BC 331 Posted July 28, 2012 A little suprised seeing how high these tight ends have gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) well, last year in ESPN standard leagues, Gronk (with 238 points) was sixth among RBs, WRs, and TEs in points and second among WRs and TEs, Graham (with 187 points) ranked 12th among RBs, WRs, and TEs and sixth among WRs and TEs, the next TE (Aaron Hernandez with 127) was 50th among RBs, WRs, and TEs and 24th among WRs and TEs, so as much as I hate taking a TE early (and I usually consider the fourth/fifth early for a TE) there's actually a decent argument for taking one of the two in the second Edited July 28, 2012 by oochymp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
housemd 338 Posted July 28, 2012 I usually go for Vernon Davis or Antonio Gates in fourth/fifth but I'm not against taking two top TEs in the second..I'd rather get a great WR in the second.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smell My Face 13 Posted July 31, 2012 I would personally rather have a RB, WR or QB in second round. You can always pick up guys like Hernandez, Vernon Davis etc in later rounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I would personally rather have a RB, WR or QB in second round. You can always pick up guys like Hernandez, Vernon Davis etc in later rounds. that's all well and good, but last year in ESPN standard leagues Gronk, with 233 points, outscored Hernandez (127) and Davis (105) combined, oh, and Hernandez and Davis were the 3d and 8th ranked TEs respectively, you won't find that kind of disparity anywhere else Edited August 1, 2012 by oochymp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC 331 Posted August 1, 2012 The thing is I'm not sure Gronk will produce the TD #s people will want this year. 10? Maybe, yeah. 17? Hell nah. He had 10 his rookie season and still was drafted in the 9th round on average last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oochymp 2,393 Posted August 3, 2012 The thing is I'm not sure Gronk will produce the TD #s people will want this year. 10? Maybe, yeah. 17? Hell nah. He had 10 his rookie season and still was drafted in the 9th round on average last year. he also only had 546 yards his rookie year, a fair bit short of his 1327 last season, even if he does drop to 10-12 tds he'll still be the top TE if he's anywhere near his yardage number from last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaTaS+ 958 Posted August 3, 2012 I've placed in the top 2 of my pay league (16 guys) and will categorically state that I would not go for a TE in the 1st. I don't care what their stats state at the end of the year, I wouldn't want to risk them not performing like that again. I'd prefer to take my risks on the waver wire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC 331 Posted August 26, 2012 In hindsight they were definetely worth it. Two of the leagues most valuable players IMO, I wanted to take Graham 8th overall almost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted August 26, 2012 I was the last one to take a TE in one of my leagues and ended up with Fred David and Brandon Pettigrew. I'd rather end up with those two and say a Jordy Nelson or (Insert Awesome RB or WR here) over a Graham/Gronk and a less than stellar combination of RBs and WRs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
