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I still think fullback is going to come back en vogue to at least some degree CFB offenses in the not-too-distant future, as nearly every defense overhauls their defense to be overwhelmingly coverage personnel, and the FB creates a physical mismatch. Just the way the cycle goes.
I still think fullback is going to come back en vogue to at least some degree CFB offenses in the not-too-distant future, as nearly every defense overhauls their defense to be overwhelmingly coverage personnel, and the FB creates a physical mismatch. Just the way the cycle goes.
They already have for the most part as the last 5-6 years you've seen more and more of the hybrid TE - working the FB position in y-off. Creates gaps on either side of the formation and better PAP threat. Can still insert into the formation to create more gaps.
Vast majority of defensive evolution the last 5-10 years has been away from coverage, but for how to fit the run game with RPO threats.
But as you mentioned, I think the FB does create some mismatches in todays game because most teams simply don't do it much, and most defenses anymore pretty much install their base from a nickel standpoint as a starting point. But they still deal with everything a FB does with the Y-off stuff.