Kareem Brown as a TE?

i mean 6'4 265.. thats not bad.. and if he can block then why not, we definitely need a blocking TE and there is no way i see the Jets taking Petti at 17.. what ever happened to that guy Bajema or whatever.. i thought he was talking to the Jets and was a pretty good blocking TE with good size..

 

Bajema signed with St.Louis.

If he works out fine but they still need to bring someone else in.

 

Well, that sure is one way to get a TE cheap - convert a D lineman who's already on the roster. If they can pull it off and the guy is able to hold down the role of blocking TE I think this could be an excellent move - another way to fill a gap on the roster without spending any extra money and improve our chances of getting BPAs in the draft rather than scrambling to fill holes on the team.

 

Who was the TE we had on the team during preseason last year that the Pats ended up picking up after we cut him before the season started?

I believe they were high on him and said that he was a very good blocking tight end. Is he still on the Pats or is he available?

 

Our lack of TE depth is something i've wondered about for a while. It seems everyone is so caught up in the WR position that TE is getting over looked.
Getting rid of Baker was a HUGE mistake IMO. This guy was never used properly in Mangini's offense. He has good hands and blocking ability. Watch how much success he is going to have in the Pats offense.
I think this is a blunder that is being overlooked when grading this off season. Unless they plan on drafting Petigrew at #17 this will be a position that could come back to haunt us during the season.

 

It's not that people have forgotten about the position, it's more that pure blocking TE's can be found late in the Draft. If we're so hard-pressed for a TE, I think we can always sign Bubba Franks back for another year.

The hardest kind of TE to find is the sure-handed pass catching TE and we already have that. All we're looking for is serviceable to good blocking TE's which there are plenty of out there.

 

Richard Quinn or Anthony Hill in the 3rd or get one in the 4th.

 

this is interesting. After thinking about Pettigrew a bit I've come to feel we really need a big blocking TE, both for Schotty's passing O as well as for our run O. I like the idea, but I don't think it would motivate me to pass on Pettigrew if that's who I wanted at 17.

 

There are 3 or 4 TE's that can be had in the 5-7th rd as blocking TE.
I think the first needs to be used on someone besides another TE.

 

Everybody keeps saying 'blocking TE', but isn't Pettigrew one of the few that are considered a complete TE, in that he can block AND catch?

 

I would see him as a headhunter blocker and nothing more, trying to create a swiss army knife with a backup, roster spots are valuable so good idea if you ask me.

What interests me is how he is categorized as a OLB/DE and I always saw him as purely a 3-4 end

 

I actually liked Brown's potential as a DE but if he can make the transition it makes us that more flexible when it comes draft time.

 

YES! That's why i really like this kid. I'm not thrilled at the thought of drafting another TE in RD 1 but this kid is really good.

 

I would consider Pettigrew at this point because we don't have a pure TE on the team and it would give more flexibility to our offense with interesting looks for Keller. I know he will gone for sure to Atlanta if we don't grab him and I don't consider him a reach at 17, but if we could drop to 20-23 and take him and pick up some extra picks for next year that would be great

 

Last year there were rumors about Sean Ellis playing TE in practice and nothing came of it.

 

I'd have no problems with drafting another TE in the 1st. Keller isn't really a true TE anyway. However, I can only hope that if we do tab Pettigrew, that he's as good as some scouting reports say. I hope his 'slow' time is due to his recovery from injury.

 

I think you're talking about Jason Pociask (?) who is now on Tampa Bay's roster.

 

Agreed, but we don't really need him to be a burner. The guys got all the skills and will allow us to run a multi faceted offense. The more i look at this kid the more i'm liking the pick.
We can get a WR later in the draft. WR's never come in a help a team right away. They always take a year or more to develop

 

I'm hoping he's as dominant run blocker as some say. I think having both him and Keller on the field at the same time on most plays would be good for our offense.