Hogan is expected to be much better than Martin, who you have as tied for 3.
That would nice. I thought Martin played reliably, had good hands and Brady seemed to trust him. Not bad for his first year with the Pats. We might see some improvement in his second year.
I know you cannot linearly compare stats from two different offensive systems and that stats do not tell the whole story but below are reception/drop stats. (Example: Edelman has the highest drop % of the group but we know his value to the team.)
Anyways my thoughts still are:
1. Jules - Recovered from his foot injury, Brady's security blanket and when the offense has all it's weapons it is tough to cover him.
2. Gronkowski - He really is the GOAT of TE's and rose to another UnGodly level in the AFCCG.
3. Amendola - When Jules isn't open Dola is. Has fantastic hands and will kill himself to get to the ball. (Would hate to lose that)
4. Bennett - Big bodied TE with speed. Has emotional issues but may keep them in check if the team is winning and/or Brady is feeding him. Plus it's another chance to get back to the true two TE set. (Deus may be right in that Bennett should be at 3)
I had Martin at 4th but did not consider that if Jules and AD are on the field his snaps would be limited. Nevertheless a reliable receiver and still could offer the occasional deep threat with Jules, DA and Gronk on the field provided the O line gives Brady time.
@robertweathers has a good point that Hogan will be expected to fill a 2014 Lafell type role so he would see more targets than Martin in that case. Although if Bennett lives up to the billing and Amendola is on the team Hogan may fill the Lafell role but still see less targets because of an effective two TE set.
We'll see.
I do stand corrected even after all those scrambled thoughts. Hogan could be the #3 or 4.
