CHARLOTTE — Call it a hurdle, call it a high jump, or, like offensive coordinator Brad Idzik, call it a "patented karate chop." Whatever you want to call it, the Tommy Tremble special down the sidelines after a catch is a result of a lot of factors.

"All three of those (tight ends), they capture an attitude that Pat McPherson wants to bring in that tight end room, and they take a lot of pride in it, just a blocking in and of itself," Idzik explained Thursday.

By committing to intently blocking in the run game, the unit opens up opportunities in the passing concepts later in the game.

"We have all the compliments we need for those plays, and that came to life in a crucial moment for us when Tommy decided to do one of his patented karate kicks down the sideline," joked Idzik, before con

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