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It would seem BB does not agree with you on Hooman.Hooman would be a capable backup for a capable backup, a good third TE. They brought in guys who were unemployed halfway through training camp, fringe NFL players, not capable backups.
3rd TEs are never beens or journeymen,
You are including teams that use 2 TEs as a base offense.I'd say Baltimore, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Dallas, Philly, Detroit, Carolina, Seattle, GB, TB, Houston and probably New Orleans, Chicago, NYJ and St Louis have better depth at the position.
Some of your others:
Many are questionable.
Baltimore - Owen Daniels was hurt last year and released because he failed a physical.
Cincinnati is a 2 TE offense and there #1 back up is a guy we cut 5 years ago and has caught 34 passes in 5 years for 6 yards a catch.
Indy's TE depth has 16 career catches among 3 players.
KCs TE depth = zero NFL receptions, or games, combined.
SD #2 has caught 21 career passes in 2 years. Like most of the others they have #3 to speak of.
Dallas backup TEs have 29 career receptions.
Seattle's backup TEs have 20 career catches.
GB has a sucky starter backed up by guys with a combined 15 career catches.
Tampa doesn't have a TE on the roster that has even been a good #3.
Houston's backups have caught 19 passes in the NFL combined.
NO's backup is 34 year old Ben Watson who caught 19 passes and their #3 is a 2nd year player who caught 6 for 44 yards as a rookie.
Chicagos #2 either has not played football the last 2 years, has bounced around to 4 teams while catching 18 passes the last 3, or is Matt Mulligan depending on who wins the 'battle', this was a particularly bad miss by you.
The Jets #2 is Zach Sudfeld.
The Patriots depth at TE compares equally or favorably to most of the teams you listed.
Every sinlge one of those guys has a much better opportunity to play where they went than to be the best TE in the NFLs backup. You made my point here. Oh and Detroit runs a 2 TE offense.In free agency this year, Owen Daniels (5 starts in 5 games in 2014, 96 of 100 career) signed to back up Dennis Pitta, Brandon Pettigrew (14 starts in 14 games, 68 of 71 career) signed to back up Eric Ebron and Ed ****son (14 starts in 16 games in 2014, 44 of 60 career) signed to back up Greg Olsen. Garret Graham (11 starts, 545 yards in 2014), John Carlson (52 career starts), Brandon Myers (30 starts the last two years) signed without necessarily being named a starter
Look around the league. This time actually look at the rosters and depth charts. There are almost zero starting quality backup TEs and the ones who could compete for a job went to teams that do not have a player of Gronk's caliber. The player you are looking for either doesn't exist or would be stupid to come here. Expecting the team to have a starter in the wings in case of an injury is unrealistic.It's not, it's like asking for someone to produce more than Hooman does if Gronk goes down again.