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when you have a big fat transparent need you need to move up and take your QB...you can't wait for a good one to drop. Everyone thinking they might want one will just move right in front of you. If the Texans were thinking they would wait and their guy would fall to them they were fools....if they didn't like the value and could stay away I'm ok with that.
I have a feeling they got too cute too. It's almost unrealistic to think they wouldn't take a QB in the first 3 rounds otherwise.Agree completely. I feel like we've tried to get cute and get good value at a position of need. Unfortunately that position of need just so happens to be the most important position and we're now left hoping for good value from future backups. There were probably 2-3 eventual starters in this draft and we missed out on all of them.
Bob McNair can't say we are 'reloading' rather than rebuilding and then go into the season with Fitzpatrick at QB and a 4th+ round rookie "in waiting."
We are rebuilding. We've known it all along, it just sucks to have it confirmed
This guy is like Heath Miller except bigger. He is listed at 6'7" (I need to find his combine measurements). Think lots of post-up TD's (think basketball). Run down, break the plane of the end zone and post-up while a FA QB lobs you a pass that's 10 ft in the air that only a 6'7" guy can catch.Well, for whatever reason they selected the guy, after watching some highlights of him, I can see why they got him. This guy, at best, is a starter this year, at the least, he will still see significant playing time. I'm not as down on this pick now as I was earlier.
He's easily the starting TE on the Team.
Don't have to settle for Grahm or Griffin as starters. CJ is a legit starter.
IMO 3 starters with three picks = a great draft so far. And these aren't just guys. I think all three picks can be reaaaaaallllly good players.
I have a feeling they got too cute too. It's almost unrealistic to think they wouldn't take a QB in the first 3 rounds otherwise.
This guy is like Heath Miller except bigger. He is listed at 6'7" (I need to find his combine measurements). Think lots of post-up TD's (think basketball). Run down, break the plane of the end zone and post-up while a FA QB lobs you a pass that's 10 ft in the air that only a 6'7" guy can catch.
That QB better chuck it up quick .... Newton still on the roster.
3 yard pass! RockNroll!1111!!
If Fitzpatrick is the QB he'll definitely put it up for grabs. Maybe BoB needs big muscly guys to try and limit all the turnovers
Strengths:
Strong
Physical
Reliable hands
Superb run-blocker
Subtle quickness
Surprising athleticism
Big target
Attacks the middle seam
Leaping ability
Good route-running
Red-zone weapon
Asset in short-yardage, goal-line situations
Tough to bring down
Strong drive blocker
Effective seam tight end
Weaknesses:
Not a speed mismatch
Player Comparison: Anthony Fasano. Fiedorowicz won't go as high as Fasano did in the 2006 NFL Draft. The Cowboys took Fasano in the second round, but that was a reach. Fiedorowicz has a similar game to Fasano (6-4, 255). They both are good blockers who can make some contributions as a receiver. Fasano has bounced around, but he's been a decent NFL tight end. Fiedorowicz could be a similar player.
So far 3 picks, and 3 new legit starters. great draft so far.
These Mallet rumors are heating up. Not sure I like that, but will ride it out with BOB I guess.
Not really what I was looking for but if FIDO can get the Pats 2 TE offense going i guess we'll be going that way.
I valued any defensive lineman
Any ILB
Any DB
Any Qb
more then a goddamned TE. But I guess whatever. This is the pick i'll look back on in 2-3 years and say I was wrong or right.
I'm pretty sure it's in the Texans corporate charter that they are required to draft a white TE in every draft.
I like the pick.. Big TE that fits the New Texans mold.
OB didn't draft those guys. That would be Patriots GM & Head Coach Bill Belicheat.
OB didn't draft Mallett either .... you guy's give him far too much credit responsibility for his time in New England.
I kept seeing this guy in mocks and in rankings but never scouted him. I like what I see from highlights and wading his scouting report.
I'd bet he had something to do with this pick though. Ya think?
Its possible he put his 2 cents in .... but acting like he was the man in NE , no that's Belecheats team.
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I gave Fiedorowicz the player a thumbs up, but not the pick. I think we need a starter at OT more than we need a 3rd string TE.
