News: The Olympian reports that TE Nate Jackson is the No. 2 TE in Denver right now, ahead of TE Tony Scheffler and behind Daniel Graham. Jackson, who missed 11 games with a groin injury last season, is still trying to get over that problem. "It's a constant struggle and I'm not happy 100 percent with where my body is and I work on that every day and I feel pretty good about where I'm at," Jackson said.



Shoudl I drop Scheffler or wait to see if he proves himself? He is my only TE

Depth chart moves this time of the year can often be mind games by the coach. Hard to tell how serious to take any of it.

Ive been saying for YEARS that Tony Scheffler sucks.

Jackson is a Shannie favorite and has gotten a lot of camp love for what seems like decades. That said, you might want a backup TE because of Scheff's habit of getting dinged up if nothing else.

When all is said and done, it will still be Scheff that cutler will be throwing to.

I think not RC. And on the off chance your right (your not) whats to get excited about with a 30 catch TE. Not much.

Curious as to how you come to that conclusion.

In his 2nd year, Scheffler had 49 catches, and was a top 10 tight end in PPR leagues.

On a team who's ONLY solid Wr is on death row for his next NFL off field mistake.

Assuming he will make a mistake.....

Assumptions are the mother of all what?

There aren't many TEs left in my league. Would Kevin Boss, Ben Utecht or Anthony Fasano be sufficient?

He hasnt started half the games he's played in, and some of those starts came when Graham, the superior TE, went down. He is not a starter going into the season. You guys want to force feed this dude to people like he's the second coming of Antonio Gates. He is not that good.

These guys would have you believe no. If your going to take a flyer on a TE anyway, Utecht or Boss would be just as safe a bet as Scheffler

Who is force feeding him like he is Gates? Top 10 and top 5 when you are talking about tight ends is a significant drop.

Evidently, it didn't matter that he wasn't the starter last year, as the numbers were still there.

The key comes down to how this Nate Jackson situation plays out. If Marshall indeed ends up as the #3 tight end on a team that runs a lot of two tight end sets, them Marshall indeed falls way down the list of tight ends.

What numbers? We are not talking about an 60-80 catch TE. Yes he was the #10 TE in receptions last year. Lets also keep in mind a couple catches less and he drops to like 18th best. Catches Im sure a healthy Graham will get.

Some of you want people to think they have some gold mine with this guy. Again, I dont see it.

Don't know that anybody here is talking about a goldmine. We are talking about a tight end who caught 49 balls last year, almost 550 yards. Two less balls, and he still has 47 and over 500.

If he is ends up the #2 tight end (which is the actual question here), nothing suggests his numbers will drop.

As for Daniel Graham, this guy is not threat in terms of big receptions. Graham will be in to block more than he will be a primary receiving target. Graham has never gotten closed to the receptions or yards that Scheffler had just last year (only his 2nd year in the league).

If Scheffler is the starter in tight end sets, he should be starting in a 12 team fantasy league. Nobody is saying take him as one of the elite tight ends, so not sure why that argument is even being pushed.

The real issue at hand here is who will be the #2. Is Shanahan playing depth chart mind games, or is he seriously considering Jackson as the primary receiver at the tight end spot?

Okay, enough.

Graham is the blocking TE in this offense. It is why he is starting only. As for Receiving, the best receiving Te they have is Scheffler. Now this other kid has looked good, and part of this may be due to the fact Scheffler is coming back from injury. But seriously...you hate is blinding you here.

How about a John Carlson or Dustin Keller?

hard to respond to such logic!

Some solid sleepers there. Utecht looks to be an important part of the Cincy offense...especially with the Wr issues they have.

Boss is now the starter in NYG. Not sure how many touches he will get..but did great filling in for Shockey last year.

Fasano is an unknown right now. But with Chad in Miami...could be an option.

As pointed out above...Carlson could do well with the wr issues in Seattle as well.