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(08-30-2024, 12:05 PM)kevin Wrote: Since college game doesn't produce running fullbacks as in old school days.  Often NFL teams turn a TE into a blocking FB that can Power Run up the Gut and catch passes in the flat and attack the outside flanks as well.  A TE has the FB size needed.  TE's who can learn FB can be very helpful in 3rd and short and Goal Line Defense situations. If an NFL team wants a Czonka or Riggins or Otis or a Pete Johnson, college doesn't make them anymore, but some TE's have the heavyweight fighter size and ability to fill the bill.  Not all of the 5 TE's have to be TE's.  They should always be trying to turn one into a FB type. Size, Blocking, Hands, and if they can hit the hole for a short yard run in traffic, you got an NFL type Fullback monster. 

While I agree with you about more teams going with a TE in the H-Back role, as opposed to utilizing a traditional FB, there are a couple of good ones in the NFL. Have you ever heard of Kyle Juszczyk or Patrick Ricard? Those guys are both old school style FBs that can lay the wood, and in Juszczyk's case, be an offensive weapon.