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Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has made it clear that the thinks a pure fullback is about as useful in the modern NFL as a Wing-T quarterback.But apparently Arians will not be making the final decision on a fullback going forward. Mike Tomlin said recently that the Steelers would look to add a true Dan Kreider-type fullback as the team tries to re-emphasize the run. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers recently attempted to sign Rolly Lumbala, a blocking fullback who played last year with the Canadian Football League's BC Lions. Lumbala ended up signing with the Dolphins.
If Pittsburgh does sign a fullback, it likely won't make a whole lot of difference for their usual sets -- Pittsburgh's depth at wide receiver ensures that the Steelers will use plenty of three wide receiver formations. But with a No. 2 tight end (Matt Spaeth) who is a poor blocker, a true lead blocker would help out Rashard Mendenhall in running situations. It would be even more important in goal-line situations where a fullback is a near necessity.
There's no true fullback on the Steelers' current roster. Tank Summers, the team's Opening Day fullback in 2009, is more of a big tailback who is trying to learn the position while David Johnson and Sean McHugh are both tight ends who can play fullback in a pinch.
The bad news is that this is not a good year for true blocking fullbacks in the draft, and there are very few options among the free agent class -- Kreider and Cincinnati's Jeremi Johnson are probably the two best. But fullbacks are such an undervalued part of an NFL offense that Pittsburgh should be able to find a blocking back to take a look at in the late rounds of the draft or among undrafted free agents. And the waiver wire during training camp will also give Pittsburgh some options.
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