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2nd Tight End

Peppers90 NC

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My brilliance/ignorance has just informed me that Visanthe Shiancoe is still a free agent. He would be a very good #2 option, almost seamlessly replacing Shockey.

I know people for some reason are high on Barnidge, but let's face it, he has been in the league for 4 seasons with little to no production to account for. There are many players with less experience that us huddlers have written off. I'm not saying get rid of Barny, but I'd feel better with a more experienced and productive player at the #2 TE spot, considering its importance in this offense.

Yes Tolbert was brought in, but he isn't a 6'4 big body receiver either. He is getting up there in age, but since it doesn't look like Shock is coming back, he looks like a viable option.

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Barnidge obviously hasn't done a whole lot. However the goal of any team is to build through the draft and he's obviously a guy they seem at this point to be satisfied with. They know what they want and they know him better than any of us. I will will trust in Chud to make that decision.

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considering that 3 of barnidge's 4 years were under fox who was brilliant in the way he used TEs.

that was pretty much an ideal situation for any TE, right?

and then last year was IRed so he had every chance to show he could make it as a solid TE.

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viable doesn't mean better, or does it? still trying to make sense of that question

I'm actually trying to make sense of your answer/question for my question. It's a simple question that I asked you. If they have not signed Shockey, why would they sign Shiancoe? They are similar, both vets. Shockey would be signed way before Shiancoe simply because he's played with our unit before and knows the system. I don't understand why you would even consider Shiancoe an option.

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I haven't lost hope in Barny either, would love for him to pan out. Shiancoe has almost the same skill sets as Shockey, he can do the dirty work with blocking and make tough catches. I see Barny more of a guy needing space, but really, what does anybody know about Barny? We can say he didn't fit what Fox wants in a TE so that hampered his playing time, but if he really stood out in those 3 years, nobody thinks he would have gotten more opportunities? Basically, Shiancoe is a good option if we want Shockey, but he doesn't come back. I know we are developing young guys, but hey, we are making a serious run, you need vets as well.

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