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Still worried about TE need. If ASJ can't put it together, we are in quite a bit of trouble, no?
Webster is a F-REAK athlete. That much is evident.
Still worried about TE need. If ASJ can't put it together, we are in quite a bit of trouble
Thanks everyone for making this weekend fun.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t draft another WR when there were so many options still available. As LJRomanoff says, TE is less of a concern if we have a strong WR corps with our running game, but I still fear that unless JG returns we’re an injury away from looking thin.
Dorsett should be pretty good if given the chance. It seems like they weren't convinced of another receiver in this draft.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t draft another WR when there were so many options still available. As LJRomanoff says, TE is less of a concern if we have a strong WR corps with our running game, but I still fear that unless JG returns we’re an injury away from looking thin.
Your opinion of the entire draft selections?
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This. We won 3 Super Bowls before Gronk, one when he was injured, and another in his last year where he was a shadow of himself. We only won with prime Gronk in 2014. That's not to say he wasn't tremendously important to this team, but it's possible to win without a super elite all time great TE on the roster and for most teams their TE is just a serviceable guy who can put up some production and block, or a glorified WR.Patriots fans have developed a warped view of the importance of TEs thanks to having the best one ever on the team for a decade. Most TEs only manage a few hundred yards catching a year. The ones that exceed this (Engram, Ebron, Kelce, Graham) are allergic to blocking and therefore might as well be low end WRs. The Patriots need a solid blocker who has enough pass catching potential that defenses at least have to consider him as an offensive option. I am not concerned that they can find someone who meets that standard. So no, not "quite a bit of trouble" at all.
Yeah but realistically the only one on that list you can be certain of is Edelman and even he's getting up their in age. Harry is actually the guy that is the most likely to be the next best producer after him and he's a rookie. Thomas is coming off a serious injury that could end him, Gordon might not get cleared this year and if he does he has never stayed clean so you can't rely on him, Dorsett just is at best a solid 3, then everyone else is just kinda okay or fringe.HUH? The Patriots have the following at WR:
Julian Edelman
Damoun Patterson
Braxton Berrios
Phillip Dorsett
Maurice Harris
Bruce Ellington
Demaryius Thomas
Josh Gordon
N'Keal Harry
Figure that Edelman, Thomas, Harry are locks. Then there are 2 spots for Dorsett, Berrios, Harris, Ellington and Patterson. Not to mention whomever they officially sign as UDFA.
It's April. Worry about "looking thin" if Harry looks like crap and none of the others seem to be standing out during TC..