Gah! The Bengals exact their dastardly revenge...

He wasn’t much of a favorite of mine…hopefully we get Weaver

Justin Griffith:
Griffith is a veteran fullback who lacks the ideal pop and size to be a true lead blocker at that position. As fullbacks go though, he is quite athletic and changes directions well, which is obviously a huge asset when blocking in the open field — which he does adeptly. He can be too high on contact and doesn’t finish his blocks with vigor or consistency. He also has been a productive ball carrier, particularly in short-yardage situations. For these reasons, his versatility very well could be Griffith’s greatest asset to a team. However, while he does many things for his club, he is truly a master of none and finding more effective blockers or more able runners is not difficult to do. While he fell off a great deal last year in this department and only appeared in seven games during the 2008 campaign, the majority of Griffith’s tangible production has come as a short outlet receiver out of the backfield. In this regard, he has a very good feel for coverages, when to release and secures the ball soundly with soft hands.

Lorenzo Neal:
Neal is a 16-year veteran who has been used primarily as a blocker, throughout his career. He is a short, compact player who still possesses good power as a lead blocker. He can searchlight defenders between the tackles, but is limited on the edge and in space at the second level. He is a crafty veteran who understands his limitations and can still be effective in limited packages. He has decent hands as a receiver out of the backfield, but has obvious limitations after the catch.

Draft Prospects:
Tony Fiammetta FB 6’0" 245 SYRACUSE
Eric Kettani FB 5’11" 231 NAVY
Brannan Southerland FB 6’0" 242 GEORGIA
Quinn Johnson FB 6’0" 246 LSU
Conredge Collins FB 5’11" 227 PITTSBURGH

blocked just as much as I hated the dumpoff passes.

that Kleinsasser might become the blocking FB now? Too bad we didnt bring Richardson back when he was available this year. We only need him for a couple years.

I am sure there is a good FB blocker to be had in the late rounds or maybe even undrafted. After all, Tahi was undrafted himself.

He is by far the worst FB ever to play for the viks. Everytime i watched him he missed a block or fell on the ground. Just think if we had a good FB AD would just kill it 2000 yards next year if we can get a blocker

Keinsasser would be every bit as good at FB as Tahi. He’ll catch the ball and take the hit and punish a guy for a couple extra yards. That is if we don’t pick up someone else.
I got to speak with Tony Richardson in Tampa during Super Bowl week. Great guy. Told him a lot of fans miss him in Minn. He said he loved it (in Minn.) and wished something could have worked out for him to stay. Too bad.
Hopefully we’ll aquire a guy who can do the job. But don’t be shocked to see ol’ Jimmy K in there.

I am still bitter about St. Louis poaching our ST coordinator too!

We grab their possibly worthwhile kick returner, and in spiteful revenge, they steal our under-performing fullback. Oh yeah. They showed us, we’ll be sorry now!

I am sure that Chili can find someone who creates the same mismatches that Tahi does. I know 16 rec. for 37 yards and a lot of falling down is tough to replace, but…..

Well, I hadn’t used much sarcasm in recent years because folks no longer find it as amusing as I do, so I thought I’d brush up a bit with something so heavy-handed that it couldn’t be missed. It’s not my fault that others lack my highly-developed sense of humour and absurdity. :)

If it’s insight you want, however, I’ll give you mine on the matter… Adrian Peterson is perhaps the best RB in the NFL, maybe the best that the game as seen in a long time. But he’s only one young man and without someone else to take some of the heat off him, he’s going to take a hell of a beating every time he gets the ball and has to run against a stacked box of 9 or more men, and you think he doesn’t need any additional blocking. Your idea would force AP to have to go up against 2 or 3 free-running defenders every single time he touches the ball, and he’d get a lot touches in a one-dimensional offense. AP is powerful, but he’s not a main battle tank like John Riggins was for the Redskins (the Redskins offense was, “Riggins Right, Riggins Left, Riggins up the middle, First Down, Rinse, Repeat”). Your notion would have AP being worn out quickly, shortening his career, and then where would our KAO be? That’s the one thing Childress has done that I absolutely agree with; he’s held AP back and kept AP from being run into the ground. Yes, it’s kept AP from setting some records, but better to not set the records and be healthy for a long, fruitful career. You can’t put the responsibility for the entire offense on the shoulders of a single man, and expect to be a successful team, or have that man last very long.