@manzier said:

2 back set doesn't mean there's a full back in. Most of our 2 man sets are Tate(or West) and Crowell, which is completely different than having a FB in.

I can't recall a single time this season when 2 of our 3 "RBs" have been on the field at the same time...

I've seen a TE take the H-back role or even fill out a full-house, but never a 2nd RB.

@clevfan4life said:

2 back set doesn't mean there's a full back in. Most of our 2 man sets are Tate(or West) and Crowell, which is completely different than having a FB in.

@clevfan4life said:

lols at 5'8 and 244. If Hoyer had problems overthrowing Agnew in the flat.....aahahahahaha.

You mean Manziel right?

@thenew23 said:

In the zone scheme, the FB has to be just as smart as the RB when picking the gaps.

Bingo!

A lot of us Hawk fans were sad to see Small get snatched up on waivers after the preseason and were wondering what his status was with Cleveland was and how he was faring as we were expecting the Seahawks to go back out and sign him while Coleman is out. This move obviously protects that Browns investment in Small.

In general we tend to start with the I early in every game (should tell you something right there).

Here are my notes from the PTG game:

◦Agnew: +0-9 net -9 w/ 2D- We started the game with Ag in various I-formations and did nothing. We abandoned it and him in Q2 and scored 3 TDs and a FG. We tempted fate by returning to it briefly in S9, which was saved by a PI call, before shelving it again and rolling to our 4th TD. We returned to it in garbage time. All totaled Ag saw the field for 14 plays; he received -'s for half of them.

Steelers: 12 run plays w/ Ag... 39 run plays total... 30%, but included our last three plays where we might as well have done the victory formation kneel down.

Titans:

◦Ag: +5-6 net -1 w/2D-; After a disastrous game 3 Ag started well in week 5 posting 3 +'s before his 1st neg; He followed with a nice chip/ release on his way to his PAP reception. Ag missed one seam as lead blocker. He hit one LB with the wrong shoulder in another hole allowing the LB to make the tackle (S7P8).

13 I-form runs... 35 run plays total... ~38%.

@tour2ma said:

We also used a FB maybe 25% of our snaps and probably passed on a third of those... so not really a major factor in our past run success.

@logicisforsquares said:

I guess it very well could just be all of his plays. If so, I like what I see.

You may be right there... video is by DraftAnalysis.org.

@tour2ma said:

I guess it very well could just be all of his plays. If so, I like what I see.

@logicisforsquares said:

Yeah that was my take away. Won't be anything exciting but will do what is asked of him. I didn't see any whiffs on blocks but this is also a highlight.

lol... true, but they did include a drop...

@clevfan4life said:

we had the 3rd best running game in the NFL prior to Sunday so I assumed our FB must have been grading well since he was playing a lot in those games where we rushed for a lot of yds.

We also used a FB maybe 25% of our snaps and probably passed on a third of those... so not really a major factor in our past run success.

- Nice technique pass blocking... very active feet and eyes.

- Hits the first thing he sees run blocking. Only a few "Blow-ups" of anything bigger than a DB, but several times where he stayed with run blocks.

- Hands look reasonable.

- Does not look to have the explosive first step Ag had, but accelerates all the way to the line whether carrying or blocking.

Looks serviceable...

@tour2ma said:

But did you notice him blocking well?

@clevfan4life said:

hmmm, didn't really notice Agnew wasn't blocking well.

But did you notice him blocking well?

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=112368&draftyear=2014&genpos=FB

Measurables look slightly off of Agnew's, but we'll see...

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=104742&draftyear=2014&genpos=FB