dave mcbride Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) Thanks -- I'm glad I'm not alone in remembering the 1973 team ... Braxton played fullback that year, and did so very well. You're implication is correct: it was a different time when you could get away with a great running game and a dozen passes a game. But the point remains -- when you are a complete one dimensional player (and Felton's career: 9th season, 47 rushes, 165 yards, 43 receptions), you had better nail that one dimension. If someone can point out to me a play in which you could have said "great block thrown by Felton" I'd be surprised ... on the other hand, "Felton totally whiffed on that block" sticks out. Larry Watkins was the main FB in 1973. Braxton only played in 6 games and averaged over 80 rushing yards per game. Edited November 27, 2015 by dave mcbride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I know Greg Roman is a coaching throwback in that he's a run-first kind of guy. Â But did anyone really expect the Bills to run a bunch of two-back sets? Â Felton on the field for 1 of 4 snaps seems about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Did you just quote yourself within the original post? That's nuts! Posting outside the box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 If you look at 'Gamday Scouting reports" by cover1 you can see where and how Felton is being used. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/183219-gameday-scouting-reports/ Â By the way the Snap Counts provided by Buffalo News are lacking (in first post in thread) - it fails to include when players are not on roster so some data is skewed. Data is stored in google docs if anyone wanted access to raw data to manipulate. Â http://bills.buffalonews.com/stats/snap-counts/ Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Larry Watkins was the main FB in 1973. Braxton only played in 6 games and averaged over 80 rushing yards per game. Now there's a name I don't recall ever hearing before, Larry Watkins. Jerome Felton, you are the next Larry Watkins. Â EDIT: in your dreams. I see that Watkins ran for 1700 yards in his NFL career. Felton? 165. Really, 165 yards in 41 career starts? 4 yards per game? Like I said, when you're this much a one dimensional blocker, you sure as hell better not be whiffing of key blocks ... for some reason folks like to pick on the Lee Smith/Mulligan blocking tight ends but are giving Felton a pass. Felton is the uber Smith/Mulligan. Edited November 29, 2015 by The Frankish Reich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Positives from the KC game: a Felton sighting! Made a nice catch for about a 15 yard gain, lining up as a TE. Oh, it was called back by a penalty, but still ... his name got mentioned, and in a positive way ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Felton also led the way for McCoy on a sweep to the right side. Or at least that was the play. McCoy cut it back inside the RT, leaving Felton to block some guy who was out of the play. That's McCoy's style -- I'm not complaining about it, it's very effective and sometimes explosive. But that's a big reason why Felton is useless on this team -- he's a lead blocker for a guy who refuses to be led. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Think we over paid for this guy by a lot. Love the avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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