Some of the best short yardage backs are the ones that can hide behind the OL, have great vision, and have the feer that can match their eye. Look no further than Jacobs. When Jacobs had a great OL in front of him he was amazing. When the OL sucked so did Jacobs which led to Jacobs stutter stepping and running into his OL. Look at LaDanian Tomlinson. He wasn't a big back but he would score an insane amount of TDs. He was a phenomenal goal line and short yardage back.
is by getting a push by the O line. Brandon Jacobs couldnt get half a yard in the playoffs against Philly in 08 because, as great as that O line was, everyone knew it was coming, and stuffed it. This current O line is highly suspect at best. outright terrible at worst. I like Perk. Fuck a FB.
I always ran behind one. You develop a chemistry with one and key off the blocks he makes. They're used to blocking in the backfield and can also be used on flares.
Can it be done as well with a tightend? Maybe, but God forbid Rhett Ellison gets dinged during a game.. I like what I've seen from Shane Smith so far. And I guess I'm kind of rooting for him as well. To me there just seems to be some plays in the game where a traditional fullback can make the running game better.
The lack of one sure hurt last year (a big reason why the offense slid from #5 to #25) ...
There's a lot of blocking problems not related to fullback, (like having a center that's constant being dumped on the QB's lap; not having a good "in-line" tight end who's is able to "seal" the corner for sweep plays; not having an outstanding pulling guard for play inside the tackles; not having a "road grader" type right tackle to anchor the run attack to that side .... etc, etc.)
We need a short, strong fireplug type at fullback, who can easily get UNDER tacklers' pads and knock them on their asses.
Can it be done as well with a tightend? Maybe, but God forbid Rhett Ellison gets dinged during a game.. I like what I've seen from Shane Smith so far. And I guess I'm kind of rooting for him as well. To me there just seems to be some plays in the game where a traditional fullback can make the running game better.
The lack of one sure hurt last year (a big reason why the offense slid from #5 to #25) ...
There's a lot of blocking problems not related to fullback, (like having a center that's constant being dumped on the QB's lap; not having a good "in-line" tight end who's is able to "seal" the corner for sweep plays; not having an outstanding pulling guard for play inside the tackles; not having a "road grader" type right tackle to anchor the run attack to that side .... etc, etc.)
We need a short, strong fireplug type at fullback, who can easily get UNDER tacklers' pads and knock them on their asses.