How much influence will the "Tolldozer" have on the run game?

[Panthers Fanatic]

I'm hoping that he is healthy enough to contribute right away, but just having him back should be a good thing for the offense (haven't heard much about his recovery).

[chknwing]

zero impact as Rivera will slowly give him reps as to not reinjure him.  By the time hes back to normal, the season will be over.

[DC Amp]

It would be great to see him bulldoze a few players then get excited and energize the rest of the teamates, then they all find their groove and simply erupt into a playoff bound team never excepting anything less than total domination of their opponents!!........I like it,

[Captain Obvious]

Our run game? I rank that right up there with UFO's, Atlantis and Bigfoot. All legends that aren't real.

[Jeremy Igo]

He will have 5 carries maybe.

[Rise of The Hive]

We will have a goal line run game at least.

[Diehardpanther02]

Btw it was a serious question, because he is also another back that we spent alot of money and will be in question in the future along with stew and dwill.

[Ship]

I think that even if he gets minimal play his energy will have an impact. He seems to understand how he can bring momentum to the team and he has no trouble finding ways to bring the pain. You know sitting on the sidelines all season has made him wanna hit someone. All he needs to do is give us one or two good runs and/or hits and he'll have done what he's supposed to do.

[toldozer]

He will have 5 carries maybe.

Well taking every touch to the house will limit your opportunities

[philit99]

Not only in Minnesota but throughout the rest of the season? Should it strengthen given a solid lead blocker? And will he help the passing game with assisting cam in the pocket, or outside of it in the screen game? He helped last year and earned a pro bowl ballot, what say you?

Oh and for you gif Lovers

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/mike-tolbert-td-dance-against-giants.gif

I can't not emphasize how important tolbert was to our offense. At lease he could block, not to mention those 3rd and 2, we might have, mind you, just might have ran for it, or it could be a 50yard Bomb 10 yards too far.

The answer is he will allow Olsen more time on routing patterns as well as the monster lead blocker he is. Then there comes that 3rd or 4th and short. I say we would have beaten Seattle, Atlanta, maybe NO if we had tolbert. At the very least, we could save Olsen from having to chip DEs.

In those games just think about how many 3rd and 2, or 4th and 1 we had that Tolbert would certainly picked up the first down, we only needed one first down in the ATL game that would have sealed it.

[Diehardpanther02]

Tolbert is a RB.

Not sure why people constantly talk about him being a lead blocker. That isn't his thing

Because he is a full back and at times in the pistol and the I formation tolbert lead blocks.

[bLACKpANTHER]

He will have 2 impact plays Sunday. count on it

[morgan55]

Zero

[CRA]

Because he is a full back and at times in the pistol and the I formation tolbert lead blocks.

He is a fullback that comes in and plays RB. He is about as good of a lead blocker as a random TE we ask to do that job. He isn't a lead blocking FB. He rarely is asked to lead block and the results are rarely impressive