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Kyle Pitts at #8

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As I watched the games this year, the glaring need for a TE was obvious.  Carolina has had literally nothing at TE since Olsen left.  Having a true threat at TE would vault Bridgewater on to a whole new level.  With Mcaffrey out most of the season, defenses attacked the qb more so as there was no threat of Mccaffrey getting behind them.  But what happens when you add a playmaking TE that can get behind that rush for Bridgewater to throw it over the top of the rush to.  Well now you give the defense something else to think about.  With Mccafrey coming back, the emergence of Samuel and Davis in this offense, and adding a true play making TE will give us an offense we haven't seen in a long time.  

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4 minutes ago, chknwing said:

As I watched the games this year, the glaring need for a TE was obvious.  Carolina has had literally nothing at TE since Olsen left.  Having a true threat at TE would vault Bridgewater on to a whole new level.  With Mcaffrey out most of the season, defenses attacked the qb more so as there was no threat of Mccaffrey getting behind them.  But what happens when you add a playmaking TE that can get behind that rush for Bridgewater to throw it over the top of the rush to.  Well now you give the defense something else to think about.  With Mccafrey coming back, the emergence of Samuel and Davis in this offense, and adding a true play making TE will give us an offense we haven't seen in a long time.  

Because that’s what is holding this team back....not enough weapons.

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2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If we did it, we better have a plan at QB because surrounding Teddy with more weapons is only going to lead to more frustration.

I think were stuck with him for another year.  He didnt exactly have an ideal oline and with mccafrey out, the offense struggled.  his job becomes easier with mccaffrey back and a restructure oline.  I believe he can perform better.

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1 minute ago, chknwing said:

I think were stuck with him for another year.  He didnt exactly have an ideal oline and with mccafrey out, the offense struggled.  his job becomes easier with mccaffrey back and a restructure oline.  I believe he can perform better.

How much more evidence do some people need that Teddy is who he is? He is who he's always been. Teddy is going to always be super conservative. He's always going to take the checkdown. We had the ideal situation for him here with lots of guys who are great after the catch and it still produced meh results in the scoreboard primarily because the redzone is where Teddy's limitations are most obvious. More weapons isn't going to fix those limitations.

Teddy is a backup QB. He has a backup QB's mentality. He plays the game not to lose and the only way you can win with that type of QB is to field an absolutely dominant roster and you can't do that year in and year out due to the salary cap.

 

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A TE at #8 when the TE position is not a key piece in the Brady offense makes no sense.  This is the one position I would like to address in FA.  I was on the draft a high TE bandwagon for 3 consecutive drafts from 2016-2108.  That ship has sailed.  Too many other key positions to address.  Plus, if you do draft a rookie QB at #8, you need a veteran TE security blanket, not another rookie trying to figure things out.

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