Hockenson wasn't featured in their offense and they probably didn't want to pay a fairly average TE big money after next season when there are so many needs elsewhere and.... Tank of course because that's what the Lions do best.What am I missing why did Detroit do this
Top 10 pick in 2019 draft. Unless you are getting Kelce/Kittle calibre if either top end receiver or great combo guy top 10 is too high for a TE.Hockenson wasn't featured in their offense and they probably didn't want to pay a fairly average TE big money after next season when there are so many needs elsewhere and.... Tank of course because that's what the Lions do best.
Hockenson came with lots of praise, but never became a good blocker. His cap hit next year is rather substantial as well.What am I missing why did Detroit do this
It was a mistake taking Hockenson in the first place. It would have been an even bigger mistake to pay him big money in an offense that doesn't really feature the tight end. I think he's a better fit in the Vikings offense where they've historically used their tight ends more.Top 10 pick in 2019 draft. Unless you are getting Kelce/Kittle calibre if either top end receiver or great combo guy top 10 is too high for a TE.
Vikings have Irv Smith as their TE. So either a switch to a 21 personnel with 2 TE to run with Cook or be a match up problem for Defneces. Likely means smith leaves via free agency.
Hockenson wasn't featured in their offense and they probably didn't want to pay a fairly average TE big money after next season when there are so many needs elsewhere and.... Tank of course because that's what the Lions do best.
Ok thank youHockenson came with lots of praise, but never became a good blocker. His cap hit next year is rather substantial as well.
The Lions surely won't contend this year and very likely next year either. So trading away the player within the division seems to have little lasting effects. The Tigers and the Vikings made their last trade on draft day, by the way.
Picking Hockenson at #8 was another of Quinn's ideas that didn't turn out to be great. Obviously the new GM is less attached to this player (and has drafted another TE recently). The value seems fair to me, although I don't know about the conditions for the second pick the Vikings might acquire. Adding a capable offensive TE should help the Vikings a lot.
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Mainly Brock Wright and rookie James Mitchell will be Detroit's TEs now. Both showed decent signs recently. But this season is - once again - lost anyway.Who the hell is Detroit's tight end now?
It may not be featured in the offense, but Jared Goff is still the QB, so he will make sure he is.
I remember James Mitchell because he went to Virginia Tech, but that's a whole lot of woof there.Mainly Brock Wright and rookie James Mitchell will be Detroit's TEs now. Both showed decent signs recently. But this season is - once again - lost anyway.
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They lost to Philly already so need to finish ahead of them in the standings to get the top seed. So they need to keep winning to have that be possible. Hock is signed through next season. Smith finishes his contract this year.Definitely a fan of this move. Irv Smith Jr is out for an extended period of time, and Hockenson is better anyway. I think he'll fit right into our offense. Like seeing that we're going for it after our 6-1 start.
More like 35 spots.Basically:
Detroit moves from a 4th to a late second. That is like 45-50 spots in the draft.
Honestly it’s not a great return for Detroit. But I get the benefit of going from around pick 105 to pick 58 or something this year. But still. He goes for that little after being a top 10 pick.Don't mind this. Irv Smith wasn't doing much and is always hurt (and him being out 6-10 weeks now is probably why they made this move.) and value isn't terrible. The only healthy TE on the roster was Johnny Mundt. (3rd stringer Ben Ellefson is also on IR)
Hopefully he can suck some safeties in and open up more shots down the field which the Vikings have done very little of so far this year.
It’s a 4th that Detroit is sending to Minny. That is likely to be in the 105 range, after the comp picks are awarded for round 3. Minny’s pick Will be close to 60 based on record.More like 35 spots.
Minnesota is probably going to draft in the 20s so around 50-64. Detroit will draft in the top 5-10.