i think royal is a good TE that definitely helps us in the run game, and we have everett for the pass game. i also think royal will be good on the goal line as far as run blocking is concerned. i dont think he will be starting, lets face it, we need a veteran TE regardless if we draft one or not. Look at our roster, nuefeld gives us nothing. you have euhus coming off injuries and we dont even know how he can play, and even if everett is fine injury wise, he is basically a rookie. This just gives us some insurrance. i know people complain about the money, but IMO, if we wanted him, and thats what we needed to pay to get him here, than fine. I dont think this impacts whether we draft vernon davis or not. davis is an impact player that can do thinks that no TE on our roster can do. You have to play free agency as if there were no draft, because you dont know who you are going to draft, so naturally you cant ignore a need in free agency if you have one.