How Many Te's Are We Keeping

[Neal Could Block the SUN!!]

We just signed LJ Smith

We have Heap, Sypniewski, and Jones

Where does that leave Wilcox? I would hate to see the first player to catch an TD from Flacco traded off already. Wilcox had some good starts for us and played well in the rotation. All that and his 83deg Blog.

NFL.com has him as UFA with TBD
[url="http://www.nfl.com/freeagency#players-list-links-alphabetical:alpha-w"]TE FA Roster[/url]

And we list him under UFA on our roster:
[url="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Player_Roster.aspx"]Our Roster[/url]

So what is the word on Wilcox?

And
How many TE's do we usually roster?

[bigZ2222]

i dont think hes coming back personally but if he did real could really confuse people with packages having that many te

[Adam Jones]

I really think we keep Heap I never saw any proof the ravens were trying to trade him. But anyway I think we keep 3 and a half on the roster. We will have Heap, Smith, Sypniewski, and Jones. But since Jones could also play some linebacker he only counts as a half TE.

[Corvus]

It will be Heap, Smith, Sypniewski. Jones will also be around, whether as a LB or a TE.

[RoflDogs]

We MIGHT have 4 if someone like Brandon Pettigrew falls to us in the draft

[RavensIQ]

The question should be: How many Tight Ends do we need? And the answer to that question is 3.

LJ Smith isn't going anywhere so that's 1. Sypniewski is very affordable and pretty good so he stays, that's 2. Heap is entering the big $$ end of his contract. He will receive $6M this year alone. If we decide to draft a TE anywhere between rounds 1-4 then I think Heap is a goner. No way we can afford to keep 4 TEs on the roster. It would be a waste of roster space and cap space.

That's why I think Heap is going to get traded on draft day as trade leverage to help us maneuver up in the 1st round to select TE Brandon Pettigrew.

Or...maybe he'll be packaged in a deal for Anquan Boldin?

But I mean if you look at our current TEs, we have Todd Heap who is a passing TE converted to blocking TE. LJ Smith who is solely a receiving TE but he can occasionally block if needed to. Sypniewski is a blocking TE that has good enough hands to occasional make a catch. So between Smith and Sypniewski why do you need Todd Heap? Maybe cuz he can do it all at once but then again, so what?

I don't know, I just think the writing is on the wall with #86 and IMO the Ravens are going to move on without him. Heap and Harb had it out a couple times on the sideline last year so maybe the line has already been crossed?

[Mick0311]

[quote name='RoflDogs' post='171133' date='Mar 21 2009, 09:32 AM']We MIGHT have 4 if someone like Brandon Pettigrew falls to us in the draft[/quote]

"NO MORE OLD PEOPLE" lmao

[#1 D]

[quote name='RoflDogs' post='171133' date='Mar 21 2009, 11:32 AM']We MIGHT have 4 if someone like Brandon Pettigrew falls to us in the draft[/quote]

yea after the signing of L.J. smith i think the ravens' thoughts on pettigrew died out. but i guess the ravens were looking for an "upgrade" at backup TE from wilcox, i guess. heap can still play at a high level, don't think ravens are looking for his replacement just yet.

[jezzy]

wilcox been released and quinn not that good were good with lj n heap

[Moderator 3]

Wilcox wasn't exactly released...his contract was up. I think neither he nor the team wanted to renew.

[Ed_Reed20]

Although Heap had some decent games blocking, he isn't a blocker and neither is L.J. Smith. I expect the team to keep Quinn Sypnewski(sp) and waive Wilcox.

[BloodRaven]

I like Wilcox, hes a great blogging tight end

[52Kia Kaha92]

i think he is a gonner
WE have heap, one of the best cathcing TES in the league
Smith, a great pass cacther aswell and is depth for heap
Sypniewski, great blocker, is like another T in there,

[smashmouth]

Heap and LJ smith,Plus Sypniewski as main backup. Jones also as a backup TE and LB.

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='BloodRaven' post='171335' date='Mar 21 2009, 11:20 PM']I like Wilcox, hes a great blogging tight end [/quote]
Yup! lol. Wilcox is a great guy, though. So I wouldn't exactly be heartbroken if he came back, even though it wouldn't make much sense to carry more than three tight ends.

[Mahatma_Sloth]

[quote name='RoflDogs' post='171133' date='Mar 21 2009, 09:32 AM']We MIGHT have 4 if someone like Brandon Pettigrew falls to us in the draft[/quote]
him in the first or Shawn Nelson in the 2/3 i would pickup

[Mahatma_Sloth]

[quote name='52Kia Kaha92' post='171338' date='Mar 21 2009, 09:25 PM']i think he is a gonner
[b]WE have heap, one of the best cathcing TES in the league[/b]
Smith, a great pass cacther aswell and is depth for heap
Sypniewski, great blocker, is like another T in there,[/quote]
not really that great last year..... a couple game savers though

[Mahatma_Sloth]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' post='171154' date='Mar 21 2009, 10:49 AM']Although Heap had some decent games blocking, he isn't a blocker and neither is L.J. Smith. I expect the team to keep Quinn Sypnewski(sp) and waive Wilcox.[/quote]
we gonna move Chris Chester to TE too..... remember #48? until yanda went down he was our new blocking te

imagine Terry Chester and Quinn in at the same time on top of our OL..... we move the ball at will

[Sizzle]

I think Wilcox is gone because he has been injured his whole career. The only time he is useful is for the sunday night show before the half-time show and take pics at the retirement homes.