Sentences with phrase «blackshear out of the backfield»

All three of them — James White, Dion Lewis, and Rex Burkhead — do excellent jobs out of the backfield, or even lined up in space:

Johnson is an incredible threat out of the backfield — he caught 28 of 30 passes last year and averaged 10.5 yards per catch to Mack's 8.1 — but without Mack's home run capability, USF might need to snap the ball a few more times to score.

Flowers came out of the backfield to catch a 49 - yard score from Baker Mayfield.

He has also been a help out of the backfield with 279 receiving yards and at least one reception in each one of his starts.

That could mean more time for Dion Lewis, a speed back who averages 5.0 yards per carry, but is also a significant receiving threat out of the backfield.

Just before the play the outside linebacker to his side, Frank Zombo, appeared to be motioning to Jones to let him know that because the Raiders motioned Marshawn Lynch out of the backfield, Zombo would have to drop into coverage.

Neither could cover college backs out of the backfield or players coming across their zone.

Its a balanced set coming out of the backfield so you cant key on any one side.

He rarely caught the ball out of the backfield.

If you lined up all three out of the backfield, defenses would have no clue where or how the ball will be distributed.

He looked unsure of himself as a receiver out of the backfield.

They move him around to the slot and out of the backfield.

Blough needs some efficient options, and while Jones is decent out of the backfield, only two players managed a 50 percent success rate on their targets: tight ends Cole Herdman and Jordan Jurasevich.

Unfortunately, having Ridley as a threat out of the backfield is something they will be missing.

But stop the run, and Stanford will split him out in the slot or throw it to him out of the backfield.

«Two years ago,» said Cunningham, «I had a great tight end in Keith Jackson and a great receiver out of the backfield in Keith Byars.

Mix - up the location more than we have; inside than outside add short TE passes and Blackshear out of the backfield.

Hernandez has been used out of the backfield and as a wide receiver, in addition to his traditional position as New England's second tight end.

* Very good in pursuit; didn't see him take many bad angles at all to the ball carrier out of the backfield.

Where he does show above average performance and potential upside is catching passes (out of the backfield and split out wide).

Hill took a handoff out of the backfield, then cut between his left tackle and guard before blasting upfield for the long touchdown run.

Then don't forget that DFree and TCole are dangerous receiving threats out of the backfield.

Smith was very comfortable running routes and catching the ball out of the backfield.

Jacquizz Rodgers played the first four years of his career in Atlanta, primarily as a third down back, and he was a pretty steady contributor, especially as a receiving threat out of the backfield.

Clement is a reliable pass catcher out of the backfield and Blount and Ajayi were better runners.

The Wolverines» first play of the half is a 22 - yard pass to Hill, the fullback, who leaked unseen out of the backfield.

Rather than continue to run right with the ball, Deguara stopped in the backfield and tossed a soft throwback pass to an uncovered Browning, who snuck out of the backfield after handing the ball off.

Jeffrey has passed for 2,566 yards and 31 TDs (with just 4 INTs), but he is a dual - threat out of the backfield with 596 rushing yards and 8 more scores.

«My offensive coordinator — I was catching balls out of the backfield — was like, «Man you look good!»

They need an edge rusher who can set the edge \ contain but still drop back in coverage particularly on running backs looping out of the backfield.

While double teams allowed the Mountaineers to keep the Wolverines out of the backfield, they couldn't move Michigan off the line.

The team was horrible (3 - 13), the offense and defense were both horrible (30th and 29th in points, respectively), the running game was awful, but Josh McCown had the third best season of his career (93.3 passer rating), Gary Barnidge (TE) and Travis Benjamin (WR) had the best year of their careers, rookie third rounder Duke Johnson had a superb season catching passes out of the backfield, and Johnny Manzeil's passer rating almost doubled from his rookie season to a respectable, for a sophomore season, 79.4.

If anything I think he would be used best out of the backfield in an Fullback / H - back type role.

Barkley can be a player who balances the offense and gives Luck an excellent target out of the backfield.

S. Barkley is an excellence receiver out of the backfield.

Johnson, who caught the 21 - yard pass that got the Browns to the Jags» 40 - yard line in the first place, is a legit home - run threat out of the backfield from almost anywhere on the field.

Wheel routes out of the backfield, line him up in the slot, etc..

His receiving output justifiably declined last season as head coach Dave Doeren resisted the temptation to split him out of the backfield and instead kept him as a screen and checkdown option behind quarterback Ryan Finley.

Zeke is an incredible pass - catching threat, not only out of the backfield but also as a legitimate receiver.

With a healthy one - two punch out of the backfield, the Seminoles look to fight off the ACC «Äôs newcomers

Mario Edwards is just about as proven in that regard, as Morrow, or Cory James, or Gilchrist, or Obi are in covering out of the backfield... perhaps less than some.

His quickness and small frame will also make him a difficult coverage matchup for linebackers as a pass threat out of the backfield.

Leading the way for Smith and slipping out of the backfield to catch his share of third - down passes, Johnston became the hammer for the Cowboys, who have won three Super Bowls in the past four years.

Don't get me wrong: at 5» 9, 192 pounds, Smith can't exactly be a workhorse or a bell cow or any other colloquialism we associate with guys who get the lion's share of touches out of the backfield.

There are not short receivers who are built like running backs, though plenty of backs can flex out of the backfield and run routes.

On the AFC side, running backs Le'Veon Bell, Kareem Hunt, and LeSean McCoy will take handoffs out of the backfield.

Plus, he caught 50 passes out of the backfield.

He has some promise as a pass - catcher out of the backfield, but he does not have enough guaranteed touches on a weekly basis to be fantasy relevant yet.

James is a player Oakland could use as a hybrid safety / linebacker, letting him come up against the run or covering tight ends out of the backfield.

So I think that ought to be given some consideration... I like the idea of him catching some passes (outlets, really) out of the backfield.