Patriots Player Departure FB Brock Lampe released

[PancakeBlockPaul]

This makes me wonder if our wonderful new true FB will be used as much as we think he will be this year. Maybe they’re thinking that with his low workload, his chances of season ending injury won’t really hurt as much since the plan may be to not fully unleash Josh’s FB plan…this year…then next year if he does very good at that low workload, he will warrant a true backup….

Just a thought…

Or maybe our FB truly is a tough sob….

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

wtf double post…delete meeeeee..

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[Wozzy]

This makes me wonder if our wonderful new true FB will be used as much as we think he will be this year. Maybe they’re thinking that with his low workload, his chances of season ending injury won’t really hurt as much since the plan may be to not fully unleash Josh’s FB plan…this year…then next year if he does very good at that low workload, he will warrant a true backup….

Just a thought…

Or maybe our FB truly is a tough sob….

FB’s can be replaced by other positions in spots. Elandon Robert’s in the past, Tonga last year. But Josh insists upon the FB position.

The presence of a fullback makes run fakes more credible, pulling linebackers toward the line of scrimmage and opening voids in the intermediate passing game. This allows receivers to find open space between the numbers, a hallmark of Earnhardt-Perkins' route concepts.

He wasn’t good using two TE sets and having a TE come inside and play FB or even relying on wham blocks from TE’s in motion. This is why Jonnu Smith was misused here. Hopefully Drake has worked on his checkdown game, Josh stresses it and Gilliam gets incorporated in the passing attack.

I think Josh is pretty old fashioned and in danger of the league passing him by. He needs a superior QB mind on the field to run his old fashioned predictable offense and make it look good. It would beholve him to spread the ball around and use everyone… stop being so predictable. He should watch some old Charlie Weis film. Some old school concepts never get old and are timeless.

 

[Gumby]

He played FB all last year.

It appears they’re auditioning him everywhere to decide whether he has a future.

True, but my operative word was ROSTERED.
FB, A position he openly told the media that he had to learn on the fly as he not played it, but he took one for the team cause Vrable /Mcdaniels asked him to. Count him as EMERGENCY FB if you like. He is rostered-intended as a TE and may not make 53 as that if he doesn’t have ST value, other versatility, or injury bug bites.

 

[Gumby]

Westover played FB all of last year despite being listed on the roster as a TE.

See my answer to Wozzy above. Everyone complained how ****ty of a FB he was all last year, but NOW „he has one year of experience, ….must be good (enough).“. Lol

 

[Wozzy]

True, but my operative word was ROSTERED.
FB, A position he openly told the media that he had to learn on the fly as he not played it, but he took one for the team cause Vrable /Mcdaniels asked him to. Count him as EMERGENCY FB if you like. He is rostered-intended as a TE and may not make 53 as that if he doesn’t have ST value, other versatility, or injury bug bites.

I don’t see him making the 53 barring total injury calamity, but he could stick to the practice squad and give them some depth at both positions if he shows versatility.

 

[rkarp1]

FB’s can be replaced by other positions in spots. Elandon Robert’s in the past, Tonga last year. But Josh insists upon the FB position.

The presence of a fullback makes run fakes more credible, pulling linebackers toward the line of scrimmage and opening voids in the intermediate passing game. This allows receivers to find open space between the numbers, a hallmark of Earnhardt-Perkins' route concepts.

He wasn’t good using two TE sets and having a TE come inside and play FB or even relying on wham blocks from TE’s in motion. This is why Jonnu Smith was misused here. Hopefully Drake has worked on his checkdown game, Josh stresses it and Gilliam gets incorporated in the passing attack.

I think Josh is pretty old fashioned and in danger of the league passing him by. He needs a superior QB mind on the field to run his old fashioned predictable offense and make it look good. It would beholve him to spread the ball around and use everyone… stop being so predictable. He should watch some old Charlie Weis film. Some old school concepts never get old and are timeless.

thot do that.is is incorrect
if a team wants to operate an offense that utilizes a FB some of the time, another positional player cannot do that
Westover who was a rookie learning the position, got 237 snaps
Tonga got 14 snaps
presenting Tonga (or Roberts) as a position player that can replace a FB is not true.

 

[Wozzy]

thot do that.is is incorrect

This ^ is incomprehensible English.

if a team wants to operate an offense that utilizes a FB some of the time, another positional player cannot do that

TE’s do it all the time in two TE offenses that don’t roster a TE. Patrick Ricard is a DT who plays FB more than defense, Harbaugh uses him as a three phase player… but he’s a fulltime FB when not playing defense or special teams. The Patriots have used numerous other positions at FB over the years.

Westover who was a rookie learning the position, got 237 snaps
Tonga got 14 snaps
presenting Tonga (or Roberts) as a position player that can replace a FB is not true.

But they did… so it is true.