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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 661016"><p>I'm not putting him on my list for the Amish contest because I'm fairly certain he'll be gone before Thompson would want to take a stab at him.</p><p></p><p>If by some fluke he did land in the Packers lap, I would not cry if this guy was a reboot of the Janis "concept", but there are other alternatives.</p><p></p><p>Abbrederis is a nice little receiver, but limited in scope. He also doesn't contribute on special teams which limits his utility for the game day roster unless there's an injury.</p><p></p><p>The approach that would make the most sense is to call M-B the 3rd. TE. Whether we call him a slot TE or a slot WR is semantics, but that looks to me like his natural position. Then you'd have the top pair of fast/physical gunners in the league while you wait. Wasn't Goodson the other gunner? In preseason you'd want to give him some snaps in 4-wide paired with Cook in the other slot. See how it works. That should give these teams playing these small new age ILBs and box safeties who are not so swift in coverage some second thoughts. He doesn't have to learn the whole route tree for specific matchups.</p><p></p><p>One of the things that concerns me about this approach, which I've mentioned before, would be the absence of a blocking TE for short yardage. That does not seem to have much of a priority in the recent past, which has contributed to such poor 3rd. and short performance in the run game.</p><p></p><p>One solution I propose in my list is securing Jason Spriggs in the second round if he lasts that long, an idea I borrowed (stole?) from Amish. He might since he tips the scales at only 300 lbs. He might serve as that blocking TE. Depth at OT is needed to start with; there isn't a #3 on the roster you can project, and it's not been pretty when the front line guys have gone down. It's also worth noting that the current salary for an average LT is about $8 mil/yr. with Bakhtiari entering FA after the season, while a few of his valued compadres are doing the same.</p><p></p><p>Back to the point, it's interesting to note, and a possible kicker with this pick, is that nfldraftscout.com lists TE as Spriggs' secondary position. I checked his background to see where this comes from, but I see no indication he played TE at the high school or college level, and I don't see where Indiana ever threw him the ball. It may just be a projection on athleticism. In any event, if there's any merit to this credential, an OT at TE who presents enough of a threat to catch the ball will keep the defense from just teeing off against the run from that side. It cannot be just any old OT for this job. If he catches it once, teams will have to pay attention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 661016"] I'm not putting him on my list for the Amish contest because I'm fairly certain he'll be gone before Thompson would want to take a stab at him. If by some fluke he did land in the Packers lap, I would not cry if this guy was a reboot of the Janis "concept", but there are other alternatives. Abbrederis is a nice little receiver, but limited in scope. He also doesn't contribute on special teams which limits his utility for the game day roster unless there's an injury. The approach that would make the most sense is to call M-B the 3rd. TE. Whether we call him a slot TE or a slot WR is semantics, but that looks to me like his natural position. Then you'd have the top pair of fast/physical gunners in the league while you wait. Wasn't Goodson the other gunner? In preseason you'd want to give him some snaps in 4-wide paired with Cook in the other slot. See how it works. That should give these teams playing these small new age ILBs and box safeties who are not so swift in coverage some second thoughts. He doesn't have to learn the whole route tree for specific matchups. One of the things that concerns me about this approach, which I've mentioned before, would be the absence of a blocking TE for short yardage. That does not seem to have much of a priority in the recent past, which has contributed to such poor 3rd. and short performance in the run game. One solution I propose in my list is securing Jason Spriggs in the second round if he lasts that long, an idea I borrowed (stole?) from Amish. He might since he tips the scales at only 300 lbs. He might serve as that blocking TE. Depth at OT is needed to start with; there isn't a #3 on the roster you can project, and it's not been pretty when the front line guys have gone down. It's also worth noting that the current salary for an average LT is about $8 mil/yr. with Bakhtiari entering FA after the season, while a few of his valued compadres are doing the same. Back to the point, it's interesting to note, and a possible kicker with this pick, is that nfldraftscout.com lists TE as Spriggs' secondary position. I checked his background to see where this comes from, but I see no indication he played TE at the high school or college level, and I don't see where Indiana ever threw him the ball. It may just be a projection on athleticism. In any event, if there's any merit to this credential, an OT at TE who presents enough of a threat to catch the ball will keep the defense from just teeing off against the run from that side. It cannot be just any old OT for this job. If he catches it once, teams will have to pay attention. [/QUOTE]
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