Make no mistake, Fiedorowicz will be the #1 TE on this team when the season starts.
Yep. I think pretty easily he's the best TE on this roster now.
we're going to have a red zone offense that will feature passes that are taller than yardage thrown for you know. Just run a few steps turn around and get in rebounding position.I didn't agree with this at first, but I do now after watching all the clips on him.
Gronk II is coming to Houston! He's also the blocking TE that the Texans have been looking for.
He caught 45 passes for 433 yards, which were both career highs. He finished third on the team in both stats but collected only one touchdown. Iowa as a team had a total of seven touchdown passes in 2012. It was a team problem.
He'll fit right in here....
Gronk started out as arguably the best TE to ever play, and you're going to automatically call this guy the next Gronk? Lol!
I like the pick though. I'm glad we got a TE that Bill likes. I wouldn't call anyone the next Gronk though. That's not fair to any rookie player.
I thought it was goofy to go into the last two seasons with 3 TEs in a two TE offense.
Doesn't make sense.
If you're going to contribute as a "Y" tight end for the New England Patriots, you need enough size to be an effective blocker and create mismatches in the passing game.
Troy Niklas measured in at the combine at 6'6" and 270 pounds, with 34.25" arms and 10" hands. Those are prototypical numbers for the position. Rob Gronkowski came in at 6'6", 264 pounds, 34.25" arms and massive 10.75" hands at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine.
C.J. Fiedorowicz nearly matched Niklas, but he came up short at 6'5" and 265 pounds with 33" arms and 10.25" hands. It doesn't show up on tape, but the shorter arms are a disadvantage when blocking on the edge.
Speed isn't the top priority for a "Y" tight end, but Rob Gronkowski has shown that huge guys that can run fast are tough to stop. Neither of these three have speed that approaches Gronkowski-territory.
Only Fiedorowicz was able to run the 40-yard dash at the combineNiklas and Seferian-Jenkins were both nursing injuriesand clocked a solid 4.76 mark. Niklas will likely run in the same range at his pro timing day, while Seferian-Jenkins has a chance to break the 4.7 barrier.
Fiedorowicz impressed with a 7.10 three-cone drilltop among tight ends at the combinewhile Niklas' 7.57 time might have been due to his injury. Seferian-Jenkins didn't participate in any running events in Indianapolis.
If tight ends can't block effectively, the offense loses the ability to use "12" personnel as both an effective running and passing personnel grouping. That duality causes defenses all kinds of problems, especially when the Patriots go no-huddle.
Fiedorowicz sets himself apart in his pass-blocking. Where Fiedorowiczcoached up by former Belichick coaches Kirk and Brian Ferentz at Iowaremains solid moving backwards, Niklas can get sloppy in his pass sets. On occasion, he will get put on skates when edge-rushers try power moves.
As important as blocking is, tight ends in the New England Patriots' offense have to be able to get open and catch the football.
C.J. Fiedorowicz isn't as dynamic as Niklasthat may be in part to the conservative Iowa offensebut what he does, he does well. He runs curls and outs as good as any tight end in the NFL and is extremely effective at getting open in the red zone. He could have notched a few more touchdowns his senior season if the Iowa quarterback hadn't chosen to run touchdowns in himself.
If the Patriots want a polished player that can fit in as a rookie without any hiccups, Fiedorowicz should be the pick.
looks a whole lot like heath miller
I think he is a bit more like Heath Miller from the Steelers.
If I were to compare him to an NFL player you might be more familiar with how about Pittsburgh Steeler Heath Miller, selected in the 1st rd. 30th overall in 2005. Two time Pro-Bowler, 40TD's & 5,279 yards while being primarily Big Ben's pass blocker.
I like our TE group.
Zach Potter 6'7" 265
Fiedorowicz 6'6" 262
Griffin 6'6" 254
Phillip Supernaw 6'5" 248
Garrett Graham 6'3" 243
Brad Smiley 6'2" 235
I like our TE group...
Brad Smiley 6'2" 235
Thinking of Fiedo and Prosch blocking in the run game is gonna be exciting! We get to be the bully! So long finesse offense... hello smash mouth!