Finding a tight end in this year's NFL draft class will take some work

hagan714 · 04-14-2010, 09:53 PM

wait a minute.
Miller and Shockey in their 30's.
Thomas has a long injury history.
How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta
Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere.

SaintPauly · 04-14-2010, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

wait a minute.
Miller and Shockey in their 30's.
Thomas has a long injury history.
How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta
Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere.

One thing is guaranteed with tight ends, and full backs, they are all pretty much injury prone, and that's because of the demands of the positions themselves. I'll bet you can't name too many tight ends specifically, that went more than two seasons, without a pretty hard injury in their somewhere. The point is, that this isn't a priority in the draft. We found Thomas on the back up roster with the Pats. I think with as much as we actually use them, then we can certainly get by another season, without one. We need to beef up our defensive, and offensive lines. I say DT, LB, S, and OT, or Center should all be priorities. But of course that's just me.

CantonLegend · 04-15-2010, 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

wait a minute.
Miller and Shockey in their 30's.
Thomas has a long injury history.
How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta
Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere.

everytime you mention dickerson i smile

god i hope he falls to the 3rd

SmashMouth · 04-15-2010, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

everytime you mention dickerson i smile

god i hope he falls to the 3rd

Interesting ... we thought you grinned for Moooooouuuuuuunt Cody!

04-14-2010, 09:53 PM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Finding a tight end in this year's NFL draft class will take some work wait a minute. Miller and Shockey in their 30's. Thomas has a long injury history. How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere.

04-14-2010, 10:18 PM	#2
SaintPauly Senior Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Finding a tight end in this year's NFL draft class will take some work Originally Posted by hagan714 wait a minute. Miller and Shockey in their 30's. Thomas has a long injury history. How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere. One thing is guaranteed with tight ends, and full backs, they are all pretty much injury prone, and that's because of the demands of the positions themselves. I'll bet you can't name too many tight ends specifically, that went more than two seasons, without a pretty hard injury in their somewhere. The point is, that this isn't a priority in the draft. We found Thomas on the back up roster with the Pats. I think with as much as we actually use them, then we can certainly get by another season, without one. We need to beef up our defensive, and offensive lines. I say DT, LB, S, and OT, or Center should all be priorities. But of course that's just me.
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04-15-2010, 02:24 AM	#3
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Finding a tight end in this year's NFL draft class will take some work Originally Posted by hagan714 wait a minute. Miller and Shockey in their 30's. Thomas has a long injury history. How can you say TE is not an area of need. While a 1st or 2nd is a bit high I can not see the saints sitting tight for a year or two. My pick in the third or fourth is BYU's Dennis Pitta Now the fun move would be Pittsburgh tight end/receiver/H-back Dorin Dickerson in the second. FB? SP can line him up everywhere. everytime you mention dickerson i smile god i hope he falls to the 3rd

04-15-2010, 06:01 AM	#4
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,720 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Finding a tight end in this year's NFL draft class will take some work Originally Posted by CantonLegend everytime you mention dickerson i smile god i hope he falls to the 3rd Interesting ... we thought you grinned for Moooooouuuuuuunt Cody!

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