Quote:Agreed. Thomas is going to be the primary TE and Lewis will now be a red zone/short yardage TE, which is where his skill set fits. They aren't benching Robinson or Thomas in favor of Lewis.

 

Exactly.

 

Thomas will be used more as a WR than a true TE I suspect.  He's not coming here to put his hand in the dirt and do the dirty work.  He's a pass catcher and his primary job is going to be to make plays in the passing game.  I see them moving him around the field to create mismatches against defenders.


They're really two different players at the position and should be used that way.

 

Lewis isn't going to have a major role in the passing game anymore and that's the way it should be.  As you said, his skill set fits a certain style of play and we should be able to focus him more in that role with Thomas being added.

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