Well that's obvious. Fisher is aggressive on defense and passive on offense. Protecting the QB would negate what Martz would want to do so that wouldn't work. Btw what is it with Martz's disdain for using TE's?
I don't know if Mike ever had a great pass catching TE. Pete Holihan, who preceded Martz' two stints with the Horns, played with Henry Ellard & Flipper Anderson and had the softest hands of the three. He thrilled me with his acrobatic one hand catches, and I was always frustrated that the Horns didn't feature him more often. However, Pete never possessed the swiftest feet and that probably hindered his separation skills.
With Martz in 1999, Ernie Conwell the former decathlete, served as starting TE. At 6-feet, 1-inch; 265 pounds, he was the undisputed weight room warrior king for the Horns during his time with us. He had decent but not great hands and served essentially as another OL guy where his great strength & low stature (imparting great leverage---much like AD) allowed him handle DE's/LB's one on one. He was a
great run/pass blocker.
Mike also employed Roland Williams, Jeff Robinson (a converted DE), and Chad Lewis as TE's. These were all utility guys that provided decent blocking but had average paws at best.
Regarding the mythical meeting of minds between The Fisher King and Mad Mike, Mike might say, "While you are scaring the crap out of me with your defensive/special teams moves, it's only fair that I be allowed to scare the crap out of you with my offensive philosophy. I know QB's and WR's much better than you do. Let me do my thing while yo"u do yours. I will agree to a stout OL and solid blockers at TE, but let me orchestrate the offense."