New Year's Eve Mock

[xwalker]

I don't see your point.

This is a pass predominant league that values pass catching TEs; dismissing this year's crop of TE prospects because they aren't all throwback types is a bit offbase because it doesn't reflect how the vast majority of teams utilize the position.

And I'll go back to a point made a few weeks back. As a matter of personnel development at the position, give me an athletic guy with requisite size/athleticism that is a good receiver and I'll take my chances with building his strength and teaching technique to make him a complete player over some marginal athlete playing as a glorified third OT on the line.

I somewhat see his point. I look at the draft from the Cowboys perspective, so deep or not deep is specific to the Cowboys from my point of view.

It's difficult to know if it will change with Witten getting older, but up to now I don't think they would play a pass catching TE if he is not a really good blocker. Escobar might not be a top athlete, but he has shown a very good ability as a receiver when given a legit opportunity (not 1 target per game). They gave him extended time in a home game against the Giants a couple of years ago and he looked terrific. The next week and following weeks we barely saw him again.

I personally like the idea of a pass catching TE with excellent athleticism, but I just don't know if the Cowboys would use him if he is not a better blocker than Swaim/Hanna.