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Originally Posted by sportsshrink
Or if we don't get Tolbert then I would guess Pioli has his eye on a kid in the draft. Who? I don't know. Maybe some of you college guru guys might fill us in on who that might be  |
Why is everything thinking we'd get another fullback besides Hillis?
It appears that Pioli's preference is for fullbacks who can run the ball, either as a backup RB or as a change of pace guy. McClain has a 1,000 yard season if I remember right, and obviously Hillis has had success running the ball.
I like that approach. I think that having two guys in the backfield who can run the ball makes the defense have to guess more about what's going to happen, especially when you've got a speed merchant like Charles and a big bruiser. They can't just stack the line every time they see Battle in the backfield, or expect a pass every time they see McCluster in the backfield. (Well, I know that McCluster is only used on runs up the middle, but I'm talking theoretically.)