John Tapia joined Field Gulls in September 2024 as a staff writer. Prior to becoming a Seahawks writer, he received his Jurors Doctorate as well as a Sports Law Certificate from the National Sports Law Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fullbacks are back!
In offensive coordinator, Klink Kubiak’s introductory press conference, he stated that he likes to use 21 personnel (two running backs/one tight end) and 12 personnel (1 running back/two tight ends) and that he “certainly love[s] playing with a fullback.” Kubiak also mentioned that this would all come down to personnel and putting the best eleven guys out on the field, even mentioning current tight ends like Noah Fant, AJ Barner, and Brady Russell, or even the likes of Byron Murphy II line up at fullback.