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hankb1126 : 8/14/2017 11:08 am
in recent years have the giants ever used the fullback position for short yardage or only as a blocker

i see the giants needing a bigger rb ofr short yardage and all of the current rb
s are similiar size
Henry Hynoski carried the ball a few times.  
Klaatu : 8/14/2017 11:19 am : link
Madison Hedgecock only once. Neither scored a rushing TD, but Hynoski had one receiving TD, and Hedgecock had two.
Being a good short yardage back doesn't mean you need to be bigger.  
robbieballs2003 : 8/14/2017 11:26 am : link
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.
robbie  
Klaatu : 8/14/2017 11:33 am : link
Ahmad Bradshaw comes to mind, too.
Love to see Jacobs and Bradshaw  
Elisthebest : 8/14/2017 11:53 am : link
in the same thread. Let Jacobs pound em for 2.5 quarters and then Bradshaw run through them the rest of the game. Ah, memories.
pretty sure the FB  
Rory : 8/14/2017 12:20 pm : link
and TE position will be rostered by 4 TE's
Best way to get 3rd/4th and short  
Glover : 8/14/2017 12:34 pm : link
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 like the concept of a fullback  
wonderback : 8/14/2017 1:05 pm : link
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.
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annexOPR : 8/14/2017 1:14 pm : link
keeping only 2 QBs would help a FB make this roster ...
I think this team needs a good fullback ...  
Manny in CA : 8/14/2017 2:04 pm : link

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.
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