Richard Rodgers: You Make The Call!

[Patler]

Bostic has had a couple mental gaffes already in camp. I'm not sure he will stick around if there are anymore.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Bostic has had a couple mental gaffes already in camp. I'm not sure he will stick around if there are anymore.

Actually this sounds like perfect replacement for Finley.

[hoosier]

You can safely assume it's sarcasm based on the fact he suggested we may keep seven TE this year, three more than we typically do.

The seven TEs was sarcasm, but my keepers wasn't. I expect Rodgers to emerge as the best of the bunch. They keep Quarless because he can do everything serviceably well, but unfortunately that is all he will ever do--I suspect he has reached his ceiling. Taylor is ok as a third TE/ST player. Bostick looks to me like the second coming of Tyrone Davis, a guy you think might have it in him to become Keith Jackson II but it never quite materializes. Stoneburner and Lyerla are undistinguished.

[texaspackerbacker]

I figured 7 was sarcasm, but I wouldn't rule out finding a way to keep 6 - and 5 is a strong possibility.

I think they are giving all or most of them a chance to make Taylor unnecessary to keep. That doesn't mean it's gonna happen, though. Time will tell whether we have a lot of quality depth or just a bunch of fairly equal mediocrity. I'm an optimist; I lean toward thinking they are decent, and that Quarless and Rodgers are gonna step up and do better than Finley at his best.

[hoosier]

I figured 7 was sarcasm, but I wouldn't rule out finding a way to keep 6 - and 5 is a strong possibility.

I think they are giving all or most of them a chance to make Taylor unnecessary to keep. That doesn't mean it's gonna happen, though. Time will tell whether we have a lot of quality depth or just a bunch of fairly equal mediocrity. I'm an optimist; I lean toward thinking they are decent, and that Quarless and Rodgers are gonna step up and do better than Finley at his best.

The two things Taylor is good at--blocking and special teams--don't really show up at all in the other guys's repertoires, so I think Taylor sticks unless they decide they don't need a blocking TE this year (very unlikely). Keeping a lot of TEs will mean cutting someone who has decent upside at another position such as WR. I would bet on TT keeping more players at a position of strength instead of stockpiling mediocrity at TE.

[Bretsky]

With Jermicahael Finley, lets call a spade a spade.

We will miss his elite talent. No TE on this roster has the combo of skills he brings. DC's game planned for Finley; they won't with our current TE's.

What we don't miss is his perceieved occasional arrogance and the mentality he sometimes gives off.

But talent wise he is elite.

I think the combo of TE's we have can do a fine job though.

[Pugger]

Actually this sounds like perfect replacement for Finley.

[pbmax]

DC's game planned for Finley; they won't with our current TE's.

I actually don't believe this has been the case since 2010. But I am interested in why you think this was still happening.

[mission]

I think Rodgers will be pretty good. Looks huge next to the other TEs except Bostick.

And not sure what you guys are reading about BB, but he's been flashing all camp... no way he gets cut. I'll take any bet on that. PM me.

[Joemailman]

According to JSO, Rodgers' weight is up in the 270-275 range. He'd be an imposing guy if he can run well at that weight.

[Bretsky]

I actually don't believe this has been the case since 2010. But I am interested in why you think this was still happening.

Because I listed to NFL Network....Pat O'Brien and Jim Miller....who get DC's and head coaches in and interview them all the time.

[pbmax]

Because I listed to NFL Network....Pat O'Brien and Jim Miller....who get DC's and head coaches in and interview them all the time.

Coordinators get interviewed all the time. They tend not to say too much and when they do, its news. Like when Capers explained, after everyone started to complain about Kaepernick not being spied, that they DID try to spy.

So other than saying something boring and generic like "you have to be sure not to let Finley beat you", did they really reveal any details of their intention to focus on Finley?

[Harlan Huckleby]

With Jermicahael Finley, lets call a spade a spade.

We will miss his elite talent. No TE on this roster has the combo of skills he brings. DC's game planned for Finley; they won't with our current TE's.

What we don't miss is his perceieved occasional arrogance and the mentality he sometimes gives off.

But talent wise he is elite.

I think the combo of TE's we have can do a fine job though.

Finley only had elite production in about 1 1/2 seasons that he was in Green Bay. I'm not just talking about injuries, he had a lot of drops. It was not like having a Tony Gonzalez or Jason Witten on the field, except maybe in his second year.

"Talent" is only part of story. Jeff George had talent.

I am not down with a combo of TEs. Every team has a combo of TEs. The teams where that position is an asset have a threat.

One of those guys needs to be a good player - like Finley.

[Joemailman]

I doubt teams were as worried about Finley in 2013 as they were in 2009-10. That said, I'll bet they worried more about Finley than they did Quarless. They need someone to eventually emerge who is better than Quarless. Bostick and Rodgers are the best bets to do that. I think Rodgers has a chance to their best overall TE in a long time.

[Bretsky]

I doubt teams were as worried about Finley in 2013 as they were in 2009-10. That said, I'll bet they worried more about Finley than they did Quarless. They need someone to eventually emerge who is better than Quarless. Bostick and Rodgers are the best bets to do that. I think Rodgers has a chance to their best overall TE in a long time.

This is the case. What we have left, unless a rookie emerges....are a bunch of JAG's who DC's don't really have to mention or pay attention to at all. They can let their Brad Just a guy Jones cover them man to man.

I'm not sure we need a weapon at TE but it was nice to have.