Tolbert To Play Fb

[Dpantherman]

The Panthers straight up said "He's a FB"

[Dpantherman]

Fullback Mike Tolbert, who rushed for more than 1,200 yards and scored 21 times over the past two seasons, has signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Panthers.

"Mike is a very versatile player who can do a lot of different things for us," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said. "He plays fullback, catches the ball well out of the backfield, plays running back, and is an outstanding special teams player.

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Tom Sorensen ‏ @tomsorensen

Panthers have new starting fullback. -- Mike Tolbert. Played FB at Coastal Carolina. At 5-9 & 243 lbs, not as wide as he is tall. But close.

If you're thinking Panthers don't need a fullback, Tolbert can play the H-back role that tight ends did last season. Superior receiver.

[davos]

I really really really really like how he fits in our offense. I'm not even gonna address all of the RB-FB bs...it says he's a FB...so we now have a FB who's a receiver, goal line bowling ball, & special teams STUD. Murphy now has some very nice things in place for a legit ST core which is no doubt our first major fix this offseason.

Also, Chud now is most definitely in his lab concocting something very unique scheme-wise and I think we'll be surprised with what he adds to our offense now having an entire offseason with Cam. We could be a juggernaut.

He's gonna have another TE in here to compliment Olsen (whether be Barnidge or whoever) which we all know is his forte, along with Gettis returning and the rest of the crew. Get a G and some T depth and I trust Ron & Hurney with defense this draft.

We are in a very good place and I see us drafting a young defense for Rivera to build and now this offense is nearly complete.

[Ruff]

I'm okay with Tolbert being the starting fullback this year, but the more rushers we add, whether they be RBs or FBs, they have to realize that their rushing attempts are going to go down dependent on the number of rushers we have. We can only run so many plays.

But, I think our goalline offense is absolutely unstoppable now.

[Razeyfingers]

I heard he left a million more on the table if he gone back to SD. Man I love that guys wanna play for us now.

Thanks, Cam, Thanks, Ron, Thanks, Hurney, Thanks, JR

[R0CKnR0LLA]

it says he can do a lot of different things. we only used FB a handful of times a game last year. don't see how this precludes him from being used at RB, STs, ect

[Moose87Banks]

We got him pretty cheap.

[PanthersAlv]

I think the options we'll have out of the backfield now along with growing Gettis and Lafell as WR's... Smitty will take care of himself.. this could be a VERY VERY Exciting offense!! it's not just the addition of more running, but the addition of pass catchers as well. Can you imagine the play action plays this coming season?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

without shockey and a LG our offense isn't even as good as it was last year and our defense hasn't been touched

[davos]

He wants to be with a team on the upswing with a chance at a SB in the near future. Awesome

I think people are trying to look to far into this. We're still going to get defenders for Rivera to help propel in the draft. Tolbert is an all around ace which fits well for a team that likes using players as we do. We're getting more multi-dimensional players to suit our very unique and still developing offense.

[ed bell]

it says he can do a lot of different things. we only used FB a handful of times a game last year. don't see how this precludes him from being used at RB, STs, ect

So he's a FB that can do a lot of different things? OK, I thought we all already agreed to that. That he's not our #2 RB is the larger point, I think.

[XClown1986]

without shockey and a LG our offense isn't even as good as it was last year and our defense hasn't been touched

Breaking news: its only March.

[Razeyfingers]

Breaking news: its only March.

Just wait, he's just gettin warmed up this season.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Breaking news: its only March.

thanks for clearing that up