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Box_O_Rocks said:The BS (Male Bovine Fertilizer) warning flag has been hoisted!
Neighbor, you had a good post going until you hit this brown land mine. Graham is the number one TE because he brings more versatility to the table then Watson. When I watch tape, he is the best blocker on the team, O-line included. He is an athletic receiver with good hands who makes additional yards after the catch and is a challenge to bring down. Part of what makes the running game effective is little 260 pound Daniel Graham taking on 320+ pound DTs and winning.
Watson has all the tools to equal him at some point, but unless his blocking improves astronomically, it won't be this year. He improved steadily over the course of his first season, but watching the Denver and Jacksonville games you still saw him whiffing on key blocks. I expect him to keep getting better and to be a more potent force as a receiver after his "rookie" campaign, but he will continue as the #2 TE for another year or two.
Now that Seymour is signed, I rate the extension priorities to be Graham, Branch, Samuel/Wilson, Koppen/Hochstein. If TBC, Klecko, and Beisel step up and win starting or key role jobs this season, they'll make the priority list before the FA period next year.
By the way, welcome aboard (but wipe your feet please!)
B.O.R., you're an artist. Right on and well put. Graham is a devastating blocker and has beome a very decent pass catcher. At this point, he is a more well-rounded TE than Watson. The thing that concerns me is this business of a "second offseason shoulder surgery to the opposite shoulder than the one he had the first surgery on". Ugh.