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20 hours ago, Just Want A Title said:

Why?  He has always been more sizzle than steak.  Maybe there is an injury that isn't being reported.

You mean like Mitchell and Deese? They need a TE just to be able to practice. At best, Funchess will cover until Mitchell can get off PUP and up to speed with the offense. At worst, he'll get beat out for a roster spot by Griffin and Wright.

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On 6/15/2022 at 3:17 PM, Superduperman said:

You mean like Mitchell and Deese? They need a TE just to be able to practice. At best, Funchess will cover until Mitchell can get off PUP and up to speed with the offense. At worst, he'll get beat out for a roster spot by Griffin and Wright.

Hockenson, Brock Wright and Shane Zylstra were practicing during mini camp.  Mitchell is being projected to be ready for training camp.  I would rather find a big body to help replace John Penisini in the DT rotation.

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4 hours ago, Just Want A Title said:

Hockenson, Brock Wright and Shane Zylstra were practicing during mini camp.  Mitchell is being projected to be ready for training camp.  I would rather find a big body to help replace John Penisini in the DT rotation.

Signing a depth TE doesn't mean they can't look for a DT too. 

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10 hours ago, Nnivolcm said:

Signing a depth TE doesn't mean they can't look for a DT too. 

I am also not sure Penisini would have been in the rotation much anyways.  With a healthy Levi, Paschal playing there some, his snaps would have been awfully limited, even more so than last year.  I don't think it will be overly difficult to replace his production.  

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17 hours ago, Just Want A Title said:

Hockenson, Brock Wright and Shane Zylstra were practicing during mini camp.  Mitchell is being projected to be ready for training camp.

Exactly. You really need 4 TEs to be able to have 2 full offensive units in practice. And if you haven't learned by now how often "projected to be ready" turns into "will miss the first 6 weeks of the season" you need to pay way more attention.

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1 hour ago, Superduperman said:

Exactly. You really need 4 TEs to be able to have 2 full offensive units in practice. And if you haven't learned by now how often "projected to be ready" turns into "will miss the first 6 weeks of the season" you need to pay way more attention.

We don't have another big-bodied DT besides Alim McNeil.  Once Penisini got his shoulder issues fixed and got away from Matt Patricia, he became a decent rotational player.  We definitely need another big DT in our rotation.

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1 hour ago, Superduperman said:

Exactly. You really need 4 TEs to be able to have 2 full offensive units in practice. And if you haven't learned by now how often "projected to be ready" turns into "will miss the first 6 weeks of the season" you need to pay way more attention.

What is the point of bringing in a 28-year old WR who is transitioning to TE?  They took a shot on Brock Wright last year and it turned out OK.  A young developmental/project TE might be more useful in the long-run.

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