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TeamBuilder · 07-25-2009, 01:00 AM

One thing I'm really hoping to see is how drafting fullbacks will be this year. In past years drafted fullbacks were useless. Hopefully some fullbacks will appear in the draft classes that can run block like Ovie Mughelli, run like Greg Jones/Leron McClain, and catch like Jacob Hester. I love utilizing fullbacks in my offense and would like to draft a usefull one.

Pbrown88 · 07-25-2009, 01:14 AM

good point. I remember drafting a FB that was 84 OVR so you would think he would be good. But I had Mcclain and he was actually better in almost all categories.

Piderman · 07-25-2009, 01:32 AM

can we draft kickers?

Canadeion · 07-25-2009, 02:22 AM

I hope if there is a good fullback in college, like Vickers was at Colorado, a guy who excels in multiple aspects of the game, I hope he gets drafted before the 5th round...

Most FB's in Madden 09 went undrafted, even if they were rated 95-99 in NCAA.

I guess that's my first issue- importing draft classes, huh?

cjallure24 · 07-25-2009, 06:18 AM

I always sign undrafted FB's. Last year in 09' I signed a Rookie FB and stashed him under Mike Sellers for three years, and during the season every now and then I would train with him using varies drills, and when Sellers retired three years later, he was ready to go with a 85 rating.....If only my Redskins IRL adopted that moto.

salbowski · 07-25-2009, 06:38 AM

Drafting Fullbacks in m09 was broken. Every fullback drafted would drop 5 or 6 points the moment they're signed. The same glitch happened to kickers and punters too.

Test it.

steelers1 · 07-25-2009, 12:42 PM

I never drafted FBs, but usually signed the undrafted ones.

I always liked to have a good blocking FB with decent hands, so a lot of times I would find late round blocking TEs and make them into FBs. I also always had 3 TEs with different purposes (1 balanced who had decent hands and decent blocking skill-he would be the starter, 1 good hands receiving TE who would be the TE in shotgun sets and sometimes as the FB in shotgun sets, and then a pure blocking TE (usually a converted FB) for goal line and 3 TE sets.

I loved the FB/blocking TE spots because I had very specific wants for those positions, unlike WR where I wanted hands/speed, and it allowed me to give a little more personality to my roster.

Obelysk · 07-25-2009, 01:19 PM

Well hopefully Josh Looman brings Casey Barone from Head Coach, he was a complete monster at FB and blocked absolutely everything and than some.

07-25-2009, 01:00 AM	#1
TeamBuilder MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: Jun 2009 Blog Entries: 5	Drafting Fullbacks One thing I'm really hoping to see is how drafting fullbacks will be this year. In past years drafted fullbacks were useless. Hopefully some fullbacks will appear in the draft classes that can run block like Ovie Mughelli, run like Greg Jones/Leron McClain, and catch like Jacob Hester. I love utilizing fullbacks in my offense and would like to draft a usefull one.

07-25-2009, 01:14 AM	#2
Pbrown88 Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: May 2009	Re: Drafting Fullbacks good point. I remember drafting a FB that was 84 OVR so you would think he would be good. But I had Mcclain and he was actually better in almost all categories.

07-25-2009, 01:32 AM	#3
Piderman Banned OVR: 26 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontatio, Canada Posts: 1,970 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Drafting Fullbacks can we draft kickers?

07-25-2009, 02:22 AM	#4
Canadeion Banned OVR: 7 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Drafting Fullbacks I hope if there is a good fullback in college, like Vickers was at Colorado, a guy who excels in multiple aspects of the game, I hope he gets drafted before the 5th round... Most FB's in Madden 09 went undrafted, even if they were rated 95-99 in NCAA. I guess that's my first issue- importing draft classes, huh?

07-25-2009, 06:18 AM	#5
cjallure24 Hail To The Redskins! OVR: 18 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nations Capital!!! Posts: 2,323	Re: Drafting Fullbacks I always sign undrafted FB's. Last year in 09' I signed a Rookie FB and stashed him under Mike Sellers for three years, and during the season every now and then I would train with him using varies drills, and when Sellers retired three years later, he was ready to go with a 85 rating.....If only my Redskins IRL adopted that moto.

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07-25-2009, 06:38 AM	#6
salbowski Banned OVR: 13 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: Drafting Fullbacks Drafting Fullbacks in m09 was broken. Every fullback drafted would drop 5 or 6 points the moment they're signed. The same glitch happened to kickers and punters too. Test it.

07-25-2009, 12:42 PM	#7
steelers1 Pro OVR: 9 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Drafting Fullbacks I never drafted FBs, but usually signed the undrafted ones. I always liked to have a good blocking FB with decent hands, so a lot of times I would find late round blocking TEs and make them into FBs. I also always had 3 TEs with different purposes (1 balanced who had decent hands and decent blocking skill-he would be the starter, 1 good hands receiving TE who would be the TE in shotgun sets and sometimes as the FB in shotgun sets, and then a pure blocking TE (usually a converted FB) for goal line and 3 TE sets. I loved the FB/blocking TE spots because I had very specific wants for those positions, unlike WR where I wanted hands/speed, and it allowed me to give a little more personality to my roster.

07-25-2009, 01:19 PM	#8
Obelysk Pro OVR: 12 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Drafting Fullbacks Well hopefully Josh Looman brings Casey Barone from Head Coach, he was a complete monster at FB and blocked absolutely everything and than some. __________________ ˙ǝɟıן ɹnoʎ ɟo spuoɔǝs ǝʌıɟ ʇsoן ʇsnɾ ǝʌɐɥ noʎ ʇɐɥʇ ʎɐs oʇ ʎɹɹos ɯɐ ı sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ noʎ ɟı Actual time may vary.