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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 836070"><p>Well, Lewis had 191 snaps on a team with only 281 RB carries (with no fullback/H-back carries). I don't think that includes many snaps out of the slot, and after the first couple of games, Kendricks was the primary H-back blocker. I would guess Lewis was in-line blocking on close to 50%, maybe more, of the Packer run plays.</p><p></p><p>If we didn't notice him that might be because we didn't see him blowing guys off the line or pancaking a guy at the second level, the kinds of "highlight" plays you're going to get from an in-line TE blocker.</p><p></p><p>Further, this business about the LaFleur outside zone blocking being something new in Green Bay is an exageration. McCarthy ran a lot of outside stretch zone blocking which emphasizes quickness, coordination and defensive recognition on the fly. Aaron Jones commented that it looks very familiar. We didn't see Lewis making notable blocks on the move in those plays either.</p><p></p><p>As discussed previously, given the Titans fairly heavy use of the H-back last season, I'm not sure Kendricks (or somebody like him) would not be a better fit as that second, blocking TE with the versatility to work in-line and H-back, something Lewis evidently lacks, or at least lacked last season. Kendricks remains a free agent. Of course, he was one of the guys who sat during the National Anthem and has a marijuana bust on his record. Or maybe he's holding out for more money when an injury leads some to team to desperation? So, there's that.</p><p></p><p>The long and short of it is I'm not convinced Lewis will make the final roster. What kind of offense is LaFluer going to run? A McVay-style offense where LaFleur cut his teeth as OC (without play calling responsibility), where TE snaps were less last season than even in McCarthy's offense, or the diametrically opposed Titans offense where LaFleur was calling plays, with heavy TE use?</p><p></p><p>I don't know, and I don't think anybody should assume one approach or the other when the evidence suggests where LaFleur finds the better talents will dictate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 836070"] Well, Lewis had 191 snaps on a team with only 281 RB carries (with no fullback/H-back carries). I don't think that includes many snaps out of the slot, and after the first couple of games, Kendricks was the primary H-back blocker. I would guess Lewis was in-line blocking on close to 50%, maybe more, of the Packer run plays. If we didn't notice him that might be because we didn't see him blowing guys off the line or pancaking a guy at the second level, the kinds of "highlight" plays you're going to get from an in-line TE blocker. Further, this business about the LaFleur outside zone blocking being something new in Green Bay is an exageration. McCarthy ran a lot of outside stretch zone blocking which emphasizes quickness, coordination and defensive recognition on the fly. Aaron Jones commented that it looks very familiar. We didn't see Lewis making notable blocks on the move in those plays either. As discussed previously, given the Titans fairly heavy use of the H-back last season, I'm not sure Kendricks (or somebody like him) would not be a better fit as that second, blocking TE with the versatility to work in-line and H-back, something Lewis evidently lacks, or at least lacked last season. Kendricks remains a free agent. Of course, he was one of the guys who sat during the National Anthem and has a marijuana bust on his record. Or maybe he's holding out for more money when an injury leads some to team to desperation? So, there's that. The long and short of it is I'm not convinced Lewis will make the final roster. What kind of offense is LaFluer going to run? A McVay-style offense where LaFleur cut his teeth as OC (without play calling responsibility), where TE snaps were less last season than even in McCarthy's offense, or the diametrically opposed Titans offense where LaFleur was calling plays, with heavy TE use? I don't know, and I don't think anybody should assume one approach or the other when the evidence suggests where LaFleur finds the better talents will dictate. [/QUOTE]
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