Quote:I think your being a bit too pessimistic. First off, if Julius Thomas cant beat out Lewis this year as the number 1? Yikes, we are in trouble. Secondly, baring a trade, both players will be starters anyway. As we will run a lot of two TE sets. 

 

Parnell is going to start. Thomas is going to start. Odrick is going to start. House will start. Sergio Brown theres a chance he may not and Skula the same. But you also need to take into account that a lot of those contracts are team friendly and i believe House, Brown and Skula may not be "long term" answers. More immediate future players who can play but fill a need until we can address their positions in the draft. Like for the next year or two, most of these guys should be starting. Maybe in 2 to 3 years, you see some of them not on the team anymore. 

Let me be clear, I was a huge advocate for the team to sign Thomas. 

 

I firmly believe he will be an upgrade. 

 

Just trying to get a gauge on/set a scenario where these acquistions did not lead to the starters.

 

As I said in the beginning, I think there could be as many as a dozen new starters when all is said and done with this offseason.

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