For the new Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Greg Olson, new philosophies will be there for the team. However, experimenting will be a part of the Jaguars in camp, as well as for the preseason coming next Friday for the Jags. It was just today that the Jaguars decided to give former 2010 top-ten selection Tyson Alualu some reps at the fullback position.
The situation goes as the Jaguars are looking for a reliable option at redzone scenarios for a lead blocker, and the Jaguars confirmed that in today's training camp session.
"The size and his mentality and his athleticism and some of the things that we’re going to ask him to do... we’re just trying it out and seeing how it works," head coach Gus Bradley said after practice on Thursday.
"He got in there for a session today. I think it will be more important to see him in a live rep. You can see it in preseason."
The Jaguars do not have a fullback currently on the roster, as last year's only fullback on the roster was Will Ta'ufo'ou. It was also confirmed by the Jaguars defensive coordinator Bob Babich that it was Greg Olson's idea to put Alualu at the position.
Is it a bad idea? Who knows? When you compare Alualu's 40-yard dash time with some of the other tight ends on the roster, he doesn't fall too short of Marcedes Lewis (4.80) and Nic Jacobs (4.82). He also knows how to get a strong push off the point of attack and good technique on the line of scrimmage, as he has shown on defense.
Were there any instructions Bob Babich gave Greg Olson on how not to utilize Tyson Alualu on the fullback position? In fact, there was only one being, "I said don’t give him the ball."
