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I have really high hopes for these two, but thats all it is at this point.
They have done absolutely nothing so far. Until they do their value is nill. |
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Kelce is a great TE prospect that showed a unique ability to gain YAC and has above average athleticism for the position. I don't know what you mean by game breaker because it doesn't get much better. The guy had 722 yards and 8 TD's his senior season with an average of 16 yards a catch. He's an all-around TE, but that does t mean he's just an average receiver. There is a reason he was compared to guys like Rob Gronkowski coming out.
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![]() A "poor man's Rob Gronkowski" is not the same as being compared to Rob Gronkowski. He's not an above average receiver. He'll never be Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, or even Rob Gronkowski. He's a guy that can stretch the field in a straight line and maul defenders at the line of scrimmage. He's not a dynamic playmaker and likely never will be. |
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I really don't know if I see Kelce even being a 2nd tier guy. I suppose he could be but in the end, that's not really what I want, or what I think this team needs. This team needs an elite TE, IMO, and Travis Kelce isn't it. Honestly, I'd be really surprised if he comes back well from micro fracture surgery, so any discussion about his potential is moot anyway. |
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http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/...lce?id=2540258
It doesn't mean much, but that doesn't say "poor mans". I would prefer an elite TE also and would be ecstatic if we got Ebron, but those guys are hard to find. This offense would be much better with a guy like Witten, and with an upgrade at WR to go with it we'd be set. |
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I like Kelce's measurable at TE in Reid's offense more than I do Commings measurable converting from CB to SHS in Suttons scheme.
It's a coin flip between the two. One had microfracture surgery and you will wonder how quick he will be out of the block now or how crisps his cuts will be and the other had one or two bum shoulder/collarbone/whatever surgeries and you are going to wonder if we still have a FS that patty cake angles on the ball carrier in the open field as the last line of defense because he's afraid to hit (ala Kendrick Lewis after his shoulder injury. A lot of guys do this in the secondary when their top frame gets ****ed up in their careers, they become gun shy). Probability states that at least one of these two will pan out. |
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He's pretty fast in a straight line and he's hard as **** to bring down in the open field, but saying he's not a polished route runner is a pretty big understatement. He was a REALLY good blocker in college though. Good leverage, excellent strength, and it came from his legs. It will be interesting to see if the surgery affects that. |
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Like I said it doesn't mean much and I could give two shits what nfl.com says, but I like the guy a lot and with a predominantly intermediate passing game a guy that can stretch the field and get yards after the catch is all we really need. And you're right it doesn't take much to improve from what we had last year which makes a tier 2 guy a HUGE improvement.
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Somebody made a comment similar to what I said below the other day and a couple of people instantly blasted him for "plagiarizing" Kelce's NFL.com scouting profile. Saying anything remotely negative about the Chiefs has become taboo around here lately. And yes, a Tier 2 guy would be a huge improvement. I just hope that Travis Kelce doesn't prevent them from continuing to look for somebody better. |
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does anyone know of a skill player that has had microfracture surgery?
seems like this type of surgery is still rare in the nfl
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