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DAVIE Christian Wilkins Jersey Cheap , Fla. (AP) Mike Gesicki could block better. They drafted him anyway, which shows how much they like his pass-catching skills.Gesicki was a second-round selection Friday in the Dolphins’ latest attempt to fill a position that has been problematic since Adam Gase became coach two years ago.The 6-foot-5 Gesicki was the second tight end drafted because his athleticism, including thunderous dunks in basketball and success in volleyball.There’s a reason he lasted until the 42nd overall pick, however.”The one thing everyone talks about is him not being a great blocker,” Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said. ”But there are a lot of really good tight ends and pass catchers who are not great blockers. And this kid wants to be a better blocker.”In the third round Miami drafted Ohio State linebacker Jerome Baker. He’ll be reunited with another former Buckeyes linebacker, Raekwon McMillan, the Dolphins’ second-round choice in 2017.The Dolphins hope Gesicki’s deficiencies don’t keep him from starting as a rookie. He could give Ryan Tannehill the downfield target in the middle of the field that Miami has lacked in recent years.”He’s a hard matchup for people, being that big and athletic Miami Dolphins Jerseys 2019 ,” Grier said. ”The speed will open up other stuff.”Julius Thomas and Jordan Cameron were disappointments at tight end for Miami the past two years, and they’re no longer on the roster. Gesicki joins an offense that averaged 17.6 points last season to rank fifth-worst in the NFL, and he expects to help the Dolphins do better.”I’m exactly where I belong,” he said. ”I’m excited to get to work in this offense. It can become very exciting in Miami.”Gesicki had 15 career touchdown catches at Penn State and averaged 11.5 yards per reception. He acknowledged he has room for improvement and expects to benefit from NFL coaching.”I definitely need to continue to improve my run blocking,” he said. ”My best attributes are in the passing game, and I need to continue to develop on the other side.”While Gesicki’s size made him an appealing choice, the 225-pound Baker is undersized. But he had seven sacks and a hand in six takeaways the past two seasons, and led the Buckeyes last year with 72 tackles.”He has speed Christian Wilkins Miami Dolphins Jerseys , and we want to get faster on defense,” Grier said. ”He’s sideline to sideline.”Grier said the Dolphins considered using the pick to take a quarterback, but decided Baker was too good to pass up, and McMillan’s assessment of his former Ohio State teammate was a factor.”We had some insider trading with Raekwon,” Grier said.McMillan suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first exhibition game last year but is expected to start in 2018.The Dolphins took Alabama All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the first round with the 11th overall choice. On the final day of the draft they’ll be in the market for a defensive tackle and backup quarterback.— The Patriots don’t lose that often, but it’s easy to see they’re much better at home than on the road.After yesterday’s 69-yard miracle touchdown in Miami, the Patriots are now below .500 (3-4) away from Gillette Stadium, and .500 is as good as they can get heading into next week’s game at Pittsburgh.But despite the record and the jaw-dropping way it happened Christian Wilkins Miami Dolphins Jerseys , Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he was confident they could bounce back.“We’ve had a lot of tough losses over the years. We lost pretty important games,” Brady said during his weekly paid appearance on WEEI. “What’s the difference between losing by 14 down there, losing by 50, or losing by 1? They all count the same. Mental toughness is mental toughness. You realize that a lot of things had to go right for them to win, and they did. You know, give them credit. They made some important plays. . . .“We still have a lot of football to play. There was a lot of positives from yesterday’s game that we have to kind of use going forward, that we will use going forward. Our whole season is ahead of us, so let’s make the most of it.”As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com Miami Dolphins Jerseys Stitched , the importance of the game goes beyond the immediate challenges. Only one of the 52 Super Bowl champions finished the season under .500 on the road (2010 Packers, 3-5). They could have given themselves a better chance at a bye and home game in the playoffs with a win yesterday, but now have the same 9-4 record as the Texans, two games behind the conference-leading Chiefs (11-2). That made the way the Dolphins won a bit more painful.Brady maintained the Patriots “had every opportunity to win that game.”“So it’s not I don’t think we can win on the road,” he said. “We’ve won on the road, played well on the road. We just have to close the deal.”Now they just have to prove it.