A Wooden Spoon

1 hour ago, JoeyFlex5 said:

That kind of fb is just a dead breed. Its all about mismatches and creating space now and you can't create space if you're trying to jam 2 people through 1 gap. The game is far too fast now for it to be effective, FB leads are slow developing runs and the small amount of space created closes much faster than it opens. Having a quick footed and cohesive line is more important for a ZBS as they function as a unit and cover each other's weaknesses, and a 0-60 rb with good vision is how you capitalize on the gaps created. A true pound the rock game plan just doesn't work consistently anymore, you need a patient rb who finds the lane and explodes through before it can close, a FB just clutters that up. 

 

I loved leach when he was here, but the days of the bruising FB is far past gone. We are better off with a tough and athletic h-back like juice, always someone who needs to be accounted for and can still put some pads on people.

Idk man if the Linebacker meta trends towards smaller faster sideline to sideline guys that can cover the new breed of TE; then a hard running behemoth of FB starts to look attractive again, imo.