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Message: [QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 233710, member: 34"] An undervalued position is fullback and the team got the better player in signing [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/9766/lawrence-vickers'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Lawrence Vickers[/COLOR][/U][/URL] from the [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/hou/houston-texans'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Houston Texans[/COLOR][/U][/URL]. There was much praise for [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12496/tony-fiammetta'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Tony Fiammetta[/COLOR][/U][/URL]'s work in 2011. But a hamstring and later an inner ear infection cost him games. The Cowboys want players who play, not players who sit in the trainers' room. Vickers is a physical presence who the team will use 10-to-14 snaps a game. If [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14005/demarco-murray'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]DeMarco Murray[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and [URL='http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11256/felix-jones'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Felix Jones[/COLOR][/U][/URL] loved how Fiammetta blocked, wait until they see Vickers. [url]http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4690953/cowboys-upgrade-talent-base[/url] This is the dream signing no one expected. We all recall how much impact [URL='http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71362/tony-fiammetta'][U][COLOR=#163a75]Tony Fiammetta[/COLOR][/U][/URL] had on our running game. Would it surprise you to hear that Fiammetta received an overall grade of -7.6 and, more importantly, a -5.3 in run blocking from PFF? Believe it or not, fullback was a position that Dallas could upgrade considerably in free agency. And upgrade they did. Although PFF only gave him a rating of -0.7 on the season, Vickers was the highest rated UFA under age 30 (while Fiammetta was last [I]overall[/I]). Of course, we can't rely on PFF for everything, so after the break we'll consider other aspects of his game. [url]http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2012/3/16/2876874/dallas-cowboys-free-agency-the-impact-of-lawrence-vickers[/url] In this fickle world we live in this goes to show you that no matter how much praise you get, in a nano second you can be forgotten & ridiculed. [/QUOTE]

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