tight end group

sanbagger wrote:

I like Engram and would not be opposed to that….and, that might spell the end of Kendricks which I’m not opposed to either

i don’t know that it would mean the end of kendricks. i think it’d be more the end of higbee and/or hemingway. i’ve read differing things on engram as a blocker. even if he was capable, i’d think he would be used mainly as a receiver his rookie season.

my guess is he goes in the first round. the only thing holding him back is if someone really falls in love with njoku and the strength of the defensive class pushes him down. edge rushers are going to go fast and furious in the first round. defensive ends too. defensive back could possibly be stronger than either of those positions. so that might push engram down into the rams’ range.

i like hodges too. unreal explosiveness on tape from what i’ve read (ya know everything i write should be taken with a grain of salt cuz i don’t really watch college sports. i just read about it). and it shows in the testing too. 39″ vertical and 11’2″ broad jump (a record by the way for tight ends)! that’s crazy given that he’s 257 pounds. but he too is not much of a blocker. he’d be used out wide and in the slot i suspect. much like a jimmy graham. in fact, if you measure them side by side, they’re very similar – in terms of size, speed, and explosiveness. the catch with hodges is he’s only played the position for three years. he came to va tech as a quarterback. so he’ll probably slide into the second round. that could actually work to the rams’ advantage, but he’s a project somewhat.

mcvay, however, might have a particular affinity to tight ends having coached there and featured them as well in his offense as a coordinator. he’s at least partly responsible for having developed jordan reed. reed and davis both loved him at washington.

i just don’t see the talent at wide receiver that i do in the tight ends. part of me feels like the rams should try and develop higbee and hemingway who both seem to have talent, but how does one ignore the athleticism at that position this year? if the rams really want to upgrade their skill position players, that would be a good place to start in my opinion. again, given the mcvay offense and the role tight ends played in it the last two years.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by InvaderRam.

sanbagger wrote:

Good stuff IR.

I don’t think they are gonna give up on either Higbee or Hemingway…the only problem I saw with Higbee was he couldn’t block…he was just manhandled when he was tasked with blocking.

I looked at Reeds numbers and they really took off once McV started calling the plays, that leads me to believe he really regards the TE spot as a weapon….so, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some additions in that area. Also, much to my chagrin, I don’t think they are gonna let Kendricks go either. I actually compared Reeds numbers and Kendricks numbers and they were very comparable prior to McV….maybe LK can salvage his once promising career.

they’ve been talking higbee up recently. makes me think they’ll sit tight with what they have there.

my main concern with higbee is he seems to get nicked up every year. hasn’t played a full season in three years i think.