Tight Ends

Is Marcus Pollard a better tight end than David Martin, Eric Johnson, or Randy McMichael? That is at least an interesting question to debate. Pollard has been a solid, complete tight over his career. I like that he is on the roster, but he is 35 years old. I would have liked to see the Seahawks add both Pollard and one of those younger guys (all were born in 1979).

Johnson has injury concerns, but he did manage 82 catches when he was able to stay healthy. Martin has the weakest resume of the three, but he is a decent young veteran with experience in a similar offense. McMichael may struggle with his blocking at times, but he is a much better receiver than Pollard.

Speaking of stats and Sharkira's hips (neither lie, of course) McMichael averaged 65 catches (34 first downs), 670 yards and 4 touchdowns over the past three seasons. Pollard has never had more than 47 catches in a season, and a good amount of his touchdowns can be attributed to Peyton Manning and the rest of that offense. The guys in Miami throwing to McMichael didn't help him any. Don't get me wrong, I like Pollard, but Will Heller and Marcus Pollard are not going to get it done.

Back to Shakira, and if she can play tight end. A picture is worth a thousand words, but that sure looks like a tight end to me.
Before we put Mansfield Wrotto in the ring of honor, we should probably let him at least play out his rookie contract. Wrotto could be great or he could be a bust. He has huge upside potential, but he may never live up to it. He is the kind of pick that good teams make hoping it pays off in the future. Darrell Jackson is the kind of receiver that can help put an offense over the top right now, but only if his knee holds up. I understand why they got rid of Jackson, but keeping him makes more sense to me from a cost-benefit/risk standpoint.

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