Not sure if this should go in the draft thread or not, but I'll post it here. Mods, move this to the draft section if you deem it necessary. Would anybody be interested in adding Jermaine Gresham via FA and then drafting Amaro or Ebron with our 1st round pick (especially if they are BPA at our spot). Suddenly, our TE position is no longer a weakness, but a strength. Winslow should retire (he isn't an everyday starter with his knees anymore), Cumberland is very inconsistent and his blocking is meh, and Sudfeld is an unproven UDFA. Maybe keep Cumberland or Sudfeld as the #3 TE. but nothing more with this current crop. Thoughts?
We oughta get 1 before making a double set plan. Definitely like grabbing both a top free agent receiver and tight end then drafting one or the other in the first round.
receiving weapons in general are in vogue this offseason. as we've seen with many teams Tight ends can be premier receiving threats if they're talented enough and used enough. while our TE's aren't horrible, theres a feeling we can improve upon the situation, and both of our starting TE's (Winslow and Cumberland) are free agents so that automatically makes it a need. as for wether we should go duel TE more... well we'll need two valid TE's for that now won't we? that means draft and FA in my book, I heard Dennis Pitta is available maybe or a resigned Cumby can be a part of this.
Honestly I'm more than satisfied with Cumberland as our 2nd TE. I'd rather use any FA money on a 2nd (or 1st) WR. That said, I would still definitely approve of both of these moves if Idzik made it happen. We just also need some wideouts.
I believe if we had any sort of talent on the outside, it would have significantly improve the play of and production from our TEs and slot WR(s). Not so sure the same can be said the other way around. Guys like Holmes, Nelson, Salas, Gates, Hill...etc are not going to all of the sudden going to start being able to consistently beat 1 on 1 coverage because we have a great TE. If we can improve both the TEs and outside WRs, then great; but improving the outside WRs has to be the priority.
legler, TE play on this team is a weakness despite not being the biggest weakness. This team should explore all options to improve WR and TE positions.
The Jets need to find and develop the type of player drafted in the first 2 rounds of a fantasy football draft. They haven't had a marquee player in almost a decade. It's fucking ridiculous at this point. I'm tired of this boring roster.
Anyone who thinks we can't upgrade the TE position is fucking insane - I consider the TE position a weakness. Imagine if the Jets draft Ebron / Amaro in the first then Allen Robinson / Jordan Matthews. Infuse this team with young talent it would be excellent. We NEED play-makers. Look at Jimmy Graham, he can line up as a WR and be a freaking threat on the field. Hell he spends at least 50% of this time lined up as one. Jeff Cumberland is scaring no one as a #1 TE
I'd go after Pettigrew in free agency. He instantly improves our passing game. He can block and catch. Cumberland would be a really solid 2nd TE.
Pettigrew drops A LOT of passes bro. I would think twice. Lion fans cannot stand that guy Gross ... that's with a decent QB throwing to him. He has been phased out by Fauria.
We used mainly 2 TEs who combined for 57 REC, 786 YDS & 6 TDs in 2013. Those combined numbers would put us in the top half of the TE receiving numbers as most other teams utilize just one main guy. The only other team I could think of that used 2 TEs in the same fashion we did in 2013 was the Bengals with Gresham and Eifert. Their combined numbers were 88 REC 906 & 6 TDs. Aside from the REC totals the YDS and TDs were pretty comparable. That's crazy when you consider the disparity in QB play and overall offensive talent between the 2 teams. If you want to call the TE position a weakness because of the possible attrition that's fair but calling it a weakness otherwise is baffling. It must be the fantasy football mindset.
If your looking for a recieving TE Pettigrew isnt a recieving threat at all and drops balls he has improved but hes a better blocker then reciever as far and I could see Nicks comming to the team hell he is allready in New york thats a easy transition.
