DarkVictory23
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Yeah, Kubiak used a FB both at Minnesota and New Orleans last year. NO had a roster spot for a traditional FB, but they also used Taysom Hill somewhat regularly as a FB (in addition to TE, RB, and occasionally QB), far more than NO had used him in that spot in the past.Heard parts of the interview on Bump and Stacy. The staff is discussing this very topic, including using current players like TE and other RBs as the FB. Said while they might consider using Murphy, he will NOT be the starting FB.
Anyway, I guess Klint has used the FB in the past and the Hawks are now discussing the best way to fill that role going forward, whether it be in the draft, possible FA pickup, or using an existing player/s. Nothing says committment to the running game like using a precious roster spot on a FB.
I think the best use of that roster spot is a combo TE/FB or RB/FB. You could also try and make the FB be a special teamer (ala Bellore, but with an actual good amount of offensive snaps instead of just one-offs). That said, NO's FB is a free agent this year and--given the type of market there is for FBs these days--would probably not cost much to sign.
Overall, I liked what he had to say but it all kind of just reinforced why he was my preference from the beginning.
Key takeaways for me-
More than one way to win: Shane Waldron had a decent opening script but beyond that, he was super reliant on Geno to be the offense. Grubb came in and doubled down on that concept in the worst possible way. Not only was our offense almost entirely Geno's arm, but it was also literally just straight shotgun dropback passing. Kubiak has no interest in repeating that mistake.
He had a bit where he specifically said you can't just drop back 50 times a game, which I'm sure wasn't meant as a direct shot on Grubb but you can't help but read into that a bit.
Outside Zone - Our way of doing business: He's sticking with outside zone. I'm pumped about having an actual identity for our offensive line and thus our offense as a whole. We haven't had it in a long time. Lot of young guys on O-Line right now who haven't had a base scheme to try and use as that crutch when they get out of their depth talent wise. Whether this is the best scheme specifically for our line, our RB room, etc. is *almost* irrelevant to me, the big deal is just having something that all these guys will get reps in.
I still want more talent--particularly at IOL--but I think it's underestimated how much consistent scheme, reps, and coaching will do for the guys we have right now.
Utilizing DK: Sounds like this was a part of the interview process from Macdonald's end. I get the feeling the team is expecting DK to be a Seahawk next year. (I for one am happy about that, not least because that's my son's favorite player).
Red Zone struggles: Two key points here--one was that Mike was fairly insistent that you can't just try to bandage up issues from the previous OC, which I think is healthy (even though going with Kubiak is about as big of a turnaround from signing Grubb as you can get).
Two is that Klint zeroed in on getting better on 1st and 2nd down in the red zone because getting into third and long is a losing proposition. This really strikes as a guy who really has kind of diagnosed our struggles. I like it.
