Stop trying to find excuses/antagonism to stick w your original bad take.
the original suggestion was LJH could maybe take a roster spot as a TE , run only a few plays as a TE but still be there for ST. Imo not a ‚bad‘ idea. It’s not like we have gronk out there. We discussed similar w Harry last year.
arguing that you prefer speed in a wr when he being specifically discussed as TE-surrogate is just trying to find an ctr-argument where doesn’t exist.
Now you‘re implying poster is comparing ljh to Vrabel when poster was clearly using BB roster-mgmt process in the Vrabel situation as a similarity.
this is all just your ego trying to „win“ an argument. That isn’t/shouldn’t be an argument. Rather a discussion of possibilities.
it’s not like our TEs are the weakest position-group on the team. …Oh wait….
Dude, this is an Internet message board, playing therapist and analyzing the ego of someone on the Internet is a curious response.
LJH is tall, has good hands, and is slow. I think that is fair. LJH's RAS (relative athletic score) numbers are listed under "The Worst" section in this link
2019 NFL Combine results: Wide receivers winners, losers. LJH scored less than 1% on all of the "speed" scores, that means 99%+ of the WRs at the 2019 combine were faster. If a player is one of the 99.5% lowest at the Combine, I think it is valid to say he is "slow as molasses" relative to his NFL peers. We can disagree. LJH's height is great, and his hands are solid, so he has positives and negatives.
The Patriots are transitioning to smaller faster players on offense and defense. Hightower, Collins, and Van Noy are out, Winovich was traded, and new faster smaller guys are playing. In the draft we selected the fastest WR and the fastest RB in the whole Combine, so obviously there is an emphasis to get faster. In my opinion, adding someone who was the slowest at the 2019 Combine is not in line with the Pats new direction (a direction I agree with). We can disagree.
Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry are one of the best TE duos in the NFL. They are both average and short of All Pro, and playing together they will see their overall numbers drop as they share the ball for the sake of the team. Since you think Smith and Henry are one of the weakest position groups on the team, l am not sure how to respond. I think you are completely wrong.
Can we add LJH to the PS? Sure, that is fine. Should we add LJH to the 53? I strongly think not. We let Jakob Johnson go as we head in a new direction offensively and I see including one of the slowest prospects in the 2019 draft as not in line with our new direction. Can LJH crack block on the end? Yes. Can he run the seam with his height and hands? Yes. Is that really what we are looking for? I do not think so, even if you qualify your argument as a "TE-surrogate".