drew4008

It's shaping up like we're going to see a lot of TE usage this year, whether it be in the running game or the passing game.

From Reiss' blog:

This shows that last night, 46 of the 65 offensive plays (71%) utilized 2 or more TE's, a pretty staggering number.

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mgteich

We used 3 WR's in of 19 out 65 plays.

Yet, how often have we heard the critical NEED for a very strong FOURTH and FIFTH wide reveiver? The 4th and 5th receiver are even less important when you consider that Faulk, a tight end or a running back are fine as receivers in 3 receiver and four receiver sets.

IMHO, Edelman and Tate will be "battling" for reps as the #3 receiver in most games and Price will be inactive.

And, yes I do realize that it is important to give the new tight ends extra resp in the preason and that how much the TE's are used does depend on matchups. That being said, I expect to see a lot of 2 TE sets. After all, we expect both Grankowksi and Hernandez to be solid receivers.

PatsBoy12

It's shaping up to look like we will be running a more balanced attack this year. In fact, I think we're possibly going to see an offense that more closely resembles the Weis offense than the 2007 record-breaking offense. The rebirth of the TE position in NE is so exciting.

I don't expect them to abandon the spread completely, but it really looks like they want to return to a more balanced, physical offense this season. I am just so excited right now!

patsfaninpa

Dare I say that Hernandez reminds me of D. Clark? I thought Gronk would be used more as a blocker. He snagged that td pretty easily. Better athlete than I thought.

ctpatsfan77

Something like 1 out of 5 of Gronk's receptions at Arizona went for TDs.

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A_Ghost_In_The_Machine

Agreed. I can see the Pats lining him up at receiver in the same way the Colts use Clark on some plays

HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

I've said that before too. He looks like a WR out there.

scott99

It's hard not to get excited about the potential of these two. I don't think it's an accident that Brady already seems to feel comfortable with Hernandez, he was Tebow's binky last year, and obviously he's like a large Welker out there, he just seems to always be open. This could be a huge 4th round steal. I think Gronk is going to be fun to watch also, on a few of his catches, he punished tacklers, and made a very good catch for his TD. I already feel more excited about these two than I ever did Graham, Watson or Thomas (I know, maybe I'm going overboard).

Athelas

Sigh...
I wish I could say that, but I was VERY excited about Graham and Watson and look how that turned out.

patsfan-1982

Tom Brady, has averaged about 350 comp per season for he's Career and i think it's pretty safe to say that Welker, and Moss, will get about 200 of dose comp... so that leves 150 rec for Julian Edelman, Brandon Tate, Kevin Faulk, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, and so on...


i dont see anyone other then Edelman, Welker, and Moss, haveing much more then 30 rec my point is the TE's will be a bigger part of the offense but they will not be puting up dallas clark, type numbers any time soon.