Marv Cook has accomplished a whole lot more in his career than your binky Graham. Marv Cook went to the probowl several times. And I specifically put him on the list because he was a Patriot and a low round, ie not 1st round TE selection. This is to demonstrate you don't need to spend 1st round picks to get a good tight end. To refresh your apparently failing memory let me go back to the stats.
Marv Cook
2-time Pro Bowler: 1991, 1992 - drafted 3rd round
| 1989 nwe | 16 | 3 13 4.3 0 |
| 1990 nwe | 16 | 51 455 8.9 5 |
| 1991 nwe | 16 | 82 808 9.9 3 |
| 1992 nwe | 16 | 52 413 7.9 2 |
| 1993 nwe | 16 | 22 154 7.0 1 |
Let's look at Grahams stats, the guy you continually compare to Antonio Gates. I don't know where this stupid comparison is coming from btw, they are worlds apart.
Daniel Graham
ZERO pro bowls - drafted 1st round
| 2002 nwe | 11 | 15 150 10.0 1 |
| 2003 nwe | 14 | 38 409 10.8 4 |
| 2004 nwe | 14 | 30 364 12.1 7 |
| 2005 nwe | 11 | 16 235 14.7 3 |
As far as being a threat in the passing game Marv Cook is TWICE the man Graham ever was. Next time you dump on a former Pat pro bowler, look up the stats before inserting foot into mouth.
Anyone else want to make a ridiculous statement to support the Dan Graham "myth"?
dryheat44 said:
Are you actually putting Marv Cook on a list of best tight ends in recent history? Sharpe and Coates played for tiny schools, and Gates didn't play at all. Plus the game's changed. I provided you a list of TE starters currently in the NFL, and the vast majority of starting caliber TEs are drafted in the first round. But I still can't get over Marv Cook's inclusion on your list. Really made my morning.