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ArticlePatriots treating Raiders TE Brock Bowers like a wide receiver this week
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Really, Brock is a receiver; that's impressive. What he does at his size, the speed, the route craft, and being able to catch at the catch point. He's like a big slot receiver. He has downfield speed, he runs outward breaking routes, he runs routes like a receiver, but then also he's got the ability to double guys up inside.
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Bowers treated as receiver by Patriots; 25 targets, 202 yards in two games since return

Bowers is being treated as a wide receiver by the Patriots this week, not a traditional tight end. Head coach Mike Vrabel noted: "Brock is a receiver; that's impressive" and described him as "like a big slot receiver" who "runs routes like a receiver" while also having "the ability to double guys up inside." Through two games since returning from knee injury, Bowers has played just 16 snaps inline compared to 61 out wide and 45 in the slot, with 25 team-high targets, 16 receptions, and 202 receiving yards (second on team). His eight third-down conversions in two games are tied for third-most in the NFL and most among tight ends.

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