2017 draft prospects thread

[jeanpierre]

The way Brees/Payton likes to throw to high buckets (Spot Locations) we really need a 6-5/6-6 Tight End with reliable hands and good route discipline...

Fleener really cost us with those drops this season...

[halloween 65]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

The way Brees/Payton likes to throw to high buckets (Spot Locations) we really need a 6-5/6-6 Tight End with reliable hands and good route discipline...

Fleener really cost us with those drops this season...

That last statement is true in more ways than one.

[hagan714]

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

The way Brees/Payton likes to throw to high buckets (Spot Locations) we really need a 6-5/6-6 Tight End with reliable hands and good route discipline...

Fleener really cost us with those drops this season...

Colby we are married to through 2018 looking at his contract. The drops are an issue but the next glaring concern is his lack of effort in blocking. Even setting a hard pick appears to be to much to ask.

Draft a freak like O.J. Howard and you get your contract out from Fleener if he does not get his act together down the road. Plus he is a huge up grade as a blocker. Nice to draft a player that gives you another weapon but also offers freedom if all goes as plan. Dull threat at TE would be a nice. Taking a page from the pats playbook here.

I always look for true impact freaks on day one. Player that only come around once in a blue moon. Add in the ability to free you from a contract trap down the road is a huge plus. Fleener is a huge contract trap from 2018 on. 2019 and 2020 he is a 9 million trap. Yes the dead money gives us an out.

Add in a trade down once or twice and the picks it would bring would not only offer flexibility but allow a huge influx of youth on defense.