problem with a 6'8 fullback is that the RB won't be able to see past him. vision is a huge part of being a good RB, and having a guy of Hilton's stature in front of him may obstruct his vision. cheers
good, im a big fan of double tight end sets, and i think hilton being such a big target will add a new dimension to that
He is way too big to play fullback. At 6'8", defenders would just knock him back. As a fullback you have to be a little bulldog and hit low. He isn't a good blocker because he blocks too high anyway. Nice pass catcher, but not a blocker for sure.
For a minute, I thought Curtis Martin was put on the IR, allowing a roster spot to be open which Hilton would be signed in.... Glad that isnt the case.
No way theres a 6 ft 8 FB. And Hilton isnt even a good blocker. Hilton would struggle to get low enough to open a hole let alone fit through our pour run blocking lanes. Hilton is a WR whos really tall, thats about it.
If we kept Sean Ryan for his blocking skills then i think he is the top candidate to switch to FB, He has the hands to catch them short passes too.
Someone mentioned fred beasely before; I don't think that would be a great move. If we talk about chemistry, It would be really bad. Unless I have my FB's messed up didn't Fred and barlow play together, and more importantly fist fight each other for like 2 straight years?
The state of Louisiana has had a tough time this year dealing with Hurricane Katrina. However, things are beginning to look up for Louisiana and especially the New Orleans Saints in 2006. They have the second pick in the NFL draft, a new coach, their star running back Deuce McAllister coming back from injury, but most importantly a new quarterback, Drew Brees. With Drew Brees at the helm, many Saints players are bound to reap the benefits, none more so then tight end of the New Orleans Saints Zach Hilton. We have all witnessed what Drew Brees did to help Antonio Gates become the top tight end in the league. If he can do the same with young Zach Hilton, the sky is the limit. Brees is not the only reason to believe in Hilton; Hilton put up nice numbers at the end of the year for the Saints with incumbents Aaron Brooks and Todd Bouman. Zach Hilton put up a very respectable 373 yards and a touchdown in the second half of last season. His average reception went for 11.7 yards during this span and shows his big play potential. Again looking ahead to 2006, Zach Hilton appears ready to bust out. If you take away his one poor outing during the last seven games of the year and project that for sixteen games the result may be surprising. He would be on pace for 944 yards and about three touchdowns. Those yards would be second only to Antonio Gates, the man that Drew Brees made such a dominant machine. If you take into account Brees loves to look for tight ends in the red zone, you can see how truly valuable Zach Hilton can become. If high-priced tight ends like Gates, Jeremy Shockey, or Tony Gonzalez don?t fall to you, no need to fret. You can take Zach Hilton much lower and possibly even as a backup and potentially ride a magical year like Antonio Gates had with Drew Brees in 2004 to your fantasy football championship.
Yes, but they got past it and became friends and a decent tandem...but I still don't want Beasley here. That combo didn't work in SF and will most likely not work here.
