re: John Thomas class of 2012 LSU commit

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Who said he was a pure blocking TE? I said he's a guy that can block. He was also freakishly athletic in high school, so I assume that if we're still recruiting him, which we are, that he hasn't lost all of that. We can't just take tall thin guys that look the part but never lined up next to a tackle, there has to be balance.

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Thomas is a pure blocking TE. He's not going to be a guy that's going to be a receiving threat like DeSean Smith. Hence the reason for my post. As blocking TEs as a position are absolutely retarded. With Cameron on board, hopefully he can teach Miles and Ensminger a thing or two on what an actual TE should be able to do.

Every "blocking TE" should just bulk up and become a OT and practice with the OL. Would make way more sense.