the NFLs 2011 Top TIGHT ENDS......GATES, CLARK, n GONZALEZ will be joined by the New Breed of Tight Ends...like the PACKS Jermichael FINLEY

They are needed almost everywhere in the OFFENSE.....whether its helping their fellow Offensive Tackle, catching a Pass to move the chains, or run blocking......Tight Ends are a Special Breed on SUNDAYS.

We still have the usual suspects like Indy's Dallas CLARK, the BOLTS Antonio GATES, and the ageless wonder in his 30th year the DIRTY BIRDS Tony GONZALEZ. Hold on.......enter the NEW BREEDS of Tight ENDS....the ones that get on SAFETIES in a blink of an eye or split wide like a WR.

the BLUEDUDE'S 2011 Top TIGHT ENDS on SUNDAYS:

1. Vernon DAVIS the Fighting TURTLES College Park GOLD RUSH: Sorry I am going to disappoint a lot of people in Diego, NAPTOWN, Big D, and A T L.....but put simply.....LOOK AT THIS DUDE. Looks like he is straight out of GLADIATOR. A Beast in many facets.....can run block, Pass block (even though they can't afford him to pass block), is a mis match for most or all Linebackers, and can get Deep a run by most Corners and SAFETIES. A Fantasy PLAYERS dream and just think if he had a REAL QB......they would call him then TDs for GOLD.

It gets real tricky after VERNON.....there are a lot of Veteran Tight Ends that are still doing the JOB but there are some good young ones as well.

2. Dallas CLARK KINNICK Stadium NAPTOWN: Manning roommate on the ROAD and has been ever since he joined the COLTS. I would have put him first but the BLAZING SPEED of DAVIS was too much to pas up and CLARK has a QB......you know his name. CLARK is a BEAST in the PASSING GAME as he can run every route and CASH in the RED ZONE. Great hands and feet and can Block in the run game as well. If he stays injury free look for him to do a lot of damage.

3. Antonio GATES KENT STATE Power Forward DIEGO: An annual pick to the Pro Bowl. When ever BOLTS QB Rivers needs a PLAY he goes to GATES even though the whole stadium and the visiting team knows he is going to #85. Just a fabulous athlete who uses his basketball skill set and body to fight off defenders. GATES still has some left in him and as long as the BOLTS have QB RIVERS and WR JACKSON to stretch the field......GATES will be fine as he ages.

4. Tony GONZALEZ BERKELEY Golden BEARS FULTON COUNTY: DITTO with GATES........uses his basketball skill set and body to overcome defenders. GONZO has become another QBs Favorite Target in the Red ZONE....MATTY ICE. Still playing at a high level is #88......I see him slowing down in YARDS per catch but don't see him slowing down in the RED ZONE.

5. Jason WITTEN UT KNOXVILLE Jerry's HOUSE: Cowboys QB ROMO's BFF.....still is doing his thing ad of the 4 TE's in front of him...WITTEN is the best blocking Tight End of the BUNCH. And since he lack SPEED......he uses his precise route running to get open. A lock for another Pro Bowl as he is too important in the 'BOYS Offense.

6. Jermicheal FINLEY Hookem' HORNS Lombardi TROPHY: This is a young man that will move right behind or even challenge NINERS TE Vernon Davis for the best NFL TE in the BIZ. A sensational Athlete who arguably has the BEST Qb in the game throwing to him in Aaron RODGERS. Too tall for most corners and safeties and too fast for most Linebackers.....simply put....a match up NIGHTMARE for most. His numbers will start jumping through the roof when he gets healthy. Can't put you in the TOP 5 if you spend more time in TRAINING Room than the field.

7. Dustin KELLER BOILERMAKERS J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS: A key cog in the JETS Offensive System while QB Mark SANCHEZ was learning the ROPES....KELLER made it easier for him. Very good route runner and pretty good speed can get on a SAFETY in a FLASH and to most Linebackers....HE IS A PROBLEM. Look for Keller to get open even more in the RED ZONE now that the JETS have added Plaxico BURRESS.

8. Brandon PETTIGREW OKAY STATE 'BOYS the GARAGE Motor City: once QB STAFFORD can stay on the FIELD....this TE will get into the TOP 5 as well. Only knock on B-GREW is that he will occasionally drop a BALL.....and for a TE that doesn't get that many touches in a GAME he has to start making the best of his opportunities. The LIONS Offense is getting there under SCHWARTZ and with MEGATRON at WR and an improving running game......B-GREW is becoming more and more important.

9. Mercedes LEWIS U of CALIFORNIA at Los Angeles J'VILLE: Just like his namesake....a MERCEDES in the RED ZONE. He accounted for 10 TDs for the JAGS as he became their main target outside of College TEAMMATE Jones-Drew aka PRADA MONKEY SUIT RODEO DRIVE. Look for LEWIS to still be #2 behind JONES-DREW if only the JAGS and COACH Del RIO can get continuity at the QB Position. GARRARD will start but the High Pick of Mizzou QB Blaine GABBERT has GARRARD watching over his shoulder a little.

10. Heath MILLER Charlottesville WAHOOS STEEL CITY: Most football fans don't even know the Steelers Captain and quiet unassuming leader. He is an NFL Player in every since of the WORD. He and COWBOYS' TE WITTEN are the best BLOCKERS on this list. And in the short game or RED ZONE......BEN knows he is just as reliable as #86 in both facets. There was some guys I left off but none of those guys are as complete as HEATH. Whatever happened to BLOCKING as a TE......that's why some of the Young Guns get left off.

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