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[QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1607273, member: 2265"]
You are correct. This is not a big deal. We only had 4 H-Backs on the roster and one of them - Perkins - played on special teams and only had one carry (vs RI).

Phillips is clearly suited as as a slot receiver. In 9 games, he had 29 receptions for 286 yards (9.6 avg), a dozen more than Estime had in 11 games (17 for 294 - avg of 17.24 per catch). While Brisly is the deep threat as evidenced by his yards per catch, Phillips has a nose for the end zone with 5 TDs, second only to Ishmael's (7) in receiving TDs. Erv led the team with a total of 8 TDs total. For those who question Ervin's hands, I would say that while he certainly had some drops, he is the second best receiver on the team and he is only a sophomore.

Lewis is a WR - just look at his number 84. Personally, I thought his talents were wasted at H-Back. He had six fewer receptions last year than he did in 2013 (24 vs 17). I think Babers will utilize Ben far more than he has been in the past. Just put him in the slot and he will kill people with the quick game and as a reliable hot receiver.

Strickland is probably more suited to RB, but it seems to be getting pretty crowded back there and considering we are short on WRs for Dino's scheme, I would not be surprised to see him in the slot. Babers carried 7 more WRs on the BG roster than we did.

In the final analysis, I will be glad to see the H-Back disappear.
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