I'd disagree that a TE like Heath is easy to replace in the Steelers offense. If you look at the top 5, or even the top 25 TEs in the league, there are very few multi-dimensional TEs like Heath. Most are over-sized WRs (Gonzalez, Witten, Clark, Winslow, et. al) with no blocking ability.Originally Posted by True Fan
Heath is a legit threat as a receiving option, and an effective blocker. When was the last time the Steelers had that at the TE position? Tuman was an effective blocker, but never developing into a receiving threat. Bruener was a great blocker, but after his rookie season, he never topped 20 catches. I think you would have to go back to Eric Green in the early 90s to find a Steelers TE who performed well as both a blocker and receiver.
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