| 04 January 2011
It's not all happy unicorns and pretty rainbows on a six win team. Seems Jerome Felton isn't feeling the love from the coaching staff. He wants more playing time, or would like to move on to what he considers greener football fields.
Via Carlos Monarrez of the Freep:
Lions fullback Jerome Felton said Monday that he was not happy about his reduced role in the offense and was interested in playing for a team that would involve him more.
"Certain times I felt like I got used, but then certain times I didn't. Obviously, I wasn't thrilled with it," said Felton, who had 22 carries for 76 yards and eight receptions for 54 yards this season.
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Asked whether he would prefer to join a team that would use him more on offense, Felton said he would.
"I want to be involved, period," he said. "Whether that's here or somewhere else, the next few months will decide that."
Big talk from a back who didn't do much when given the opportunity, and when he did get a shot, couldn't hang onto the ball. A fullback's job in the NFL, first and foremost, is to block. He's also expected to hold onto the ball, move the pile in short yardage situations and catch the occasional pass.
Patting other Lions on the ass is the only contribution Felton made in 2010.
The player Felton replaced at the fullback position, Cory Schlesinger, did all those things, especially the blocking, not putting the ball on the turf and catching passes out of the backfield. ESPECIALLY the blocking.
Does Felton do any of those things? Not nearly as well as Schlesinger.
He has done little in his three seasons to make anyone believe he's anything more than a role player, at best. The next time Felton moves the pile, it'll be the first time.
Not to burst Felton's bubble, but fullbacks aren't expected to carry the ball like a feature back the NFL. A fullback is on the field to make holes for the feature back.
In the Lions' offense, the fullback has even less of a role thanks to the Lions using two tight end sets...for good reason, going by the production the Lions got from the position.
Jerome Felton is not in a good situation to be playing chicken with the Lions. If Felton wants to move on to a team where he believes he'll be more appreciated...well, it's not as if he'll be hard to replace.
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