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If you're a tight end with two options: a) the Detroit Lions or b) anyone else, you sure think you'd want to end up with option b. But in L.J. Smith's case, it looks like he might end up stuck with the Lions.The Falcons were supposed to be Smith's other option, especially since they need a tight end to improve what was a pretty awful group of tight ends last year. But apparently the Falcons got tired of Smith's unwillingness to agree to their offer.
Now the Falcons are saying that Smith didn't really fit what they are looking for since he's a pass-first tight end and they rely on their tight ends primarily for blocking. That probably translates best as the Falcons were looking to get Smith at a bargain and now they're running him down to try to bring down his price.
But while Smith doesn't seem to have many other options if the Lions are his other main suitor, the Falcons will likely have to turn to the draft if they don't sign Smith. Besides restricted free agent Owen Daniels and franchised Titan Bo Scaife, Smith is the only starter-caliber tight end on the free agent market. What's most notable that of the other even semi-realistic options, although Cowboys backup Tony Curtis at least is young enough to have some upside.
But there are several options if the Falcons decide to go the draft route. Brandon Pettigrew, an outstanding blocker who also could be a very solid receiver, is gone in most mock drafts before the Falcons pick, but there are a number of tight ends with second and third-round grades who could immediately step in and improve on what Justin Peele did last year.
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