jackson hawes blocker

[nuklz2594]

i keep reading he is a blocking machine. do you see him in the backfield?

[NewEra]

I’m sure we’ll see him there sparingly

 

edit:  no, I don’t think we cut Gilliam

Edited 15 hours ago by NewEra

[SoonerBillsFan]

25 minutes ago, nuklz2594 said:

i keep reading he is a blocking machine. do you see him in the backfield?

I read the kid has impressed vs what they thought he could do in the pass game as well.  It's good to have too many players that can contribute.

[nuklz2594]

1 hour ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

I read the kid has impressed vs what they thought he could do in the pass game as well.  It's good to have too many players that can contribute.

maybe could be an h-back?

[NewEra]

10 minutes ago, nuklz2594 said:

maybe could be an h-back?

Maybe

 

Probably not in 2025.

 

i don’t think Gilliam is getting cut. That seems to be the premise of this post, no?

 

 

 

[akcash]

Zach Davidson, IR bit^h

[wppete]

Im more interested to see if he can be a special teams ace like Reggie Gilliam. 

[Special K]

It's pretty nice when your team is so stacked, they can use draft picks on highly specific needs........like in this case, 3rd TE in Goal Line situations.

 

Maybe they also hope he can develop enough to take the TE2 position when Knox's contract runs out, or becomes too much for the strained salary cap to handle.

[billsfan89]

He’s likely gonna be a niche role player but they have Gilliam as a good blocking fullback so I don’t think they will use Hawes as a fullback. 
 

I would be interested to see if they flex Knox into the backfield sometimes. Knox isn’t as good a blocker as Gilliam would be out the backfield but Knox is a solid blocker and a much better receiver than Hawes likely is at this point.

[WotAGuy]

Unless I read it here that he’s a blocking machine, I won’t believe it. Nope. 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I always thought we should have moved Knox to FB and used him like SF uses Juszczyk. He doesn’t have great hands but is real athletic and dangerous with the ball in his hands. I’d love to see Knox outta the backfield and the other 2 TEs as the traditional set. Not to mention the power run game we could create with an off set line, 2TEs and backfield of Josh Knox and Davis.

[Don Otreply]

17 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

Unless I read it here that he’s a blocking machine, I won’t believe it. Nope. 

Me too, I’ll see it when I believe it…

[Mr. WEO]

2 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

Unless I read it here that he’s a blocking machine, I won’t believe it. Nope. 

 

 

I'll wait til PFF rates him as such

[Mike in Horseheads]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

I'll wait til PFF rates him as such

Then we won't believe them.

[Big Turk]

8 hours ago, nuklz2594 said:

i keep reading he is a blocking machine. do you see him in the backfield?

 

I think it gives them more flexibility to not go to a 6th lineman so often and use more jumbo packages which can have him as a receiving option to make it harder for defenses to defend.

[HurlyBurly51]

Good to have a slobber knocker on offense!

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-bobby-babich-slobber-knocker-of-the-week

[The Cincinnati Kid]

This will depend on formation. If the formation calls for Hawes to be off the LOS he will, indeed, be in the backfield.

[Snappysnackcakes]

9 hours ago, nuklz2594 said:

maybe could be an h-back?

For those of us old enough to remember Pete Metzellars, he’s his long lost cousin. The guy is the best blocking TE to come into the NFL in a very long time. If he can catch, and not even run, he’s going to be Josh’s best friend, soon. He’s one of the newbies I’m looking forward to watching. 

[Mikie2times]

10 minutes ago, Snappysnackcakes said:

For those of us old enough to remember Pete Metzellars, he’s his long lost cousin. The guy is the best blocking TE to come into the NFL in a very long time. If he can catch, and not even run, he’s going to be Josh’s best friend, soon. He’s one of the newbies I’m looking forward to watching. 

Still the all time best TE for Buffalo. Nobody has really touched his level of impact. 

[Augie]

8 hours ago, Special K said:

It's pretty nice when your team is so stacked, they can use draft picks on highly specific needs........like in this case, 3rd TE in Goal Line situations.

 

Maybe they also hope he can develop enough to take the TE2 position when Knox's contract runs out, or becomes too much for the strained salary cap to handle.

 

It’s very nice when you can plan the transition of your roster. Some things will work, some will not, but you took your shots and now you know.  I’m thrilled that we no longer look to cut down day for offensive line starters.

 

Those were dark times. I’m glad we can all participate in this group therapy session. What a bargain!