Quote:With TE's becoming more and more of a receiving position,  the strategy of starting two TE's seems to make plenty of sense.   The key of course is finding the right combinations,  including supporting cast and expected opportunities.

 

One thing that caught my attention in the mock FF draft you posted is Lions 1st Round pick Eric Ebron wasn't taken.  Especially since he was pick # 10 of the entire 2014 NFL Draft.   The plan of the Lions seems to be to use Ebron as a Jimmy Graham type of flex-TE / slot receiver.   Joe Lombardi,  the former Saints QB coach,  is the Lions new Offensive Coordinator.  Even when Brandon Pettigrew is on the field as more of a traditional TE,  Ebron is expected to see plenty of action.   With red zone specialist Joseph Fauria also in the mix,  it's hard to predict what the FF numbers are going to be for the Lions 3 TE's.     Especially with a new coaching staff.

I was actually thinking of him, But then i remembered they have joseph F(can't spell his name) and he was really coming on late in the season last year, so I was thinking maybe he'd have a cameron jordan style breakout year before they drafted Ebron. So the two TE options kind of scare me when it comes to detriot, BUT. if they do like NE did with Hernandez and gronk, then It could totally be viable.

 

The other little note about Rookie TE is I can't remember the last one that produced numbers good enough to be a flex in their rookie season :S 

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