*The TE position has a problem

[Sweetwater]

The sim WILL use TEs if you're set as a primary receiver or if it's in the strategy your team is implementing.

85 will have impact. Trust me. If I had 85 speed as a DE I would destroy the offensive line.  But I agree, 85 is good enough for a TE. They will be faster than a DE but not insane. TEs are a mix of the Fullback and the WR. The fact that a TE is an all-around guy with decent speed and hands he's already good.

The point of a TE in this sim is to be the middle guy from blocking and receiving. If you really want a receiving Tight End, I suggest you make a WR and plug him at TE, like someone said up there in the other posts

Using a TE can be versatile as he can help in the blocking game which is his job, even if he is a vertical threat. The blocking with a TE is very underrated as he could easily stop an Edge Rusher.

The problem with just making a WR and plugging him in at TE is that you cant have the size of a TE. In the real NFL the idea of a Vertical threat TE is OP. There's a reason Greg Olsen has 3 consecutive 1000+ yard seasons. There's a reason Travis Kelce is the Chiefs' primary target. Both of them had more yards than over half of the NFL's #1 WRs. These guys are fast and large. If you have to, nerf the vertical threat's blocking and strength abilities. But to not give them the speed that reflects the actual play in the NFL is sad.

And to your statement on DEs having 85 speed. The two fastest DEs in the 2017 combine not only ran slower than the 3 fastest TEs, but they were also considered to small and weak to be true DEs, and ended up on teams that have changed them to OLBs in a 3-4.