This TE thing kind of bothers me

[top dawg]

6 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

I wouldn't say screwed and I am down on Dickson but I am reminded of the great plays he made last season, specifically this one when Greg was out for a brief period during the ATL home game (I was at that game, what an incredible play to watch live and also very scary when Greg went down, the stadium was completely silent and it looked like Cam was having a panic attack watching Greg roll around on the ground)

So I'm a little optimistic that if Dickson wins the #2 we will be ok with him. If Olsen goes down we're fuged anyway just like many other teams if they lost their top tight end. im not sure who we could pick up at this point that would be an upgrade, but it's something to watch going forward in later years in the draft. Maybe sandland becomes the answer eventually? Don't know or maybe we should draft a TE high.

That was a flash in the pan---great catch. Other than the catch off the tip, that's literally the only outstanding thing that I remember.

My thing is that Dickson graded out as a bottom feeder at the position last year, and if you look at his entire body of work throughout his career, it has been average at best. Lucas, of course playing against threes (maybe twos), just looks to me like he provides more of a spark route running and, more importantly, catching the ball. Surely he can't do any worse than Dickson does in blocking, right? Maybe? Sure I will be watching the wire, but the answer---at least for a marginal upgrade---may be on the roster.

[OriginalPantherDan]

This is all I remember of Ed Dickson last year. 

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image looks to be empty, but maybe that's the point. 

[raleigh-panther]

At some point, the bargain basement shopping on the offense needs to stop

newton, Olsen, Kalil, Stewart are from past regimes draft and trade

turner, Benjamin, Funchess. Drafted. The rest, including artis Payne, meh.

best pray for olsen's health....and Newton's 

[top dawg]

And the minuscule hope about Deaver comes to an end. Minus Wofford, perhaps he'll be the next practice squad hometown warrior, and join/replace Bersin.

 

[the butch]

I mean, Greg could be the first TE in history to have B2B2B 1,000+ receiving yards.  Of course there's going to be a huge drop off in talent behind that.  Other guys are thinking too much, and aren't playing at the same speed as the rest of the team.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

6 hours ago, OriginalPantherDan said:

This is all I remember of Ed Dickson last year. 

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image looks to be empty, but maybe that's the point. 

That will be true of any #2 TE on this team though. You're just not going to get many chances to catch passes in that position. Just for the record though, I'm pretty sure that wasn't Dickson's only TD catch. I'm too lazy to look it up right now though.

[KB_fan]

7 hours ago, TheRumGone said:

Maybe sandland becomes the answer eventually? Don't know or maybe we should draft a TE high.

I think if rumors are true, we were very interested in Hunter Henry.  But Vernon was higher on our draft board.  I do think Gettleman is thinking about TE and planning to strengthen our depth behind Greg.  It may take some time for Sandland, Simonson, Deaver or Mucas to really contribute, though I think SImonson is ready to make some plays given that he was in for a fair amount of snaps the 2nd half of last season...

I remember hearing that 2017 is going to be an excellent class for TEs.  I do think we need a backup for the "what if Greg's iron man streak ends" scenario.  I think it's on G'man's mind, just as the "what if KB goes down" scenario led him to draft Funchess.

[KB_fan]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

And the minuscule hope about Deaver comes to an end. Minus Wofford, perhaps he'll be the next practice squad hometown warrior, and join/replace Bersin.

 

You're forgetting a few other possible hometown favorites:  Byrd and Scoot Simmons. 

[top dawg]

35 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

You're forgetting a few other possible hometown favorites:  Byrd and Scoot Simmons. 

Didn't forget. They just haven't gotten the ax yet.

For what it's worth, I think that the cutting of Hill is but another indicator that Byrd will likely make the 53. He's the only other hopeful at the position with serious speed.

Is Byrd a local?

[KB_fan]

2 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Is Byrd a local?

Maybe not from Charlotte, but a local area college (USC Gamecocks), and I think there are quite a few who are rooting for him because of that,