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Meh. He's ok. Nice, big target over the middle when he played, but no great loss to the Steelers.

 

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I don't care about his receiving skills. Was he the extra TE in run formations?

 

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Well, the Bears let Olson go to Carolina, so they had to get something.

 

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Well, in the Bears' current scheme, a TE like Olsen wasn't needed. The team's biggest weakness, even moreso than receiver, is the OL. Olsen was a liability in that sense because he couldn't block. They drafted Kellen Davis a few years ago, and from a pass-catching standpoint, he's more than capable of making up for Olsen's loss, IMO.

 

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LTL, you could be right, but I am always suspicious of guys who get big reps as being tops at their position when they play for losing teams. It's just so easy to avoid people in pro football. I always suspect said player's skills are eroding through disuse.

 

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Also, Asomugha is one of the few legitimately very good people to come through the NFL. Would be a strong candidate for politics in the future -- unless of course he wants to do something useful with his life. Not that that will count for anything on the FA market, but perhaps it's swaying my opinion a bit.

 

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Spaeth is no better than Heath Miller, and IIRC, Spaeth had a big drop last year in the end zone that cost the Steelers the game.

If he was your starter, he would be about the 20th -25th best starting TE in the NFL. Decent backup, but not the girl you want to take to the dance.

 

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It's not the girl you take to the dance that matters, it's the girl you take home.

 

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Either Revis or Asomugha will be covering guys like Hines Ward, Peirre Garcon and the other #2 receivers in football all season long if the Jets get Asomugha.

That is almost unfair.

 

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Along with all the other annoyances, Steelers fans apparently can't answer a simple question.

 

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He was the third-best blocker among their tight ends and WELL behind both Heath Miller and David Johnson as blockers. If he is an upgrade over Olson, it isn't much of one.

 

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If he can block at all, he's an upgrade in that respect. That's what he was signed for. The Bears have Olsen's replacement as a pass catcher.