Wayne "Won't Be a Redskin"

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by That Guy

the TEs in thi draft are better than the WRs, and we'll be able to get an immediate starter with our pick at 52 at TE, but only a guess at WR. byrd or klop could both serve as our our #2 TE or possibly tim day (good frame, but has underachieved a bit).

do you favor drafting a TE or would you think it would be better to move cooley to a permanent TE ?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

do you favor drafting a TE or would you think it would be better to move cooley to a permanent TE ?

cooley already is a TE, regardless of what gibbs is calling him that day. However we run a LOT of two TE sets and royal is average at best and we have a chance to get a good upgrade that'd be cheap enough to keep around forever.

sellers is closer to the actual hback role where he serves as the blocking fullback and sometimes acts like a TE.

Its just that everyone seems so caught up on size, and TEs are generally taller than WRs and bigger targets/better blockers to boot, and we run lots of two TE, so why not go that route and really solidify an extra red zone target instead of getting a big slow WR who doen't really stand out just because he's big.

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by That Guy

cooley already is a TE, regardless of what gibbs is calling him that day. However we run a LOT of two TE sets and royal is average at best and we have a chance to get a good upgrade that'd be cheap enough to keep around forever.

sellers is closer to the actual hback role where he serves as the blocking fullback and sometimes acts like a TE.

Its just that everyone seems so caught up on size, and TEs are generally taller than WRs and bigger targets/better blockers to boot, and we run lots of two TE, so why not go that route and really solidify an extra red zone target instead of getting a big slow WR who doen't really stand out just because he's big.

yea, i tend to agree with you. what i was trying to get at when i asked about drafting a TE or using cooley as a full time TE was now that saunders has control of the offense do you think cooley could be used the way gonzalas was used in KC ? and if so , do you think the skins would be wise to draft a TE with their 2nd or 3rd round picks.my thinking is if they try to use cooley like gonzalas then the skins need to focus on a different position (like wr or de)
i've heard alot of people mention TE as a possible top prioity for the skins but the cooley factor makes me question that.
i hope i explained my questioning a little bit better.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

yea, i tend to agree with you. what i was trying to get at when i asked about drafting a TE or using cooley as a full time TE was now that saunders has control of the offense do you think cooley could be used the way gonzalas was used in KC ? and if so , do you think the skins would be wise to draft a TE with their 2nd or 3rd round picks.my thinking is if they try to use cooley like gonzalas then the skins need to focus on a different position (like wr or de)
i've heard alot of people mention TE as a possible top prioity for the skins but the cooley factor makes me question that.
i hope i explained my questioning a little bit better.

well, in the 3rd or 4th we could get tim day who's one of those rare blocking TEs that can also catch (better than royal, and slightly faster i believe). but if you have a 2 TE offense, than getting a better #2 TE woulddn't hurt and there's good 6'6" and 6'7" TEs this year. I'd agree if you're saying WR #2 is a bigger priority, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't also upgrade over royal if possible. I was also justs mentioning that if you really want a big WR, then get the 6'7" 260lb versions

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by That Guy

well, in the 3rd or 4th we could get tim day who's one of those rare blocking TEs that can also catch (better than royal, and slightly faster i believe). but if you have a 2 TE offense, than getting a better #2 TE woulddn't hurt and there's good 6'6" and 6'7" TEs this year. I'd agree if you're saying WR #2 is a bigger priority, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't also upgrade over royal if possible. I was also justs mentioning that if you really want a big WR, then get the 6'7" 260lb versions

i agree with you about upgrading over royal. did saunders use a two TE set in kc all the time, most of the time, sometimes, not very much or none ?

i do think a #2 wr is a huge priority but i'm not sure if it needs to be a big wr.