At this point its Sadiq or bust... A

[strato]

Great QB play, yes. I am guilty of thinking we don’t have it so why bother with TE. I just get negative on things in general over it.

But TE, and do they make the difference? I will say this, I forget what year it was, but KC was in the playoffs and people were playing them tight and when it came down to it they could not cover Kelce. No answer for him. 
So they can make a big difference.

FWIW Kelce was a third round pick. I suspect you will find many famous successful TEs who were not 1st rounders. 
 

I am against using the 1st on Sadiq this year. But would welcome taking another shot if we can find a good bet later on.  

Edited 19 hours ago by strato

[PleaseCutStewart]

I still think Sadiq has too many red flags to take with our 1st round pick. We are talking about a guy that averaged 40 yards/game, despite having a spread offense that is easy to produce yards in with Oregon + a Heisman caliber QB. You can have all the straight line speed and vertical in the world - if you don't know how to run routes, read zone defenses, and use your body to body up defenders to make contested catches, you aren't going to be great in the NFL.

His athleticism does not show up on tape at all for me and I don't see him being successful as an inline tight end. If we are going to take a chance on tight ends that disappointed in college that probably can't be an inline TE, I would much rather use a pick on Klare in the 3rd round.

Edited 18 hours ago by PleaseCutStewart

[micnificent28]

32 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

I still think Sadiq has too many red flags to take with our 1st round pick. We are talking about a guy that averaged 40 yards/game, despite having a spread offense that is easy to produce yards in with Oregon + a Heisman caliber QB. You can have all the straight line speed and vertical in the world - if you don't know how to run routes, read zone defenses, and use your body to body up defenders to make contested catches, you aren't going to be great in the NFL.

His athleticism does not show up on tape at all for me and I don't see him being successful as an inline tight end. If we are going to take a chance on tight ends that disappointed in college that probably can't be an inline TE, I would much rather use a pick on Klare in the 3rd round.

 

How did you see this and say his athleticism doesn't show up? They literally run bubble screen with him.. a tight.. how rare is that and he pulls away from people making big home run plays. If nothing else you see the speed and that he's a hands catcher. I get his route running isn't where it needs to be yet which is why he is even possibly on the board at 19.  

 

[ProcessBlue2]

Morgan will find a way to fake out everyone like he did with Walker last year. Will have everyone convinced we are taking him or Woods or somebody and grab Jordan Tyson, CJ Allen, or something. 

I also wouldn’t be shocked if he traded back to the late 20s and took a tackle.

Edited 15 hours ago by ProcessBlue2

[Jay Roosevelt]

I'm generally a 'no' on drafting TEs in the 1st round, but it could very well turn out that Sadiq is the BPA at #19. TE is a need for sure.

[Car123]

Before free agency, Dan Morgan said we need a player on offense who can get separation and create YAC. We addressed every position of need except this. Sadiq fits this description. I’d say there is a very good chance he’s selected. For those saying we shouldn’t use a pick that high on a TE, he’s not just a TE. We could line him all over the field to create mismatches — similar to McCaffrey. He would open up our offense. We can’t go into the season without adding an additional weapon.