Given his reputation as a YAC guy in college and the importance of the TE in MLFs O I would figure Sternberger would be a lock to be brought back from the IR.
Originally Posted by: Mucky Tundra
I'm the opposite way, considering rookie TEs normal give you very little to nothing and even if he's actives who is he taking snaps over?
Usually TEs (like Safeties on the other side) take longer to develop because they're asked to learn so many different things between WR/OL work and some FB (for Safeties it's CB and LB work they also got to learn).
Graham, Lewis or Tonyan? Seems unlikely he's getting snaps over those guys quickly. Plus our FB was basically a WR/TE/FB in college.
It'd be nice to get him back learning in practice, but and I could see him making some big flash plays set up for a receiving TE, but overall I don't expect to see him getting a ton of snaps.
And heck they can't get open the other TEs or slot guys yet... of course the Bears and Vikings have some of the best LB coverage guys and defenses might have something to do with it too.