Can someone explain positional value?

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by beach tribe

I think you're right, but I am one of the few who believe that a Tony G. Gates type of TE, who will haul in 90 balls at 12yrds per catch, every season, should be valued as high as WRs. Hell, I think they should be lumped in with the WRs. They are that valuable.

TEs are highly valauble because they're involved in EVERY Play, either blocking or catching, unlike WRs. That's why the Pats have drafted two in the first round in recent years, and another in the third.