Offseason Roster Moves Thread

I did some research on Hooper and I'm starting to warm up to the idea of signing him although I'm still not 100% convinced that he can make a big difference for Redskins. The bottom line is, with the new staff in Redskins FO, I trust them to make right decision on the TE position. If they think Hooper (or any other TE options) is the guy we should go after, then go for it.

I didn't actually realise we had 7 TE's on the roster, including the PS. I reckon we'll go after one in FA (and I prefer Hooper over Ebron) and see if we get lucky in the lower rounds, bring up to 7 into camp (assuming Reed and Davis are gone). I just hope they get a decent blocker somewhere in there.

Maybe even a Kittle clone in the mix. Never mind his receiving credentials, his run blocking for the 49ers has been fantastic.

Hooper and Thaddeus Moss would make a compelling set of TE's. Moss looked awfully good on the receiving end of Joe Burrow passes.

Adding new blood and top talent to the TE position will greatly help Haskins and the offense. We’ll turn around our terrible Red Zone percentage. The team spent huge cap money for TE players in 2019 and they were always hurt. What we finished with at the end of the season was scrubs at the bottom of the barrel.

Time for a major reset. I think this will be the #1 priority for Redskin’s FA.


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Ebron would be a solid pick up but at the right price, I'd also like Hooper.

Ebron is garbage.

Adding new blood and top talent to the TE position will greatly help Haskins and the offense. We’ll turn around our terrible Red Zone percentage. The team spent huge cap money for TE players in 2019 and they were always hurt. What we finished with at the end of the season was scrubs at the bottom of the barrel.

Time for a major reset. I think this will be the #1 priority for Redskin’s FA.


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TE is very important, however, the OL is more important. There are 3 or 4 major question marks.

TE is very important, however, the OL is more important. There are 3 or 4 major question marks.



The difference between TE FA and the OL FA, is that we largely have our OL onboard and largely in place. Rehire TW, Scherff & Flower. Martin played well at the end of a lost season, so he’s ready to challenge Moses for his spot. We still need to draft or acquire more OL talent.

The TE players position needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. Reed and Davis gone. I’m not even sure if the guys we used this season can even be salvaged for depth. We need an excellent, young, BIG and who can catch the rock in the end zone and block. We will have to pay to get the right guy, but Reed and Davises cap will bank it.

Right now the TE is a black hole in our offense that can only be fixed by $$$FA.


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I read in a so called NFL Draft publication when analyzing/rating TE’s said, “Pure blocking tight ends can be found later in the draft and don’t often get scouting profiles.”
When I went to other 2020 draft talent evaluators when talking about TE’s it was all about receiving. Barely no mention about blocking skills or no mention at all.
It would seem there might be a few strong blocking TE’s that we’re trapped in a shitty offense/QB in college and were never given the chance to be targeted in his offense. We need to find a few of these guys and develop them. Being a good in line blocking NFL TE is a god given talent. Coaching blocking technique helps improve a blocker, but you cannot teach a Jordan Reed like TE who was not even a good blocker in college become capable of blocking NFL LB’s and DL.

Yeah, we need an elite TE FA and I would be surprised if we DON’T get one in the FA period. A big target for Haskins in the red zone.


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I like the logic of signing Hooper or Henry if available and drafting a blocking TE from a run based college, on the basis you get a blocking TE who might turn into a good receiver.

Curious though, we don't see many projects like Gates any more; trying out non-football athletes. Are NFL teams abandoning that kind of thing now?