Lee Ward - Bodyguard

[MtnJax]

Goal line situation, imagine having Ward blocking for Tolbert or Stewart

fug, imagine having a 2 TE set with a diamond pistol formation with Stew, Ward and Tolbert. Dat Triple Option at the goal line

[PantherBoy95]

lol Tolbert made the Pro-Bowl then had one bad year and now we may not need him. #HuddleLogic

[Kurb]

Do we really need Tolbert ? If we cut him how much cap room would we save ?

 

I just checked - about 2,5 million - if I read it right.

Yes.

Tolbert brings a skill set very few in thr nfl can.

 

He's more a Hback than fullback. Always has been.

 

[Jangler]

Do we really need Tolbert? Choke yourself.

No thanks, just finished and made it out alive.

[csx]

Tolbert is a nice option but he's certainly not essential. I like him but this could be his last season here. Anyways, Ward is likely competing with Brockel.

Edited June 7, 2015 by csx

[Ace_Aladdin]

Yes.

Tolbert brings a skill set very few in thr nfl can.

 

He's more a Hback than fullback. Always has been.

 

​Imagine the backfield with J-Stew, Tolbert, and Ward.

[ncfan]

This is exactly what we need for our offense. I Love Tolbert but he just doesn't fit the FB role for us. As noted he is more of a H-Back. Does that mean we should get rid of him, no! He is still a good player and can still play the HB/FB on 3rd and longs. And would be perfect as a short yardage RB ( yes Stewart is big and breaks tackles but the less shots in those scenarios, Tolbert played RB in short yardage for the Chargers as well) But a guy like Ward needs to be our FB pretty much every down but 3rd and long situations. I don't think it's much of a coincidence how smash and dash started to decline once Hoover hung it up. We need that bulldozer type blocker leading the way for our RB. Much like Hoover, and much like a for Giant (who gettleman likes to mold is like) Madison Hedgecock.

[SmiddyCent]

This man looks solid from the get go.  Pancakes like he works at IHOP

[Paa Langfart]

​Yes. He's more of an offensive weapon like William Floyd was, especially in the red zone and on 3rd downs. It's no coincidence the Panthers were 1-7-1 in regular season games that he was injured in or on temporary IR for. With him healthy in the line-up, they went 6-1 and Shula was able to be less vanilla.

Still room for Ward on the team. We could also use a blocking fullback like Howard Griffith was for us. Brockel doesn't seem better than either Tolbert or Ward at what they do best, so the writing's on the wall for him.

​tolbert played 3 games before he got hurt - we won two of those and lost one of them. We beat Detroit and Tampa Bay  ( wow )  He did not appear in a game again till we played Arizona which we won.  The next game was against the Seahawks which of course we lost.

Your story that he makes such a difference doesnt seem to have much basis.

[Lumps]

5'11 and 250 lbs? Good lord

[Jeremy Igo]

5'11 and 250 lbs? Good lord

​Pretty much mostly muscle do. Didn't seem to be at all fat. 

[csx]

​tolbert played 3 games before he got hurt - we won two of those and lost one of them. We beat Detroit and Tampa Bay  ( wow )  He did not appear in a game again till we played Arizona which we won.  The next game was against the Seahawks which of course we lost.

Your story that he makes such a difference doesnt seem to have much basis.

He played in the last 5 regular season games. 4 of those were wins.

[Jeremy Igo]

Here are Tolberts stats last year from PFF...

 

Rushing

Week	Game	Pos	S	Att.	Yds	Avg.	YCo.	YCo / Att.	LG	TD	MT	Fu
				41	95	2.3	65	1.6	15		5
1	CAR @ TB	FB	S	7	11	1.6	9	1.3	5	0	0	0
2	DET @ CAR	FB	S	4	-5	-1.3	3	0.8	2	0	0	0
3	PIT @ CAR	FB	S	3	4	1.3	4	1.3	2	0	0	0
13	CAR @ MIN	FB	S	2	5	2.5	3	1.5	3	0	0	0
14	CAR @ NO	FB	S	5	28	5.6	14	2.8	15	0	2	0
15	TB @ CAR	FB	P	2	4	2.0	3	1.5	2	0	0	0
16	CLV @ CAR	FB	S	7	19	2.7	13	1.9	8	0	1	0
17	CAR @ ATL	FB	P	7	12	1.7	9	1.3	7	0	1	0
WC	ARZ @ CAR	FB	S	2	7	3.5	5	2.5	6	0	1	0
DP	CAR @ SEA	FB	P	2	10	5.0	2	1.0	7	0	0	0

[Jeremy Igo]

Damn PFF formats nicely on this site now with the upgrade. Will come in handy this season.