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Originally Posted by papabear
I don't agree with that at all. Not saying that I really enjoy using high draft picks on blocking TE...but Breuner was able to play 14 years as a TE in the NFL and Hill is much more of threat in the passing game than Breuner ever was. It's a completely different system, and a different era really, so it's not a fair comparison but the Steelers spent a first round pick on a Blocking TE in Bruener. Hill also caught 45 balls as a sophomore so it's not like he has no ability as a receiver (though he did drop several balls in the pre-season)
Granted that Hill hasn't done anything to impress me at all this season, or pre-season, or even the couple of training camp practices I went too....but mid-way through his first year in the league is too early to give up on a player. From a general philosophical standpoint blockingh TE and FB's aren't the sexiest picks, and while I wouldn't want to take any of them in the first or second round I think if you've got one that you think fits you go ahead and take them if thats the way the cards fall.
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Whether Hill can catch it is not what is relevant here. They didn't draft him to catch it when they already had OD and Dreesen on the roster. They drafted him to replace Bruener, a guy who was on the field for less than %25 of the snaps. And they didn't view him as a potential starting TE if they still went ahead and took Casey a round later.
They spent a 4th round pick on a situational luxury pick. It's a wasted pick even if he blocks great.
This has nothing to do with Hill or his performance but rather with drafting a guy to be the backup TE in the 4th round.