Camp Battles: TE

[Metaphors]

Yet you forget every time we went into 3 TE formation with Heath as the blocking FB maroney went over 100 yrds.

I don't understand this point at all. That is a short-yardage/goal line formation with Moss off the field. How many times in a game could the Pats be in this formation? Once or twice? And it would be designed to get a few yards. How could this be responsible for getting Maroney 100 yards? I must be missing what you are trying to say.

 

[bradmahn]

I don't understand this point at all. That is a short-yardage/goal line formation with Moss off the field. How many times in a game could the Pats be in this formation? Once or twice? And it would be designed to get a few yards. How could this be responsible for getting Maroney 100 yards? I must be missing what you are trying to say.

Moss was on the field in a lot of the three tight end formations last year as the only receiver. The second half of the game against the Chargers was predominantly using the three TE formation.

 

[PatsFan37]

Everything was good until you said Heath Evans see half the snaps... Ouch.

I liked Thomas' potential when we drafted him, but he still has a lot to prove before we can pencil him in as a 'lock' for TE. I hope he shows us something in training camp, because a 'good hands' tight end can always help out an offense.

In that particular post (as opposed to many other, more wishful times I've posted) I wasn't arguing that Thomas would be a great TE or beat Watson in catches or anything like that. Only that he's a lock to make the team.

I get your argument and disagree not because Thomas has shown enough to be a lock, but that the coaching staff must believe in him, since they've brought in no significant competition for a position they value almost as highly as a DL. In other words, the tea leaves are shouting on this one.