Andy Janovich is on a mission to revive the fullback position
Don’t think the Gary Kubiak offense can work in today’s NFL? You might want to look at Andy Janovich and what he was able to do for the Broncos on Thursday night.
With offenses becoming more pass dependent over the last decade, the fullback has been going the way of the dodo bird. When teams do run, they often do so out of shotgun or single-back formations. They use three-wide receiver sets to spread the defense, before attacking them up the gut. A fullback, a glorified lineman, seems to be a thing of the past.
That is, unless Janovich keeps doing what he did last night.
Everybody will point to the touchdown run, but that was only the icing on the cake. Janovich was a bully in the trenches, dominating Thomas Davis on the second level. Without him, C.J. Anderson doesn’t spring for several of his long runs.
If the Denver Broncos are going to repeat in 2016, it’ll be because their defense is dominant and their run game is one of the best in the league. Anderson may be the star of that group, but Janovich will play a big role.
