Mij yllek Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Their 40 times were not very impressive with only Wes Saxton running a sub 4.60. The one TE who I found interesting was Cameron Clear of A and M. He is a great blocker and at 6'6" 280 has the potential to play OT. ( Jason Peters 2.0?) Perhaps a late round pick or high priority UFA. On another note, Chris Gragg is the 4th fastest TE in the NFL at the moment, faster than any of the TE's in this years draft. Hopefully we can develop him into an offensive weapon.
Captain Hindsight Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Sounds like they would fit in well in Buffalo
YoloinOhio Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 40 times are overrated for TEs. Ball skills and routes plus blocking are more important. That Said, "slower" 40 times for the TEs is very good for buffalo. Better chance one of the best is there at 50.
Maddog69 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 40 times are overrated for TEs. Ball skills and routes plus blocking are more important. That Said, "slower" 40 times for the TEs is very good for buffalo. Better chance one of the best is there at 50. My thinking exactly. I am hoping Maxx is there for us in the 2nd round.
Sojourner Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Correct me if I'm wrong but a lot of these tight ends are still pretty raw and don't have much history at the collegiate level. Edited February 20, 2015 by Smooth
gonzo1105 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I think 40's are overrated as well it sort of depends what your looking for I guess. If your looking for an H-Back type guy then O'Leary is your guy. Great hands but not a huge catch radius. He'll be a high volume pass catcher but it wont be for big numbers If you looking for an inline blocking tight end you might want to take a look at a Nick Boyle or Ben Koyack. I'm actually a huge fan of Clive Walford. I dont know if he will last until 81 though. He would be an ideal trade down guy from 50. Maxx Williams is a good all around tight end but I dont think he'll be there.
Kirby Jackson Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 This may mean that they lean TE in FA. Charles Clay maybe?
John from Riverside Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 You WANT the top TE's running crap times.....better chance they drop to 50
Uffalo Ills Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I agree. Underwhelming about sums it up this year
gonzo1105 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 God O'Leary's hands are so good. I dont care if the dude ran a 4.93. All he has to do is find seams and have a QB stick it on him and its good. Guy doesn't drop anything.
YoloinOhio Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 From Matt miller- @nfldraftscout: Nick O'Leary is a lot like James Casey to me (but slower). He'll play a long, long time in the NFL with H-back his best fit.
gonzo1105 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 From Matt miller- @nfldraftscout: Nick O'Leary is a lot like James Casey to me (but slower). He'll play a long, long time in the NFL with H-back his best fit. I agree, he'd be more like Delanie Walker than Vernon Davis in Greg Roman's offense.
YoloinOhio Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Jeff Heuerman so far at the combine: Checked in at 6'5", 254 pounds with 33 1/4" arms and 10 1/8" hands. Had 26 reps on the bench press. Didn't run because of foot. Will be a steal late!!!!
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Honestly Jesse James apart from having a cool name ran a 4.8 and has 26 reps. At least as an upgrade to Lee Smith or a fresher Chandler
Lofton80 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Jesse James is also Gronk sized. Probably needed another year at PSU but an interesting prospect.
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Jesse James is also Gronk sized. Probably needed another year at PSU but an interesting prospect. Good point. Their measurable are pretty close. Gronk is a bit faster (4.6 to 4.8) and James is a bit stronger (26 reps to 23). Plus you can't teach size. He'd be an interesting 3rd rounder at least.
GG Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 From Matt miller- @nfldraftscout: Nick O'Leary is a lot like James Casey to me (but slower). He'll play a long, long time in the NFL with H-back his best fit. I always thought he'd be a Wycheck clone.
buffaloboyinATL Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Their 40 times were not very impressive with only Wes Saxton running a sub 4.60. The one TE who I found interesting was Cameron Clear of A and M. He is a great blocker and at 6'6" 280 has the potential to play OT. ( Jason Peters 2.0?) Perhaps a late round pick or high priority UFA. On another note, Chris Gragg is the 4th fastest TE in the NFL at the moment, faster than any of the TE's in this years draft. Hopefully we can develop him into an offensive weapon. I really like MyCole Pruitt who ran a 4.58 and moved really well. He also seemed to have soft hands in the receiving drills. I never saw him play at Southern Illinois but he seems to have great stats. I am pretty intrigued by what I saw so far. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/mycole-pruitt?id=2552401 He was top performer in 3 of the 4 categories, but before you call him a combine workout warrior, check out his college stats: Year Team G Rush Yds Yd/Rush TDs Rec Yds Yd/Rec TDs 2011 SIU 11 0 0 - 0 43 562 13.1 3 2012 SIU 11 0 0 - 0 49 577 11.8 4 2013 SIU 10 0 0 - 0 48 601 12.5 5 2014 SIU 12 0 0 - 0 81 861 10.6 13 Career 44 0 0 - 0 221 2601 11.8 25 Edited February 20, 2015 by buffaloboyinATL
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