Screw Clay -- Sign C Stefen Wisniewski and TE Rob Housler for the Same Money

[SpikedLemonade]

The thought of paying Clay $8M or more doesn't sit well with me. He has never been a Pro Bowler. He is undersized for a TE. There is a gadgetry aspect to him. We already have Harvin with a multiple role. We went and got the best FB so do we need a H-Back?

C Stefan Wisniewski is out there and we can slide him or Wood to the Guard position. Wisniewski is only 25 years old and has started every game he has played in the 4 years since he was drafted. He has only missed 3 games in 4 years.

TE Rob Housler is an athletic TE that was misused last year in Zona. He is 26 years old and 6'5" and unlike Chandler he can run after the catch.

We could probably sign both for a combined $8M and plug 2 starting position holes leaving the 2nd and 3rd round picks for the best available OL or DL.

Let the Fish keep Clay and spend $14M on TEs.

[SpikedLemonade]

At the 2011 NFL Combine, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds, the fastest time among any TE at the event.

[Novacane]

I'm in for this plan!

[SpikedLemonade]

Wisniewsk is being courted by the Seahawks and the Bucs. He will cost us $5.5M per year max.

Housler is not being pursued by anyone that I can see. He will cost $2.5M per year max.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

I would love that plan.

[sudzy]

I'm there. And good TEs can be had in the 2nd.

[YardRat]

I'm in for this plan!

I would love that plan.

Me three!

[SpikedLemonade]

I would like to see what Roman's offense looks like before committing a big cap hit on a TE or a high draft pick on a rookie TE. Rookie TEs historically struggle.

Roman had an elite TE in San Fran and pretty much ignored him this past year. It looks like he wants more of a blocker than a move TE.

Give Roman the OL he needs to ground and pound rather than one more slash type player that he may not want to fully utilize.

[kingJofNYC]

I'll take Wiz in a heartbeat.

[SpikedLemonade]

It would be great to have Wiz visit Buffalo early this week.

[Meathead]

im pretty sure i could arrange to have a wiz at your house if you want

[DraftBoy]

Housler is not being pursued by anyone that I can see. He will cost $2.5M per year max.

Housler is in Atlanta today for a visit.

Also he has hands that may be on par with Chandler and his routes are just bad. He's quite athletic but his routes are off so it negates a lot of his athleticism.

[SpikedLemonade]

Housler is in Atlanta today for a visit.

Also he has hands that may be on par with Chandler and his routes are just bad. He's quite athletic but his routes are off so it negates a lot of his athleticism.

There are reasons why he would come cheap.

[Tatonka]

in 2013, also under Roman, Davis had

2013 San Francisco 49ers 52 catches 850 yards 16 TDs

I don't think its fair to say he doesn't use the TE. I think last year was an abnormality

[Buckets]

How do we get it done???

[ICRockets]

I don't think Eric Wood is good enough to not have competition at center, so I would love to bring in Wiz.

[SpikedLemonade]

We do tend to overrate Wood, but it is due to his performance relative to the rest of our OL.

[DraftBoy]

There are reasons why he would come cheap.

So the solution to our TE issue is to bring in a smaller and faster version of Scott Chandler who runs worse routes? By that logic I'd rather just keep Gray and Gragg and see what they can do in an offense better designed to utilize athletic TE's and H-Backs.

[Dr. Who]

Wisniewski makes a lot of sense.

[Pinkerton Security]

I'd be OK with this.