My general expectations for draft picks

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(06-04-2020, 12:51 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: But we are just talking this year.. it was a smart move to get a type of WR like Higgins especially if this is AJ's last year.... To me "Tate" is more key to this team than "Ross" .  We have Boyd he can play the slot and move around... we need that 3rd WR to take the middle of the field.. make the tough catches, compete with LB's... especially if we go more 3/4 WR sets with less emphasis on the TE... I think Tate fits that perfect....

Thoughts?

I have to disagree with you actually in regards to Tate being more key to the team than Ross.
Ross offers speed and agility that other WRs aside from AJ Green don't have.
Tate just has size and hands, but Green, Boyd, and Higgins have hands and good size too.

Tate is fine as a WR4 or 5 to fill in for injuries or give a guy some rest, but he doesn't get enough separation to be a full time starter or slot WR.
Tate is a move-the-chains kind of guy, which is already covered by at least one other WR on the roster.
I mean Ross had about as many yards and actually had more TDs than Tate did last year, and he had 244 less offensive snaps.

Ross is more frustrating than Tate due to injury and occasional drops, but there's no doubt that Ross has a (much) higher ceiling than Tate.
To me, Tate is not going to be more than a 500-700 yard guy.