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Rob Housler (TE) anyone?

I remember when we signed Stoneburner. A lot of people were very high on him. I don't really know anything about him, but if Lynch is healthy this year, we don't need to sign anyone else. Cameron, Sims and Lynch is a good combo. If Stoneburner is that good, he will compete or we keep him on the PS. We have a lot bigger holes to fill than TE.
 
Digital said:
I like Housler as a backup to Cameron but not in 2 TE sets. I'd check the progress of Lynch before committing much to Housler though.

Arizona plays an old school offense that didn't suit Housler. Lazor loves big TE's, and does great things with 2 TE sets. But, most of that stems from TE's who have versatility to catch, run block and pass protect. That makes us unpredictable because of the TE versatility.

Cameron doesn't have that versatility, so in a 2 TE set we need the other TE to have that versatility. I don't think Housler does. So, for me, he is a sub for Cameron.

On the other hand, Lynch does have that versatility. If he is healthy and had progresses, he might be our guy for those sets.
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I would have Cameron as our TE off the line with Housler backing him up and I'd have Sims as our inline TE and Lynch backing him up. If we're going to use a 2 TE system a lot then we need to have 4 TE's because of Cameron's concussion history. It seems to me like Housler would be an idea backup for him.
 
I'm still beating the drum for drafting Rory Anderson in the 5th or 6th round. I think he's going to make a fine receiving TE if he lands with the right quarterback and offense.
 
foozool13 said:
With the Clay situation looking like he's going to end up in Buffalo, I think we should take a look at Rob Housler. Great recieving TE, average blocker with excellent size as well at 6'5" 250lbs. Also has great speed at 4.55 40. Having him, Sims, and Cameron on the Red Zone would be awesome. His skill set is very similar to Cameron's he just wasn't used properly in Arizona. Not to mention Jordan Cameron's concussion issues I think we need to double down on the position.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6621/rob-housler

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/robert-housler?id=2495292
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This would be a great move if Miami could get him. I remember when he was coming out of college, really thought we would take him.
 
Dolfan23 said:
Before 2013 Julius Thomas had 1 reception for 5 yards in 9 games over 2 years for the Broncos. Sometimes guys just need a chance to play and need an opportunity to be used correctly.

Obviously Housler got plenty of playing time and he had some very good #'s last year averaging 14.3 YPC but TE's haven't been used much in the red zone by the Cardinals over the years. They only had 1 TD reception for a TE last year and that went to the starter Carlson. In 2013 Housler caught 1 of 3 by TEs. In 2012 they had 0 from TEs.

In his career he's caught 63% of all his targets for 11 YPC. By contrast our new freak athletic TE that we're all excited about has only caught 59% of his targets for 12 YPC.

Point is that the guys is clearly athletic, still young, and would come far, far cheaper than Clay plus we really need some insurance for Jordan Cameron and he seems like the perfect guy to play behind him.
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Good thinking. Thinking like this builds a winning roster.

It's called FORWARD THINKING based on ceiling -- seeing a playmaker before they break out as a playmaker.

You compile a roster with ceiling in mind, and you starting winning playoff games.

LD
 
Houlser was underutilized in the Arizona offense. He isn't Charles Clay but I think used in the proper fashion he would add a lot to a football team. His cost isn't going to break a bank either, I've been intreged about this guy since before free agency.

I'd love it if Miami signed this guy to a one or two year contract on a prove it level.
 
Browns signed TE Rob Housler to a one-year contract.
It's a nice low-risk, high-upside addition for a team looking to replace Jordan Cameron with some weaponry. Back at the 2011 Combine, Housler ran 4.55 with a 37-inch vertical at 6'5/248. He's been limited to 105 catches in the four years since and struggled badly with drops in 2013, but he was a terrible fit in Bruce Arians' TE-unfriendly scheme. Housler will have a much larger opportunity to capitalize on his athletic skill set in Cleveland, where there's no pass-catching tight end in front of him. He's been called a wideout in a tight end's body.
 
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