(04-01-2019, 01:26 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(04-01-2019, 12:20 PM)JagJohn Wrote: Just read this interesting article about drafting TEs.

http://www.optimumscouting.com/news/repl...gronkowski

I love Hockenson as a player, but I can’t shake the feeling that a TE that high would be an error. As the article states, historically TEs don’t come into their prime until their 2nd contracts (fingers crossed Swaim fits this bill), and investing a first in a TE and expecting immediate results is probably a fools game.

I’m increasingly thinking we will go o-line or d-line in the first, with a TE coming in round 2 or 3.

It's anybody's guess. I don't like Taylor at OT with the 7th overall pick though. Especially at RT when it's not a premier position such as LT. If I had to choose between Hockenson and Taylor I would take Hockenson. This is not a really deep TE class. OT is actually pretty deep this year. Once you get past Hockenson and Fant at TE it gets pretty slim or you start seeing one dimensional type players at the position. 

I wouldn't be shocked if they went D-Line though. If they like Gary out of Michigan or even Oliver out of Houston it wouldn't shock me at all. Especially with Campbell up in age and with Ngakoue's contract up you just never know what these guys want to do. My dark horse pick is Devin White at ILB. I actually really like that pick if he's the BAP on the board. Move him inside and put Jack back outside where his speed and hitting ability our better suited. White is a natural inside. And he's a physical freak. Would be a good look.

Wouldn't be surprised if they took a CB early too on day two with that 2nd RD pick. Ramsey may be looking for QB money at the CB position in a few weeks or months from now and he'll pull a LeVeon Bell or Antonio Brown to get his way. He's a diva. Great player. But a diva still.

How do you come to this conclusion?

OT has 3 LT options and one is seen as a guy that needs to bulk and one that is dropping like a rock (Dillard/Little/Williams) the rest of the OT class that is rated as 2nd round or better is 2 RT (McGary/Risner).

As far as the rest of the OT who else do you see as possibily stepping in as a starter on day one?  Howard/Cajuste?

For the TEs,  I can see Hockenson/Fant/Knox/Smith Jr. all being pretty impactful TE1 really quickly.  Then you have a ton of intriguing guys that could be a TE2 opening day with potential as a TE1 (Sternberger/Warring/Moreau).  Then you round out the list with a lot of guys that are good in their niche (C. Wilson, Nauta, K. Smith).

Needless to say I think you can get a starting caliber TE in year in the 3rd round and possibly even into the 4th...for the OT class Dillard/Taylor/Williams will be gone in the 1st and then McGary/Risner/Little will be gone in the 2nd leaving fairly slim pickings as far as OT prospects...OG/C might have some guys in the 3rd but this OT class really isn't all that deep to me.

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