In 2013, Julius Thomas, then the tight end for the Denver Broncos, caught 65 passes for 788 yards and 12 touchdowns. The next season, he missed three games, but still managed to catch 43 balls for close to 500 yards and another 12 touchdowns.
Last season, the tight ends for the Bears, Martellus Bennett and Zach Miller, combined for 87 catches for 878 yards and 8 touchdowns.
The common thread in all three of those very productive tight end seasons? Current Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase ran the offenses of all three of those teams. In almost every offense Gase has controlled, his tight ends have been highly involved, and especially so as the team nears and enters the red zone.