates this. You have two BIG tight ends that block when you go 'jumbo' - short yardage and goal line offense.

You limit your roster to these two BIG tight ends. This frees up a vital roster spot for another unit. In the event of injury to both or you simply need three, the third tight end becomes the offensive tackle with the best pair of hands. You reach down to the practice squad for another BIG tight end you keep in development or hit the waiver wire for the additional 'jumbo' in-line blocking tight end.

In this quick edit, I add that if the Jaguars had the second in-line blocking tight end to use this past post-season, the benefit would have been obvious when the Patriots stacked eight and nine men in the box and challenged us to run the football.

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