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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Plus Allan didn't look too bad in the preseason but it's conceivable that the coaches simply don't like him enough to give him any time...
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I think they like Allan. Herm talked him up a little on NFL Network during the combine. Of course, Herm talks up most anyone. But he was talking hypothetically about drafting a TE, and said Gailey likes to use two TE sets and referred to Tony and Allan. Might be reading too much in, but I got the impression he's already pencilled in unless they draft somebody in the upper rounds. Mainly, though, Herm was talking about finding a blocking TE to replace Dunn from what I saw. I think he and Mayock were high on some kid from Cal Berkeley. Or Mayock was, at least.
But the big thing is that when Turley went on IR a few weeks before the final game, they brought Allan up to the main roster despite having no need for another TE. There's really no other reason to do that except to keep another team from swiping him off the practice squad, so they must like him a little.