STrib: Kill's thoughts on Edwards, Gibson, Mortell and Santoso

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per Joe:

On Jerry Gibson, who practiced at wide receiver before but has bulked up to 240 pounds and will be an H-back moving forward.

"He's athletic," Kill said. "I just think he’s gone from high school, being a tailback, to H-back. When he’s playing there, he can stand up and go catch the ball. He’s an in-betweener; he needs to be like Maxx [Williams]. Maxx was only 235-40 when he first played."

On reigning Peter Mortell, the reigning Big Ten Punter of the Year:

"The thing he needs to improve on is height [of his punts]. And directional punting."

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...edwards-gibson-mortell-and-santoso/320503062/

Go Gophers!!
 

Without using "let me Google that for you", can someone explain to me what exactly an H-Back is in this system?

Like a TE/FB hybrid?
 

Without using "let me Google that for you", can someone explain to me what exactly an H-Back is in this system?

Like a TE/FB hybrid?

At its most basic level, it's a TE that doesn't line up on the line of scrimmage, but instead is set back.
 

I think it's Joe Gibbs' term for exactly what gopher07 says.
 




Hook, line and sinker...

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At some point in time, are the Gophers going to have a three back formation with Gibson, Williams and Edwards.Jones in there?
 




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