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The Bills D line abused the Pats goal line rushing offense on two different series Sunday. Full back is a need

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parthasas

I was thinking the same thing ! since there is not third gronk option at this moment, lets be polite though

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DaBruinz

Polite is more than a "decent blocker". Guy is a damn good blocker. The Phins probably dumped him because he was a Parcells guy. Polite is one of the guys Parcells brought with him from Dallas.

I wanted the Pats to sign Polite during Pre-season.

DaBruinz

McClain wanted guaranteed chances of running the ball. With KC, McClain was supposedto be part of the RB rotation behind Charles.. That hasn't materialized despite Charles going down with a season ending injury.

BlueThunder

Charlie Scott also being worked out...5'11 242lbs ...

Interesting that he played as Ridley's FB at LSU.......

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Bostonian1962

If we sign Polite, should we sign Ruud to balance him off?

Dragda

we almost never sign these workout guys. I wouldn't hold my breath.

sbpatfan

Polite was more than a decent blocker three years ago, his skills have deteriorated. And no, they didn't dump him because he's a Parcell's guy. He's just not very good anymore.

jays52

Very interesting. The logical call is that the injury to Hernandez mitigated their ability to utilize their 2 TE sets and in turn, the motion based tight end blocking that accomplished the role of the fullback in the running game. I think that there is deeper undertones in this though. This does represent a shift away from the ambiguity afforded by the TE heavy offense and towards a more declarative offense. I have always been a fan of the line up and just play football philosophy in certain instances (particularly in balance with a spread based offense) and I think this represents an indication of this initiative. Further, the fullback is a well known way of defeating the faster spread killing defenses. I believe that this is representative of the major early season philosophic adjustment The Patriots have historically done. Should they actually sign one, this move should be study closely as a major thread in the evolution of the 2011 team.

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Snake Eyes

If he can run routes and catch the ball is there any reason why a FB can line up and function as a TE? They’re generally shorter than TEs while being similar in weight, which would likely translate into better cutting ability and they’d also have better leverage when blocking.

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