I think this is just an expected title when you don’t ever show any ability to be a receiving threat. Honestly it kind of makes sense too. TE are used for 2 things, blocking and catching. If you can’t catch, you have to be a “blocking” TE right? Unless we consider possibility #3, he’s the Dennis Daley of TE and just sucks at everything.
Swaim is a guy that should not have a secure roster spot not the worst TE in NFL but totally in the conversation
Most certainly isn’t slow. He was used more as a blocker as they had bowers to be more the receiving threat, just like chig would be here. I think he’s a great fit for our style
It will be interesting to see where Washington goes in the draft because he is not the modern style TE (Kelce/Kittle) who are mismatches for LBers. My guess is that he falls further than people think in the draft because this draft has a bunch of TEs that are much better receiving threats than Washington. Personally I think that Washington should put on weight and transition to OT
I could see the Titans drafting him as we do need a blocking TE and I have no doubt that Washington would be better than Swaim.
He’s not incapable of catching the ball and running routes. He’s perfect for the titans and complements Chig perfectly. I agree he doesn’t fit everyone though