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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Same as the Chris Jones debate.
You don't replace guys that are playing at a HoF level. You simply go get quality players wherever you can and adjust accordingly.
And as has been noted, Reid can make a viable TE from some pretty spare parts. I mean a guy like Engram would be a multiple time Pro Bowler here, IMO.
Irv Smith is likely to be a FA again this off-season and is 25 yrs old - you get him signed to a 3 year deal and you'll be just fine as you need to throttle TK back a bit or have him go in shorter bursts.
Then if a toolsy guy like Whyle or Tucker Kraft falls into 'bargain' range in the 3rd/4th round - okay, start taking some swings here and there.
But "OHMIGOD WE HAVE TO REPLACE KELCE SO DRAFT DALTON KINCAID!!!!" just doesn't make sense to me.
Kincaid won't be Kelce. He won't be close to Kelce. He may be good, but he ain't gonna be 'set every record there is to set' good. So don't waste your time trying to replace a guy you aren't going to be able to replace.
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But that’s the thing. At positions like TE or WR, these are positions where the #2 can always be on the field. It’s actually ideal because you can develop them while being patient at the same time. It’s why many teams have been stockpiling WRs for years. It’s why I want to get ahead of these things instead of waiting to fix an entire unit in one offseason.
With as much as we love 12 and 13 personnel an extra TE isn’t a bad way to go