(07-20-2017, 03:08 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(07-20-2017, 02:48 PM)Kane Wrote: 12 catches for 110 yards.... so much talent. C'mon man.... Rivera is more of a lock than Sterling.

Lewis gets so much hate from fan base (mostly on this board) but I can't seem to figure out why.
Dude is a great blocker with some pass catching ability and his contract isn't too high...

But ya know... keep shaking your head... maybe you'll shake something back into place lol

I've always thought the same thing.  He's a workhorse and has done a pretty good job on the team... nothing that leads him to pro bowls or the HOF, just good work.

I think I know why he gets so much hate from some though...  his Madden rating isn't as good as Rob Gronkowski.

Well... He was drafted before the surge of superstar move TEs started really hitting in the NFL. Before the Grahams and Gronks and Reeds.
He's never been that kind of a TE. Always was a superb blocker and had some pass catching ability that peaked during that 2007 run with Garrard.
Unfair for fans to compare him to those types of TEs and then call him a scrub for not being Gronk lol But that is the majority of the people on here.

And the Jags have never tried to draft a star TE since and haven't had a 6'7 product fall in their laps in late rounds either. None of that is Lewis' fault, but it seems like he catches the flak for that as well.
Why is he still here? He's still the best TE on the roster, that's why.

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