I just watched the "Carson Steele drive" and he really looked dynamic. It's disgusting how the entire hive mind instantly calls him a "fullback" after Andy Reid was asked a question about it, and Reid mentioned how Steele can run and catch well; he didn't definitively classify him as a fullback as that position is understood these days.I’ve watched a bunch. No big running back moments until Carson Steele comes in midway through the second quarter as the lone back. He ripped a highlight worthy 20 yard run and capped the drive with a tough one yard TD. Dispite the fact he was a tailback all of his life and lined up as the only back, the crappy Jag announcers mentioned him as the fullback 300 times.
A fullback lines up in front of a halfback usually. A lone back who plays the entire drive isn’t a fullback. Yes, they listed him in a depth chart as fullback recently, it just burns my a$$.
The concept of a power back when it applies to a White RB seems to have been completely extinguished from the collective hive mind no matter their individual age, replaced by the image of a big, strong, slow and not very athletic White man selflessly blocking for Black running backs.
It was just a meaningless preseason game but it's clear Steele can be an effective running back in the NFL. The only question, as always, is will he get a fair opportunity to be one.