Tight Ends
2/19/01
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Bill runs down some of the 2001 Free Agents and gives his opinion
on their final resting place. Quarterbacks,
Running Backs, Wide
Receivers, Tight Ends and Kickers.
| T I GH T E N D S |
| Player |
Team |
Type |
Comment |
| Allred, John |
CHI |
UFA |
The Bears need a
healthy John Allred - I think he stays. |
| Banta, Bradford
|
NYJ |
UFA |
Shouldn't a guy named
Bradford be playing a spoiled rich punk on Beverly 90210
instead of playing a spoiled rich backup TE in Queens
11417? |
| Baxter, Fred |
NYJ |
UFA |
May get one more
year to help Anthony Becht along, but I doubt it. He'll
probably be elsewhere next year and he's really of no
value to you. |
| Broughton, Luther
|
PHI |
UFA |
If the Eagles can't
resign Lewis then he's the next TE they try to retain.
He's a backup TE for you at best though. |
| Chamberlain,
Byron |
DEN |
UFA |
There's no replacing
Shannon Sharpe but the TE-by-committee thing wasn't
all that bad for the Broncos but killed fantasy owners.
No value here unless he's the only starter in Denver.
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| Cleeland, Cameron
|
NO |
RFA |
Lots of potential,
but he needs to be healthy and consistent. I say gamble
on him one more year. |
| Coates, Ben |
BAL |
UFA |
On the road again…this
once dominant TE can't do anything but be a backup now,
which sucks for us. He may get a shot at starting somewhere
where they are desperate for a TE though - Atlanta,
Dallas, etc. |
| Davis, John |
MIN |
UFA |
Too many Viking
TEs and the position is so under-utilized in Minnesota.
Not worth even watching this off-season. |
| Davis, Reggie |
SD |
RFA |
(1) He plays behind
Freddie Jones, and (2) he plays on the Chargers - keep
moving sir… |
| Davis, Tyrone
|
GB |
UFA |
Unless he converts
to WR, Bubba Franks makes him obsolete. |
| Drayton, Troy
|
KC |
UFA |
Another once-upon-a-time
stud TE. A backup to Tony Gonzalez is as good as having
no TE on your roster unless Tony the Tiger gets hurt.
Drayton has to move on to be productive. |
| Dudley, Rickey
|
OAK |
UFA |
Will he or won't
he? I can't see the Raiders going out of their way to
resign him. They have a nice 2nd year TE
to fill his role and a nice salary cap savings with
him leaving. He could go somewhere and be a star though
so watch him closely. |
| Dunn, Jason |
KC |
UFA |
You'd be better off
putting me on your roster than the #3 TE on Kansas City.
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| Gedney, Chris |
ARI |
UFA |
Like any Cardinals
are worthy of discussion - but hey, they got a new stadium
coming soon! |
| Gedney, Chris
|
ARI |
UFA |
Like any Cardinals
are worthy of discussion. |
| Hape, Patrick |
TB |
UFA |
If the Bucs start
throwing to backup TEs, Keyshawn might commit suicide.
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| Jenkins, James |
WAS |
UFA |
No value whatsoever,
unless your league drafts blocking TEs. |
| Jordan, Andrew
|
MIN |
UFA |
Another Viking TE…see
John Davis. |
| Kozlowski, Brian
|
ATL |
UFA |
C'mon, there' s
really nothing good to say here. |
| Lewis, Chad |
PHI |
UFA |
Super-stud in the
making. I can't imagine the Eagles letting him go anywhere.
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| Mangum, Kris |
CAR |
RFA |
He's too valuable
as a backup TE to Wesley Walls for the Panthers to let
go. Of course that does us no good. |
| Mayes, Alonzo |
MIA |
RFA |
What a "could've
been" he is. He could still come around but it has to
happen soon - I say stay away until he shows promise.
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| McWilliams, Johnny
|
MIN |
UFA |
Yet another Viking
TE…see John Davis. |
| Mili, Itula |
SEA |
RFA |
He still has potential
in Holmgren's offense, especially once the Seahawks
get a good QB. He should stay and surprise next year.
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| Mili, Itula |
SEA |
RFA |
He still has potential
in Holmgren's offense, especially once the Seahawks
get a good QB. He should stay and surprise next year,
if he can hold off Rufus French. |
| Mitchell, Pete
|
NYG |
UFA |
Sort of a disappointment
in NY, but he was like that in Jacksonville too. I think
he's too expensive to stay in NY so watch where he lands
- he's still worth taking a chance on given the lack
of quality TEs. |
| Perry, Ed |
MIA |
UFA |
No relation to Friends'
star Matthew Perry. |
| Pollard, Marcus
|
IND |
UFA |
The upside is with
Pollard, not Dilger, so the Colts should try to keep
him. |
| Pupunu, Alfred
|
DET |
UFA |
Was a surprise a
couple of years ago. Now it's a surprise when he scores
any points for you - forget him. |
| Rasby, Walter |
DET |
UFA |
Hey, isn't the Rasby
a sports award? Oh wait, that's the ESPY, my bad. |
| Santiago, O.J.
|
DAL |
UFA |
A big disappointment
in Atlanta and now in Dallas. Don't be surprised to
watch him leave Big D and latch on somewhere else as
a backup. Either way, avoid him. |
| Santiago, O.J. |
CLE |
UFA |
A big disappointment
in Atlanta and Dallas. Don't be surprised to watch him
leave the Dawg Pound and latch on somewhere else as
a backup. Either way, avoid him. |
| Sinceno, Kaseem
|
CHI |
RFA |
Contrary to published
reports, he is not related to Kasey Kasem. |
| Spence, Blake |
TB |
RFA |
Wasn't he the Dad
on "Dynasty" - or was that Blake Carrington? |
| Thomason, Jeff
|
PHI |
UFA |
Either the Eagles
will be without a TE at all or they have their choice
of who to spend the money on. Somehow I don't think
it will be Jeff though. |
| Wetnight, Ryan |
GB |
UFA |
Journeyman TE, Wetnight
may stay as a backup here, but if he moves he's just
a backup someplace else, so ignore. |
| Williams, Roland
|
STL |
RFA |
Another St. Louis
offensive weapon on the market. This one they can control
though, and the TE is really not a major concern for
the Rams anyway. He probably won’t move either way in
the TE rankings regardless of what happens with him
this off-season. |
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