Stan Havili~

[Hockey5djh]

I had a nice long post written up yesterday and with the internet issues we had at work I lost it. Here's an abridged version:

Havili seems like a nice concept to have a fullback that can be yet another weapon in the Eagles offense but to be honest he MIGHT get 20 catches all year. The Eagles have had a laundry list of people play the FB position from Owen Schmitt and Leonard Weaver to Dan Klecko (a DT) and Jason Smith. The only job of a fullback is to block, pass catching is a very non-important part of a FBs game. Havili was drafted in the 7th with a great amount of offensive talent but he severely lacked in the area of blocking. He literally has 0 competition for the FB job this year so i'm hoping with the 25 pounds he put on and the time he spent on the practice squad all of last year that he worked on his blocking day in and day out or he very well might end up the way of Tony Hunt and be gone next year.
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^The Little Brother

[bkb77]

[mm6492]

[RainbowCarebear]

I've read somewhere it doesn't look like Havili gained 25 pounds. But it might be he just carries it well.
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[rememberthevet]

In another thread, a member was talking about how we motion shady out to the slot and how it can throw defenses off or cause them to adjust assignments to prevent mismatches. With Havili in the playing fullback in the I-formation, we can add so many wrinkles to that:

1. Celek stays blocking, Havili runs a route
2. We hand the ball off to Havili in normal fashion, but the defense has keyed on McCoy and the potential mismatches he presents from the slot.
3. We run a screen to Havili with the defense adjusted for Shady's slot position.
4. We run a draw with Havili, having a similar "catch you off guard" effect on the defense as the screen
5. Shovel pass to Havili

These are just examples of plays that can be called for an athletic, playmaking fullback. If he can block, his playmaking ability will be a major asset and may help us catch defenses off guard because we have so many other players they need to worry about. I think this might also help us out in the red-zone, where we need to get creative due to the size of our WRs.
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[Phire]

Imagine if Leonard Weaver never got hurt

How destructive our offense could have been.
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[Bednarik60]

[Eagles_808]

I can't believe I didn't already know this, but on an interview clip from camp, I ascertained the knowledge that Havili is cousins with the one and only Reno Mahe. Not a coincidence here folks.
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[willy_law]

[oland11]

Why did we start talking on this thread again -_-
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