Maybe No Fullback?

[MichaelWinicki]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

I hadn't thought of that before. Seems possible at this point. I think our TE talent is overall much better than our talent at FB.

What say you?

 

[Doomsday101]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

I hadn't thought of that before. Seems possible at this point. I think our TE talent is overall much better than our talent at FB.

What say you?

I think it is possible and I do expect to see Dallas use Campbell as an H-Back from time to time but I feel they will keep one of the competing FB on the roster

 

[Rush 2112]

Witten is far and away our best lead blocker from the FB position anyways.

Can't cut the FB's fast enough IMO.

Only type of FB we need is the type with hands and a little foot speed.

Since we don't have that, get it over with.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Don't listen to them Hos......come down off the ledge

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Don't listen to them Hos......come down off the ledge

LOL!

Isn't that the truth.

 

[JackMagist]

I could se them cutting all the FB's and having A-Train play that position in certain situations. Not as a lead blocker for JJ but in the way that Rickie Anderson used to play there on 3rd downs and such.

 

[followthestar]

think about how julius did in a one back set, how barber could do, and god help them what would happen if thompson got the ball in the flat opposite a fake pitchout to one of the other backs? these guys are all open field nightmares for defenses, and in short yardage we'd just do with guyslike pettiti and campbell on the line and let julius pick a hole. we don't need no stinking fullbacks...

 

[Dat mans bro]

We've heard a little about Barnes, but very little of Politi? Is he not getting the reps?

 

[Yeagermeister]

I could se them cutting all the FB's and having A-Train play that position in certain situations. Not as a lead blocker for JJ but in the way that Rickie Anderson used to play there on 3rd downs and such.

Yuck.....we need a big bulldozing fb for short yardage situations

 

[blindzebra]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

I hadn't thought of that before. Seems possible at this point. I think our TE talent is overall much better than our talent at FB.

What say you?

I've been saying that we might not carry a FB since it was pretty clear Anderson was done.

It's not rocket science, Parcells likes a versatile FB, He loves Witten and Campbell, and we have a numbers crunch at several spots on the roster. If any of the players in that crunch can give him more "plays" O, D, or ST than Barnes or Polite it's an easy call.

 

[Hollywood Henderson]

I still expect Polite to be the starting FB...
Sorry Rush, but Witten is a very good receiver, but lacks the ability to be a good blocker...
Barnes is a waste though...

 

[Chuck 54]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

I hadn't thought of that before. Seems possible at this point. I think our TE talent is overall much better than our talent at FB.

What say you?

I say that's a load of BP hotair....Julius probably just took a couple of baby aspirin to slow his heart. There's not a RB on the team that would welcome that news.

 

[JDSmith]

Yuck.....we need a big bulldozing fb for short yardage situations

We've got bigger bulldozing TEs who can go in motion and lead block better. And let's face it, this team has sucked at short yardage for probably 8 years. I don't think FB has been the only problem.

 

[Doomsday101]

I say that's a load of BP hotair....Julius probably just took a couple of baby aspirin to slow his heart. There's not a RB on the team that would welcome that news.

I think we will see quite a few single back sets with the double TE, I do think we will keep a FB but even last year Jones was put in the single back formation and did a very good job doing so.

 

[blindzebra]

I say that's a load of BP hotair....Julius probably just took a couple of baby aspirin to slow his heart. There's not a RB on the team that would welcome that news.

Why?

Jones was at his best in one back sets last year, he's a seam runner with burst, he does not need a road grader in front of him.

 

[Ceasaleo88]

I really think that what he said about not keeping any FB's is an indication that Bickerstaff is gonna make it. He's been practicing at both positions, and seems to have caught BP's attention. At 230, he's not the big bruising type of FB everyone wants, but he was Anthony Davis's FB so he must have some lead blocking abilities.

 

[Alexander]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

Look who he has to choose from, Mr. Winicki.

 

[Banned_n_austin]

Was anyone else surprised by the statement by Bill today (8-4) that he may not keep a fullback on the roster?

I hadn't thought of that before. Seems possible at this point. I think our TE talent is overall much better than our talent at FB.

What say you?

Well Mikey, I've been posting for a while now about the 2TE set ....

Guess what?

There is no FB in the 2 TE set ...

This doesn't surprise me at all.

Having said that, there are several possibilities here ... if you look at the roster and consider the possibility of using a 2 HB with one playing a Richie Anderson role ... then it's very possible and even likely that we won't have a true FB on the roster. Not to mention that most of the time, we'd run out of a single back formation in the 2 TE set.

I actually kind of hope that this is the route we take. I think we get more quality personnel w/o a FB.

Our backfield could very easily be Jones, Barber, A-train and Thomas (or Bickerstaff in a FB role) ... with no FB.

Remember how before Cambell was hurt how he used him in a lead blocking role by sending him in motion ... and Julius has had most of his success w/o a FB. As much as you hear the comparison, Julius Jones not even close to comparable to Emmitt Smith and he doesn't need a FB to be productive like Emmitt did.

 

[Rush 2112]

I still expect Polite to be the starting FB...
Sorry Rush, but Witten is a very good receiver, but lacks the ability to be a good blocker...
Barnes is a waste though...

JJ ran for 800+ yards last year primarily in a 1 back set or with Witten as the lead blocker from the full-house backfield.

Period, end of story.

 

[dougonthebench]

makes sense to me.That way it opens up an extra spot or two for players we can really use.