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While other blogs and respectable media outlets are panicking over the loss of Reggie Kelly, I am remaining calm and optimistic about our tight end situation.
Yes, Kelly was an irreplaceable leader in the huddle and a safety blanket for our offensive line's shortcomings. Yes, Carson delivers flowers via the media to Reggie Kelly by talking about how awesome a teammate he is. Yes, Bob Bratkowski lost a big piece to the whip cream—err—protection pie.
But all it really amounts to is the loss of a 32-year-old blocking tight end that can barely run and has hands made of granite. A player from a different era. Great at what they ask him to do, but about as one-dimensional as a tackle-eligible.
Other teams around the league have been developing younger, more versatile tight ends (Steelers - Heath Miller, Texans - Owen Daniels, Seahawks - John Carlson, Vikings - Visanthe Shiancoe, Eagles - Brent Celek, and Bears - Greg Olson) while the ...
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