The Titans have added Alge Crumpler and Dwayne Blakley from the Falcons which should help improve TE production in 2008.  30-year old Alge Crumpler was Michael Vick’s safety net in Atlanta and he will likely serve the same role for Vince Young in Tennessee.  Crumpler played in 14 games for the Falcons last season and he caught 42 passes for 444 yards (10.6 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Crumpler has the size (6′2″, 262) and a great set of hands to exploit defenses over the middle of the football field and he should have a good year for the Titans in 2008.  Crumpler has now played in 108 games in his NFL career and he has caught 316 passes for 4,212 yards (13.3 avg) with 35 TD grabs.

Bo Scaife has been a solid player for the Titans in his career and he will likely get a lot of playing time as the Titans’ will likely use a ton of 2-TE sets.  Scaife played in all 16 games for the Titans last season and he caught 46 passes for 421 yards (9.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Scaife will likely match his 2007 production in 2008 with the Titans.  Scaife has now played in 46 games in his NFL career and he has caught 112 passes for 1,064 yards (9.5 avg) with 5 TD grabs.

28-year old Dwayne Blakley is a great run blocker and that’s when he’ll get most of his playing time.  Blakley played in 12 games with the Falcons last season and he caught 7 passes for 48 yards (6.9 avg).  He won’t catch a lot of passes this season but he will help the running backs get a few extra yards with his blocking this year.  Blakley has now played in 59 games in his NFL career and he has caught 21 passes for 189 yards (9.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2008 SEASON:  B