glm

He's a blocking tight end. You know what blocking tight ends do?



They block.

They usually don't get many catches because they're just to darn busy blocking.

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muzz

How many great BLOCKING (AKA another offensive lineman....) TE'S do the Pats have?
How come Graham was so effective?

I think you should step back and think about this.......

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patsinthesnow

So we got rid of Thomas (an unknown) for an unknown blocking TE. Seemed like nothing happened. I agree with Tapdancin. Baker is a blocking TE.

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He brings an important skill-set to the table, and one that the Pats did not previously have at their disposal. If you don't see the value in that, then you're doing a good job of living up to the ignorance of your username.

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TapDancing39

Living up to the ignorance of my username? Obviously Maroney is just a terrible player and cannot even find a hole, therefore tap dancing and losing yards is his only solution.

Even if Matthews is the first decent blocking tight end since Daniel Graham, he's still not the solution. Graham could block but he was also a very good receiver, he started an average of about 13 games per season for the Patriots and even caught 7 TD's for us in 2004 along with 30 receptions. Matthews only started 11 out of 32 games which is only a little over 1/3 of both seasons, he's really not a flexible player.

Patjew

You're right except that Matthews is not an unknown and Baker can catch the ball. Good point otherwise.

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I don't see getting rid of David Thomas having any effect on the team.

I assume the braintrust considers Matthews a lateral move or an upgrade but not a step backwards.

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TapDancing39

David Thomas proved that he could both catch and block and provides more flexibility than Michael Matthews. I don't see it as an improvement, nor do I think Matthews will ever be a difference maker with the Patriots. Baker can catch and provide some run blocking, he'll probably be used in most situations anyway.

Deus Irae

When the hell did Thomas ever prove he could block? If he'd ever proven that, he'd still be a member of the New England Patriots.

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patsinthesnow

He blocked the hell out of the guy on 3rd and 1 against the Colts last year.

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