If you’re trying to rebuild the Gronk/Hernando offense there’s no question Amaro is the guy you want. My thing with Amaro is that I just don’t think the Pats value the kind of player he is as a first round pick. I also don’t believe that it’s imperative that the Pats return to that kind of two TE offense, nor that that is their goal this offseason.
Look at Hernandez, he was a fourth round flyer with character issues. Even without the character issues I don’t think the Pats would’ve valued him higher than a third round pick.
Amaro is not going to be an every down tight end right off the bat. He’s going to play primarily on passing downs or when the gameplan calls for a lot of spread offense. Personally I view that kind of player as a second level priority and would rather have a trench player with that first round pick. Games are won or lost in the trenches.
There’s no question, the Pats need to have more threats on offense than they did in 2013, but just a year of experience and some additional help will help that without any personnel additions.
Drafting a potential like Amaro is certainly sexy to a lot of fans, especially those who were enamored with the 2011 Pats offense, but I think the most direct way to improve the team in the first round is taking a player who will make an impact on every down and maybe even special teams. Give me a DT/DE/OL and take some flyers on potential F tight ends down the line.