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A-back
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:42 pm
by Steve Spurrier III
I was reading through Athlon Sports 2004 Preview, and I ran across an interesting thing in the draft review section:
"...Chris
ey is an H-back, A-back, fullback, tight end and a long snapper."
I have never heard of the "A-back" position, and frankly, I am more inclined to think this writer (Dan Shonka) made it up completley than there is a position out there I haven't heard of. It's like trying to think of a new color or something.
Has anyone EVER heard of an "A-back"?
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:57 pm
by hailskins666
i haven't.
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:05 am
by Warmother
That's new to me also. I've heard of most names but not that one.
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:28 am
by BossHog
An A-back is ALSO a hybrid TE/RB. I found a couple of references, though not many... these articles will help a little though...
http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/ ... 2556&rfi=6
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdail ... bama.shtml
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:58 am
by Steve Spurrier III
Interesting. Thanks a lot...
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:17 am
by BossHog
No probs.
... that's what this forum is hopefully for.
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:33 am
by Warmother
That is interesting but it seems to be a college football term, like "Monster", in the pros it seems that a player who lines up all over is now called "Slash" thanks to Kordell Stewert. Not that there is that many players who can do this.
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:21 am
by Steve Spurrier III
You're right. From what I gather it's a college position in a college offense. I should have figured as much. In college, there are so many unique offenses that there are probably dozens of position terms I have never heard of...
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:20 pm
by Chris Luva Luva
Do you think we may see him
ey line up in the backfield as a RB?
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:54 am
by Warmother
From what I remember about the H-back there are times when he would line up in the backfield but most of the time he was the motion man.
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:40 am
by Steve Spurrier III
ey might be in the fullback spot, but he'll never be the tailback. If he gets more than five carries I'll be shocked...
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:13 am
by REDEEMEDSKIN
Steve Spurrier III wrote:Cooley might be in the fullback spot, but he'll never be the tailback. If he gets more than five carries I'll be shocked...
If he gets more than 5 carries, that means we are very thin at RB and have MAJOR problems. 