Yeah, finding someone who doesn't play FB to play FB sounds like a great idea.

Yeah, finding someone who doesn't play FB to play FB sounds like a great idea.

You may be able to use a TE that is undersized. Like in the 6' to 6'2' variety. A good blocking TE with good hands. But I don't see the talents needed to become a good FB at any other positions. To be a well rounded FB you have to have the ability to block, run and catch the ball.

Where's James Develin? D-line in college, Fullback for the Pats.

Here's the thing as far as I'm concerned, though .....

Hunt is an outstanding blocker. He's an outstanding receiver. He's an outstanding runner. I don't understand why we would want to take him off the field and insert a very limited "blocker only FB" type.

Yeah, finding someone who doesn't play FB to play FB sounds like a great idea.

Just in terms of physical build, I would look at the LBs for prospects to flip to FB... if that's what we're doing.

My GOD I just had a flashback of drafting Owen Marecic in the 4th round.

j/c:

It would probably make more sense just to acquire a FB in FA instead of gambling on a position switch, but that is just my opinion.

I don't know about anyone, but I'm kinda geeked at the idea of Chubb running behind a powerful fullback.

In Vikings’ new offense the fullback is alive and well

After each game, Vikings fullback C.J. Ham makes a beeline to midfield in search of one person.

“I always make sure I dap up the other fullback if there is one,” Ham said with a smile. “There aren’t too many of us left, so I’m always riding with the other fullbacks in the league.”

A quick search of every NFL roster shows that at least a 1/3 of the teams don’t employ a fullback, and if they do, that player, more often than not, is mostly used as a lead blocker.

Luckily for Ham, that’s not how offensive advisor Gary Kubiak operates. He sees the fullback as a useful weapon, akin to how the San Francisco 49ers use Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

“It’s very important,” Kubiak said. “It gives us a chance to be flexible.”

In the current scheme, Ham and fellow fullback Khari Blasingame can find themselves lined up in the backfield, on the line of scrimmage or split out wide — sometimes all in the same possession. They are used as lead blockers, ball carriers, pass protector, and pass catchers, very different than how most teams use what is viewed as a dying position.

“Just a lot of opportunity to contribute,” Blasingame said. “That’s why I came here. I felt like it was a good fit.”

While it’s pretty much a guarantee the Vikings will only keep one fullback on the roster, with Ham likely having the advantage based on experience, coach Mike Zimmer has spoken highly of both players.

“They are both athletic former tailback guys that are smart and tough,” Zimmer said. “C.J. is very important because there are a lot of things that he can do. Khari is a very good athlete. Those guys are hard to find.”

This shift under Kubiak and offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski has been a welcome change for Ham, especially considering how his role shrank significantly under former offensive coordinator John DeFilippo last season.

“It really just allows me to play,” Ham said. “I’m more a part of the offense now. You know, obviously blocking is still my main job; it’s just nice to be out there doing some other things, too.

It’s also way easier for Ham to get into a rhythm now that he’s on the field more consistently.

“You get into the flow of the game a little more instead of just coming in a handful of times,” he said. “I’m just happy on on this team to have another opportunity to be great.”

And the fact that Ham has Blasingame to push him only helps.

“I’ve just been trying to help him as much as I can,” Ham said. “We push each other. It helps to have somebody to compete with every day. That brings the best out of me.”

https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/22/ho...-secret-weapon/

I agree.

I also think that Hunt did a very good job of blocking for Chubb this past year. I would roll w/those two instead of bringing in an experiment to play FB.

I actually thought Freddie did a good job of utilizing those two last year. It's the one thing he got right.

I still think another body would be nice. A guy who can line up at TE and FB and do at least a mediocre job of blocking at both could find a home on our roster, I think.

I agree.

I also think that Hunt did a very good job of blocking for Chubb this past year. I would roll w/those two instead of bringing in an experiment to play FB.

I actually thought Freddie did a good job of utilizing those two last year. It's the one thing he got right.

You are probably talking about me.

I have no problem if the guy can actually add to the O by running and catching as well.



Screw the Lawrence Vickers type. Just play a guard if blocking is all they can do. I have been very consistent in that message.

More about others on this thread who kept insisting that there weren't enough FB's in the league to the extent we would have to find someone at another position and convert them to FB.

Andrew Berry signed a FB. Andrew Berry never said we wouldn't sign a FB. He said to keep an open mind.

We're probably set at FB now, but Bronson Rechsteiner from Kennesaw State has a fun highlight tape.

We're probably set at FB now, but Bronson Rechsteiner from Kennesaw State has a fun highlight tape.