Irv Smith and Nick Scott

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(02-18-2024, 01:08 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Both were signed before the draft. They didn’t strike out on anybody in FA. They were always going to be conservative because of the draft. They drafted Jordan Battle.

They lost Bates Bell, and Hurst in free agency. They reacted by signing Smith and Scott. They liked TEs in the draft but it didn't work out.

Edit: I speculate they thought the draft could improve TE depth beyond the Smith signing. Taylor noted liking some of the TE talent:

Quote: There were certainly some tight ends that we had some regard for that got picked up pretty soon,” Taylor said. “Those first two, we really liked and you know they went with the 26th pick and 35th pick to Detroit. Those were two really good players who I think would’ve helped us. But again, we’re happy to not reach because we felt good about the group we had.