Quote:True,, if you knew you were going to get a JJ Watt type guy, you'd take him over a "Tony Gonzalez" any day, IMO.


Just to be clear, I'm not advocating for the Jags to draft Howard. However, if they're pretty sure he'll end up being "elite", I have no problem with them drafting him at all.


That's the thing though, you can never be sure (as we all know).

I understood your overall point, and agreed in principle.

 

Just the question you posed required my answer. 

 

TE is important enough, IMO, to consider with a top 5 pick (assuming you have the caliber of athlete/player playing that position to warrant it), especially in the absence of a franchise QB/ dominant LT worthy of a pick that high.

 

In other words, given how the game is evolving, the position of TE is not an absolute bar to top 5 consideration, but generally speaking, most TEs are not good enough to warrant a pick that high.

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