As Rivera mentioned in his press conference the need for the offense to transform especially the running game to take the load off from Cam  In order to do that with much aligned LT position Panther are searching hard for a complete TE that  can contribute in blocking scheme while providing a receiving options with solid hands. There will be prospects that shines in underwear but OJ Howard is a Pads player & his talent will raise the value of others around him, don't get fooled.