Quote:I don't think he means tight end is the most important in terms of need.


More so saying in terms of position strength as whole tight end is probably the weakest. So at the moment you have Gibson and Cyp at safety, at guard you have Cann, Omameh and Albert if needs , at CB, you have Ramsey , Prince , Colvin , House at the moment. Where as at TE you only have Koyack and Sterling.

Cyp is a FA.  Prince too.

 

At TE you have Lewis (who looked very good when healthy last year and had his lowest ever drop percentage) and then Koyack and Sterling. 

 

Does the position group as a whole look thin and unproven? Sure. 

 

But would you rather have Koyack and Sterling as your top two TEs if Lewis was hurt again   -- or House and Colvin as your starting corners if Jalen was injured?

 

The TE group might not look great on paper - but I'd trust those guys (plus a mid-late pick) to get it done for a year while I addressed the O-line and secondary issues first.

 

 Because I don't trust Sample, House, Johnson etc. to the degree I trust the TEs we have. 

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