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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pkrjones" data-source="post: 981817" data-attributes="member: 9982">MLF's desires and reality still haven't aligned, though, after 3 years.  Does he really want a blocking TE, a receiving TE, and a TE/FB who mainly blocks to have to split the duties OR would he really like 2 TE's with speed & hands who can block AND catch?  Seems ridiculous to have such specialized TE's littering the roster.  When Deguara is in the game the opposing D pretty much assumes it's a running play, so why not have a real FB (who can actually block a DE or LB) lead the way?MLF desires to have a roster full of fast guys, in motion to create confusion, but that can also block and catch... has he really had that over the last 3 years?  He has that in Tonyan & is trying to get that with Davis.Instead of Deguara in the 3rd round Gute passed on Adam Trautman, who led the league in '21 for TE's with a blocking grade of 84.1.  Also passed on Albert Okwuegbunam who ran a 4.49 40, is a natural hands-catcher.  Both guys are 6'-5"+, 250+ and can catch AND block better than Deguara.  I really don't know that MLF knows what he wants from this position, which is why he doesn't get much success from the TE position.</blockquote>

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