http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwTFzfdVzg Really like the catch at the :54 mark. Also the 3:04 mark Seems like a good all around player, blocker and receiver and played in a good conference. I really hope he turns into a solid pro for us.
The bad thing about that video is that it may hint at Lynch wilting under pressure. Those two drops at the end (the last being on 4th down near the goal line) is not a good thing.
I agree the two drops at the end are not a good thing, but I don't think it's nearly a large enough sample size to indicate he wilts under pressure. Last year he also had a handful of catches in the 4th quarter on final Georgia drives that either did, or would have, resulted in them winning the game.
i already stated in the draft chat, my least favorite pick...kind of a luxury since I don't think, he is better than sims or egnew, i would have liked seastrunk or herron with this pick
I think Lynch is a pretty reasonable pick. It's clear that there's a spot on the roster for a well-rounded #2 tight end to fill in a variety of utility roles. Lynch looks like a solid candidate to fill the role of someone who can play in-line, as an intermediate possession receiver, and as a lead blocker. There was basically 500 snaps between Dion Sims and Michael Egnew in those roles, so there's very much potential for a significant role there.
An example of a real blocking NFL TE is Troy Niklaus. 6'7" 270 with 34.5 arms. He is like another OT. Dolphins could have easily just stayed at 18 and drafted him. It wasn't necessary to trade up for Billy Bison and Niklaus would have brought more to this team than Jarvis Landry will. If Hickey would have taken the trade down there is a good chance Turner and Landry would have still been on the board. This draft was extremely badly managed IMO.
Sorry, I should have been more specific. If Hickey took the trade down in the first round and garnered a 3rd, then we could have stood pat in the 2nd got Niklaus, and IMO, both Billy Turner and Landry would probably have still been on the board in the later 3rd. However, I would have rather drafted Bruce Ellington or Donte Moncrief than Jarvis Landry.
Quite a lot of 20/20 hindsight there, which is all well and good, but unless you have a crystal ball you cannot accurately say the draft was mismanaged.
And yet was arguably the 2nd best blocker amongst the TE's in this draft. But of course that was assuming you knew what you were talking about in the first place which you didn't. Lynch has 32 1/2" arms and 10 1/8" hands. According to the NFL combine (recorded at NFL.com) and pretty much every website out there.
