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Steve Spurrier III
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:42 pm Post subject: A-back |
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I was reading through Athlon Sports 2004 Preview, and I ran across an interesting thing in the draft review section:
"...Chris Cooley 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"? |
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hailskins666
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| i haven't. |
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Warmother
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| That's new to me also. I've heard of most names but not that one. |
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BossHog
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Steve Spurrier III
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Interesting. Thanks a lot... |
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BossHog
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:17 am Post subject: |
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No probs.
... that's what this forum is hopefully for.  |
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Warmother
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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Steve Spurrier III
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| 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... |
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Chris Luva Luva
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| Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you think we may see him Cooley line up in the backfield as a RB? |
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Warmother
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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Steve Spurrier III
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| Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| 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... |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| 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.  |
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