Raiders TE Ian Thomas Offensive Knowledge Boosts Team Success!

Mon, Aug 24, 2026

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How has, like, you know, his prior knowledge to Kubiak's office, how has that helped, you know, you and the rest of the office?

Oh, it's been dope, um, because every, every, every piece of film we watch, you see Kirk on film, you're like, oh, that's from 78 years ago.

You're like, wow, that's a long time ago.

But you see him completing these passes and you see like it's a, it's a lot.

Easier to trust the system when you've seen it done before at a high level, right?

Like when they throw stuff on the board and you, you know, you see him complete these sixty-yard passes like, oh shoot, OK. Like did, you know, like his offense actually works and, you know, you have the guy that, that's completed these passes.

You know, went, went a long ways in the league with it.

So yeah.

How, how different is what's asked of you in this system compared to systems you've been in in the past?

Not much, you know, I, I play tight end, so a little bit of passing, a little bit of blocking, you know, a little bit of just being that tough guy on the line.

And then, uh, going back to the, the bond, uh, in the tight end room, there's even more than just you three, but you three in particular have a lot of similarities, but you're very different people also.

What is it like just on a daily basis in that room with you, you three kind of bonding?

Oh, it's dope.

Um, you know, Brock's a little quieter.

Mike's still.

A little more, a little more louder but less quieter.

Um, and then you got me, I'm kind of in between and then, um, obviously Stec brings us all together and, you know, makes it fun.

And, um, as time went on, you know, guys opened up and then, you know, we brought in Albert and then Carter got in and then now we have Chris.

So, you know, I, I feel like we have a complete tight end room with just, you know, guys that like to have fun and play ball.

Is there a specific goal you have for yourself this 26, 27 season?

Just be the best me, you know, um, protect the team and, you know, come together and do what I can to help this team win.