Thread: Melton could play Fridge role in Bears' offense

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

Clutts looks like an absolute stud for these situations. This Melton move tells me they're probably going in a different direction with Clutts. They have the new TE who can play H back too. It's a tough go in the NFL now for pure fullbacks. It sucks for Clutts though. He definitely looks talented.

I'm biased towards Clutts but with a fledgling line and as a ST player(and LS) I don't see how you cut this guy. If Okoye was still on the team then I could see Melton in the backfield maybe on one play or two in a few games but certainly not now.

Originally Posted by short faced bear

I'm biased towards Clutts but with a fledgling line and as a ST player(and LS) I don't see how you cut this guy. If Okoye was still on the team then I could see Melton in the backfield maybe on one play or two in a few games but certainly not now.

That seems reasonable to me too. I just couldn't understand using Melton when we have others who could fill that role & not risk Melton unnecessarily to injury.

Hahaha I'd love to see another Fridge on the Bears team. I wasn't born back then, but everytime I see him play on tape I laugh my ass off. It's so genious even tho it first started out by mocking someone, it was great! I'd love to see the Bears with a Fridge v.2 we gotta draft one next year.

But at the end of the day it'd be risky, I don't feel we got propper backup for Melton and having him injuried would hurt us a lot.

Originally Posted by BigBadPapaBear

I'm with you. Melton could develop into a premier DT this year. Enough with the gimmick plays already. We don't need some stupid injury happening because of something like this.

That's exactly what I was thinking. The guy is our primary inside pass rusher so don't screw around with putting him at RB even if he is capable of doing it. If it's an emergency situation where we're on the goaline late in an important game and we need a score OK maybe we use him to take a shot but as a regular occurrence no. That's how they screwed up Wootton last year trying to be clever and using him to cover kicks.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

I wish I saw in Melton what you guys did. He's never impressed me enough to think he'll ever be more then average.

I think I was talking about this w/Mo. Melton's run D really needs improving. And you would think from a former FB that would be something he could nail down better.