Oakland Raiders’ Marcel Reece: Bringing Back the Fullback Position?

The fullback position has certainly died out in the new era of football. By the time I got into football, there were no longer football players like Larry Csonka, Marion Motley, Bronko Nagurki, and Jim Taylor. 

Instead of using their brute strength to get the ball down field, teams rely on their power to block the players who use their speed to get down the field. That annoys me, personally. While I love to see players use their speed to outrun players to get into the end zone, I miss seeing running backs go mano-a-mano with a defensive player. I'm not saying there aren't strong halfbacks in the league, because there are, but the power running game with the fullback is just not what it once was.<...

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