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H-Back

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JohnnyKozmo's picture
September 16, 2014 at 11:30am
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From Wikipedia:

An H-Back is an offensive position in American football. The H-back lines up similarly to a tight end, but is "set back" from the line of scrimmage, and is thus counted as one of the four "backs" in the offensive formation

This is what I always think when I hear H-Back.  I'm not a Redskins fan, but Chris Cooley is who comes to mind.  In Urbans offense, the H-Back is a completely different type of player.  I know the "Percy" position gets old, but doesn't OSU also use the Pivot position as a name for it?  That would be a lot less confusing.

 

When reading about the new commit Alexander, it gets even more confusing.  If you read the update on Cager, he says Alexander is being recruited as an H-back.  If you look at Rivals, it lists him as a TE.  A traditional H-Back is more or less a TE.

 

 

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