Quote:Julius is not a good blocking TE,, he wasn't in Denver either.


Lewis is much better suited for that. The problem is that they need Julius on the field much more than Lewis.


Plus, Parnell just isn't that good, IMO. Putting Julius and Parnell next to each other and expecting them to secure right side blocking is not gonna work out a lot of the time.


Regarding Fullbacks:


I think the league will end up going back to the FB on just about every team. We're starting to see that teams that employ FBs have better rushing.


One really good example I can think of:

Jeremy Hill in Cincy.


His rookie year, they employed a FB lead blocker just about every time he rushed the ball. Man, he looked great, rushing for a lot of yards and TDs.


The next season, they went away from employing the FB most of the time. Hill's numbers struggled mightily.



Bring back the FB!

I agree with everything you said minus the fb. Having a fb is not central to having a potent run game. There are several ways to skin that cat. I have no bias against fb's, just don't think they dictate on their own a good running game. Running the ball is about attitude, so it's not surprising the coach would call the OLine out for being lax. This is sort of what I meant with Julius. The gifs I've seen posted here show he not even at the right spot. I'm not talking ability I'm talking being in the right spot. They've got to start aggressive and stay aggressive.

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