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If we don't move up in the first, I think it quite likely that we draft 2 TE's before the end of the 3rd.
[that is unless we sign a free agent, in which case, we'll only draft one TE in the first 100 or so picks]
[that is unless we sign a free agent, in which case, we'll only draft one TE in the first 100 or so picks]
He's an HB, DB, not the kind of true TE that we've obviously had the last decade. Think Aaron Hernandez, but without the quick feet.
He's a good player, no doubt, but I wonder how he'd fit in with the current offensive system. I think most people think, as do I, he'd be a reach in the first round, and not impactful enough to be worth our first, OR moving up in the 2nd to get him.
Neither Warring, Knox, or Sternberger are Gronk replacements either, but all three have higher ceilings and would POTENTIALLY could be effective as a true inline TE. And at least ONE and possibly 2 of them should be there where the Pats draft in those first 3 rounds. And all 3 should be there if the Pats like one of them enough to move up for a particular favorite in the 2nd.
What this team needs right now is a physical presence down field. At 6'2, Smith isn't that guy.
All that being said, I'd love him as the complimentary piece, like Hernandez was to Gronk. However the chances of getting him PLUS one of BD's top 3 isn't very likely, though I still look for the Pats to double dip at the position within the first 4 rounds.
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