Wilfork#75
In the Starting Line-Up
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I think these two guys are definitely something we should be excited about for the future. Belichick obviously likes both of them so that gives me a lot of confidence.
I do think we need to be realistic with our expectations for these guys in 2020 though. Historically rookie TE’s almost never have big production and take time to develop. Over the past 17 years only 2 rookie TE’s have produced more than 600 receiving yards their first season.
Both of these guys are gonna take a year to develop so I think we should still look to add a veteran starter. If we can free up some cap space for someone like Delanie Walker I think it would be the perfect situation to slowly integrate these guys into the offense in 2020 then let them loose in 2021. Hopefully these guys can develop with Stidham and be the foundation of our offense for the next 7-8 years.
I do think we need to be realistic with our expectations for these guys in 2020 though. Historically rookie TE’s almost never have big production and take time to develop. Over the past 17 years only 2 rookie TE’s have produced more than 600 receiving yards their first season.
Both of these guys are gonna take a year to develop so I think we should still look to add a veteran starter. If we can free up some cap space for someone like Delanie Walker I think it would be the perfect situation to slowly integrate these guys into the offense in 2020 then let them loose in 2021. Hopefully these guys can develop with Stidham and be the foundation of our offense for the next 7-8 years.