More 2 TE sets for the offense?

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Maybe in receptions (45), but he only had 413 receiving yards (9.3 YPR) and zero touchdowns for the second straight season.

Vernon Davis, meanwhile, had 4 fewer receptions, but 548 yards (13.4 YPR) and 5 TDs, while not being on the same page as his QB for half the year, and blocking at a level a couple orders of magnitude greater than anything we've seen from Houlser (or Jeff King, for that matter).

Lance Kendricks with the Rams had 3 fewer receptions, but more than 100 more yards and 4 TDs.

Zach Miller had 7 fewer receptions, but just 27 fewer yards and managed to get 3 TDs even though he was like the 7th option in that offense.

I think that using Housler's reception total is the definition of either damning with faint praise, or using pretty misleading statistics.

As for the question posted by the OP, I'd guess that the Cards are going to be in 11 personnel (one back, one TE) a significant chunk of time, and one of the great battles in training camp is going to be between Housler and Andre Roberts over whom can win Carson Palmer's trust more quickly/thoroughly.

Not only that, but the other guys in the division can block. And two of them (Davis & Kendricks) may even be as good or better blockers than they are receivers.