03-26-2023, 02:52 PM
(03-26-2023, 02:26 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: There have been a few where you made personal attacks because you had no argument, kind of similar to this one.
Eifert and Gresham were both strictly receiving tight ends and not tight ends in the true sense. They weren't the type that could get physical with linebackers or safeties and body up to them. Gresham was also just more of a vertical threat and wasn't too physical. Eifert was more of just a big receiver and wasn't physical at all.
When you factor in everything, Mayer is a lot better than those two, or anyone else on the board.
I would have to disagree with this. The most physical blocker in this TE class is Washington and he is literally like putting in a 6th lineman in a jumbo package.
I think that Mayer is an absolutely solid and safe selection but when I watch him there is nothing that screams to me that this is a guy is a must have in the 1st round. There could actually be an argument made that Mayer is close to his ceiling and what you see is what you get. What makes me say this is big games like Ohio State where he really was a nonfactor.
A guy like Washington on the other hands has only been allowed to show a glimpse of what he is capable of because he was used second to Bowers who was their main receiving target from the TE position.
