Right, "different skill set," hence the point that they can conceivably be complementary to one another. But it's a matter of "one or both," not "Oh boy would I love to have 1 that can do this and 1 that can do that... I have big plans....[evil grin, rubbing hands.]"
I don't get the point that BB would love to land Bavaro. A lot of people would, though Bavaro retired fifteen years ago. You could say so did Taylor, but Taylor:linebackers > Bavaro:tight ends. The template of building a whole unit around a single game-changing player applies to LT, but not to Bavaro (although it does to Brady.) Bavaro was a very good TE that happened to hail from Boston; he was not a redefinition of the position. I don't believe for a minute that there is a Bavaro standard Graham and Watson could not reach. Rather, I believe that when your offense has Brady, Moss, Welker, and a few others snagging catches, you want a swiss army knife. And there are no "top of the line" swiss army knives, or, if there are, there shouldn't be.
I don't think it's impossible a TE sticks. I think they are medium risk, medium reward plays, and I am coming around to the opinion that the Pats' approach emphasizes certainty of payoff; batting average, not home runs. The Tight End fetish seems to fit with that. You can get a productive player. It's unlikely you can hit a home run, even less likely than with a receiver or a running back.
Come on people. You know you were curious when Grahambo showed up, and when you saw Watson's skills you were downright geeked. So get as geeked as you want about Gronk and Hernandez. I hope you're right, and obviously Patriots Place hopes you're right. But they're betting on the medium return and only hoping for some off-the-charts upside. That's always what the Pats do, by and large. Face it.
I'll be chanting "Gronk Gronk Gronk" and forgetting this post in a few months, I have no doubt. I'll be hoping he becomes the OROY, or Hernandez does (not dumb enough to think Price will, unless he catches fire in the course of Wes relief. Doubt it.)
It's hit or miss. BB et al understand this. They are ensuring that a tight end (or H back if you must) pans out. And by picking 2 very different ones, they are mitigating the "risk" that both will. This is not to say we don't have two very good collegiate tight ends on our hands. We may not, however, have any good pro tight ends from this draft.
Hope we do, like I keep saying.
PFnV