Sentences with phrase «of backfield»

The problems of hitting the X button and your receiver basically deciding with a flip of a coin whether or not he was going to do it are few and far between, especially in career mode where it's almost vital as a receiver or running back coming out of the backfield.

As a receiving option out of the backfield, Riddick also hauled in a touchdown reception for the first score of the game.

He does the dirty work often that goes unnoticed by the average fan but his magnificent success as a receiver out of the backfield is uniquely tied to his proficiency as a blocker... let me explain

Also showed good hands and made plays as a safety valve receiver out of the backfield.

The 5 - foot - 9 and 197 - pound athlete doesn't posses the size to be an every - down back in the NFL, but he a guy that can come in and be a change - of - pace back while also being a contributor out of the backfield on third downs and in the redzone as both a back and as a receiver.

Goodson likes Iowa because of his relationship with running backs coach Derrick Foster and how the offense could utilize him in space and as a receiver out of the backfield.

.@Lions RB Dwayne Washington catches the pass out of the backfield, plants his foot... and marches his way into the end zone!

«Brandon will definitely be featured more at running back this year,» Taylor said of Monroe's expected increase in carries due to the graduation of backfield mate Nick O'Sullivan.

Jackson led the team to a hot start while averaging 93 rushing yards per game, to go along with being one of the best receiving threats out of the backfield.

Brandin Cooks can be a difference - maker at receiver along with a host of other targets, and Mark Ingram is poised to be a dual threat in the running game and catching passes out of the backfield.

He excels catching passes out of the backfield and there should be plenty of that on display on Saturday.

Out of the backfield, thejunior tailback uses his 4.4 speed to bu...

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.

We got tossed around enough last year in the trenches and I don't wan na see any part of our backfield effected by it..

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.

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.

Plus, he caught 50 passes out of the backfield.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Training camp began, and now was when Marcus could dust himself off and shine, impress his coaches and nip at the heels of backfield incumbent Frank Gore, himself a comeback case from two major knee injuries in college.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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