Another Guy To Try At Fullback

The thought actually occurred to me the other day, when the question again came up about Chris Gocong's suitability for more of a defensive end role, that I bet that guy would have made one hell of a blocking fullback.  Alas, it's not a position he's ever played.

The interesting sidenote, though, is this:

Ironman. Spencer "Leatherhead" Larsen made history Sunday when he started at both middle linebacker and fullback for the Broncos.

He was the first ever to do so for Denver and just the fourth NFL player to start on both offense and defense in the same game since 1990...

Larsen was pressed into defensive duty because all three starting linebackers were out with injuries. He had seven tackles and no major mistakes while substituting for Nate Webster, a performance made all the more impressive considering he had just one week of workouts at the position since the summer.

"We'll just keep on watching him," coach Mike Shanahan said. "The one thing he's doing is making plays on special teams. You make that many plays on special teams, you're going to be a football player, whether you're on defense or offense - or both."