How important is a TE

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(02-05-2024, 10:43 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Absolutely, and I agree with what Leonardleap was saying about only retaining one of Hudson and Sample, as a rebuild of the TE group should definitely mean more than replacing just one guy.  While I like how Hudson came along as a pass catcher, I see Sample as more vital to the team for his blocking and special teams contributions.

Depends who else they would bring in if only retaining one guy.
If you're talking about two draft picks instead of just one, when would the second one come?
If both in the first four rounds, you're sacrificing another position of need.
If one is gonna be Rd 5-7, is that low-drafted rookie going to be more of a contributor than Hudson and/or Sample?
Now, if you're talking one guy in the draft and one guy from outside FA, then I'm more interested.

If thinking of just using the draft for new TEs, I'd rather try to retain both Sample and Hudson this year and draft one guy, then draft another guy next year who can replace one of the other guys. So more of a replace-over-time method.