(03-03-2023, 05:45 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: https://twitter.com/eazyengram/status/16...915L-t18Xg

I mean, if he could truly be counted on to block better than a slot receiver, then maybe he's got a gripe. 

I'm exaggerating, but you get the point. 

The other side of this coin is that many offenses just don't focus on a move TE often and prefer faster slot receivers to the mismatched size but slower speed of a TE. 

Then there are the Andy Reids and Doug Pedersons of the world. 

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Sidebar on this - 

For those out there proposing we double down on TE by locking in Engram AND drafting one earlyish: 

If they do that - he'd better be that in line blocking type with some decent or better receiving ability. 
There simply are not enough balls to go around if you've got our top three receivers and Engram out there for the number of passing snaps we anticipate. (Don't forget the RBs receiving targets either) 

Yes Doug P had one year where two of his TEs in Philly combined for 1500 yards - but it was largely due to not having enough good receivers and the ones he had not staying healthy. He just used what was available and they had just hit on Goedert in the 2nd round of the draft the year prior.
 Ertz + Goedert was way effective than a banged up Alshon Jeffrey and Nelson Algholor.

The point is that there is likely wiser use of such draft capital.

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