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I have a FB and I'm interested in becoming a rusher and I'm not sure what kind of demand there is for rushing FBs. So, should I continue training, primarily focusing on rushing attributes or should I just build my FB as a blocker?

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I started off as a blocking back, and then went to balanced and it has worked out well for him some teams will use the fullback it helps mix up the play calling, plus naturally your guy will be stronger then some halfbacks so you might be able to bust through in some of those situations you need power.

I'd suggest a balanced build and finding the right team. Easier said than done, but my FB is currently the #2 rusher on the team (getting a dozen or so carries a game). My YPC is a little lower than the HBs, but they have me lead blocking. I lead the team in pancakes, so my blocking is up to par.

I like my role, blocking FB, that is also sharing time as the power back in a two-prong rushing game. It takes a good owner/OC to get the chance though. Luckily, I happened to find a team where the owner understands how to use a FB properly and I've kind of built my player to fill the role.

Warlock is right, although I lucked out I built up my fullback on another team and then when his contract was up I signed on to the team that OC see for and realized quickly that he could help the run game.

Whatever you do, don't build him solely for rushing. There's absolutely no reason to take a rushing FB over a power HB, as the HBs have a better SA tree. Of course a well built rushing FB would be better than a poorly built HB, but all things being equal, a HB is better. Any rusher will be better with a lead blocker in front of them too.

However having a balanced FB but somewhat more geared for rushing as the #2 FB and #3 HB is something I've seen work well. With 3 HBs and 2 FBs it can be hard to keep them all happy, but with a FB doubling for both positions you get a good balance.

I think making a power rushing FB and PLAYING him at HB is actually a decent idea. It's cheaper in flex points (200 vs 300) to boost and the FB gets a bigger bonus to STR, AGI, CARRYING than does a HB.

And yes, the HB power back tree is better, the FB power tree has sticky hands and quick cut both of which can help make the FB a bit more well rounded threat.

Originally posted by PackMan97
I think making a power rushing FB and PLAYING him at HB is actually a decent idea. It's cheaper in flex points (200 vs 300) to boost and the FB gets a bigger bonus to STR, AGI, CARRYING than does a HB.

And yes, the HB power back tree is better, the FB power tree has sticky hands and quick cut both of which can help make the FB a bit more well rounded threat.

Penalty for playing out of position makes the power hb better.

Originally posted by Portman
Penalty for playing out of position makes the power hb better.
There is virtually no OOP penalty for FB ⇒ HB.

Originally posted by Lathund
With 3 HBs and 2 FBs it can be hard to keep them all happy, but with a FB doubling for both positions you get a good balance.
A three back rotation is ideal, in my opinion. One HB, one pure blocking FB and one rushing FB to back up both spots.

It works pretty well.

But, to the OP, yes, a rushing FB can definitely be successful, my own does fairly well.

I started balanced with my FB (since I figured a team would at least want someone who could block) and have ended up with a team that's slowly working the FB position into the rushing game more. It's an ideal situation, and it gives me time to build into more of a rusher if need be (although for what run time he gets, there isn't much that needs to be devoted exclusively to that).

But I'm sure that there are teams out there that are looking for a pure rushing FB. I've seen enough of them running to know so.

Oops, double.

As a team owner, I really appreciate the ability to "call" a power FB play. If you have a thunder-and-lightning gameplan, it doesn't work as well as it should unless the thunder plays at FB and the lightning at HB. This is because you can't specify a given HB on a play, so you can't put your elusive guy in for outside and a power guy in for the middle stuff ... unless one plays at HB and one at FB, because you can specify which position gets the ball.

My team has two fast HBs, and I enjoy having the option of a balanced FB with the strength to power through on some plays. However, a team that plays power HBs has much less reason to rush the fullback.

I've built my FB as a rusher and he's doing quite well. His first team didn't utilize him to rush so he didn't do much. This season he's found a team that uses him and he currently has over 1000 yards and ranked 2nd in the league in TDs. Both the HBs are more of the Elusive variety, so he complements them and strengthens the inside running game. I'm very happy with him.

Another FB here who gets featured carries on a team with 2 elusive HBs. He was built as a pure rusher and he's been doing that well all his career; he's currently running over defenders 3-4 levels higher. I'll admit he was quite lucky to have found a team that gives him 10-15 carries per game, as those are quite rare, but from what I've seen these teams tend to be more successful too. I personally think it's because the rushing FB will on average have much higher str than a power HB (my level 18 already has 75), and the FB rush plays are all designed to go into the teeth of the defense. As a result, we deplete the D-line and linebackers more than anyone else.

My FB is doing ok so far. 2nd in EEA1 and 1st in his conference for rushing yards.