atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 This kid is like haveing a very agile offensive lineman in the backfield. He was awesome at UGA. When he came back from an early season injury, it was night and day with Brandon in there for Knowshons production. He was a team captain. Very hard worker, and embodies everything you would want from your fullback.
Dr. Trooth Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Tony Fiametta is the top rated FB. Why settle for chopped liver?
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 Not chopped Liver at all and could most likely be had in later rounds. Like 6 or 7. Would be a good ST and short yardage blocker. Plus he caught the ball out of the backfield very good too. No knock on Tony but i would rather have a guy comming from the SEC, going against that level of competion, then a guy out of the Big Least
Leonidas Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I don't know who either of these guys are, but no FB should be drafted by this team until the late second day. Too many holes to fill. If we get a DE, TE, OL, LB, and maybe an S then we can look at FB, but not before.
SWVABillsFan Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Not chopped Liver at all and could most likely be had in later rounds. Like 6 or 7. Would be a good ST and short yardage blocker. Plus he caught the ball out of the backfield very good too. No knock on Tony but i would rather have a guy comming from the SEC, going against that level of competion, then a guy out of the Big Least I'm guessing Darryl "Moose" Johnston who came from the Big East was not much of a fullback huh? How many other big name FB's from the Big East are out there now or have been. Name some people.
BillsGuyInMalta Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Brannan Southerland is a MONSTER blocker, I've been hoping he flies under the radar for the Bills to nab him in the 6th or 7th round. The only knock on this guy is that he's had some issues with injuries over the last year, and unfortunately he was recovering from surgery for a large part of his senior year. BUT, the guy has great hands out of the backfield and just demolishes defenders with his sickening lead blocks. Plus, he has played against top notch competition his entire career and still did a great job. Check out a few of these clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXLG3K_aOI The one above is fantastic, he knocks two guys completely out of the play. And just to get a better idea on what type of guy he is, here is an interview with him from this season.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 The top two fullbacks last year, Owen Schmitt and Peyton Hillis went in the 5th and 7th rounds. So yes, no sooner than round 5 at earliest. Also, any fullback taken would be expected to play special teams. Finally, despite what the Bills say (and they've vacillated in their statements about the fullback's role the last two years) the fullback for whatever reason has a limited role in this offense. So a skilled fullback may not be as valuable as a glorified pulling guard in the backfield. Especially if the O-line situation proves to be an area of weakness, which unfortunately is a possibility.
Leonidas Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Like in 6th or 7th right? Yes, certainly no earlier than the fifth I would think.
Leonidas Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 The top two fullbacks last year, Owen Schmitt and Peyton Hillis went in the 5th and 7th rounds. So yes, no sooner than round 5 at earliest. Also, any fullback taken would be expected to play special teams. Finally, despite what the Bills say (and they've vacillated in their statements about the fullback's role the last two years) the fullback for whatever reason has a limited role in this offense. So a skilled fullback may not be as valuable as a glorified pulling guard in the backfield. Especially if the O-line situation proves to be an area of weakness, which unfortunately is a possibility. certainly a "possibility"...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 I'm guessing Darryl "Moose" Johnston who came from the Big East was not much of a fullback huh? How many other big name FB's from the Big East are out there now or have been. Name some people. different confrence all together. The Big East today is horrible. Sorry but each year they will get less and less relevant in the BCS, till they are dropped completely.
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