OT: Ben Mason is the starting FB for the chargers
Saw some blather that Harbaugh isn't emphasizing WR on the Chargers so I looked up their depth chart and Ben Mason is the starting FB.
How bout that?
This is seven minutes of murder face, but I start it on the Minnesota TD.
"I've never seen anybody go forward and hit somebody better. I think this guy was just made to be a fullback. That would be a great way to be described. That’s grit. Going forward and hitting somebody better than anybody I’ve ever seen. I’d like to be described that way. You could put that on somebody’s gravestone."
Gawd...I need a smoke after them highlights. I don't know about the rest of you but I have 4 teams to watch and cheer for in the NFL now. Seattle, LA Chargers, Minnesota and the Lions especially. Also Baltimore peripherally. This tangled web he weaves is enthralling.
The Lions are it but the others for the obvious reasons. Almost like I am following FF but with a true fan interest.
Fullback = Weapon
Eh, whoever put that together is a fake Ben Mason fan, maybe even a fake football fan. You don't make a fullback highlight reel entirely out of carries. That's as uninformed as putting together a pocket QB's highlight reel of sneaks.
Ol' Murderface was a fine short-yardage and changeup back, but he didn't earn his nickname carrying the rock. His job was to go find the free hitter and give him the pain. It's thankless, dirty work, and he excelled at it.
Totally agree, but the hurdle is awesome.
On your cheering patterns: this is why the NBA needs to figure out a way to have players play in college for longer.
I Iove Bo's description of the perfect fullback: He comes in as a freshman at 6'1" and leaves four years later at 5'9".
Listed as their only FB and was signed around April 2.
Interesting. He has been on various practice squads since being drafted and played in the Raven's final game of 2023 season.
Anybody know if being on the practice squad counts towards an NFL pension?
Thanks.
And good for Harbaugh for doing this.
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Thank you.
Mason and Ben Herbert. Interesting to say the least. Can't wait to see this old school tough team reminiscent of the days before they changed the wr rules making it a down field game.
The world needs a Ben Mason press conference. PLEASE let this man score a game-winning TD or something.
Big Donkey kicking like a MULE! Let's go
Harbaugh gonna mess around and win a superbowl with no wide receivers, isn't he? Just extra linemen, a million tight ends, and Bench Mason clearing a path for the backs.
Just to really drive home the point that he would’ve run it 32 straight times, too.
In fairness, Harbaugh didn’t do that. We still have that guy (thankfully).
I'd like to see a line up of a center, a QB, Ben Mason, and then 8 appropriately placed dumbbells.
By "dumbbells" do you mean the weightlifting implement, or kids that didn't play school?
As with Michigan iron sharpens iron. Very few practice against it. I was at the last Army game at the Big House. That sucked.
MgoStyle guide tip: it should be BEN MASON.
I thought it was BENCH MASON, no? 😉
If Harbaugh actually starts a fullback, that alone will be news in the NFL.
Yeah OP kind of buried the lede right in the headline, which is kind of impressive.
Never even occurred to me that NFL teams don’t have Fullbacks. I did bury the lead.
With limited roster space, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for teams to have a fullback on the roster. Stick an extra OL or a bigger TE back there on short yardage situations if you’re so inclined, but having a player whose only role is to block in short yardage situations or the rare FB dive is a waste of a spot on a 53 man roster. Especially as injuries start to mount in a 17 game season (plus playoffs if you make it). Ben Mason isn’t much of a receiving threat so it’s somewhat surprising he’s lasted so long even on the periphery of rosters.
and Dobbins their starting RB. What a world.
God help the league....it emerges. He is...inevitable!
Ladd is their Amon-Ra.
Brian Cook should have taken whatever he DIDN'T bet on Justin Egboibe and bet it on this happening
Ben Mason and Harbaugh would make a great buddy comedy.
It already does.
This thread could almost be titled “Ben Mason is now the only starting FB in the NFL”
He's a two way player, the guy can be on the DLine in a pinch.
Big annoyance is labeling stuff like this OT. Ben Mason is a Michigan Man. So is Harbaugh, Ben Herbert and Minter. If a former Michigan fullback plays for arguably the greatest living Wolverine, that seems very on topic.
So, yeah...I'm a Chargers' fan now.
Mason
Coulton
CoJo
Corum
Am I missing any others??? (I'll overlook JK Dobbins, BTW)
Corum is on a team in Los Angeles but not the chargers