Since there's been so many polls with hypothetical situations, I thought I would head over to the negative side.
Brady played in the NFL a long time because he could block, he just didn't need to be drafted by us where he was. Mitchell was a waste of time except for a game or two.
Brady wasn't a flashy pass catching TE like Mitchell but he could block really well. He was a very good player for us. The biggest problems with Brady were: 1. Not Warren Sapp 2. Ditched us for the Jaguars when his rookie contract was up.
Wasn't there another guy that was worse? Another 1 year wonder we drafter or something? Becht couldn't catch but was an awesome blocker and Baker TD maker. Jolley and another
I think the beauty of this discussion is we used first round picks on both of them--at the same position, two years apart. If you're drafting a blueprint of how to set up a 1-15 season, this is definitely on it.