49ers Breakdown: Fullbacks
Next in the Position breakdown are the fullbacks. It seems like fullback are an endangered species in the NFL now a days. The last star fullback in the NFL was Mike Alstott of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, since his retirement we have seen more and more teams fade away from using a big back to block for their halfback. With that said the 49ers want to run the ball down people’s throats and to do that you need a great fullback.
Moran Norris
Norris is Frank Gores buddy. This helped him rejoin the team last year after he was a casualty of the 49ers attempts to run Mike Martz’s intense passing offense. Norris is a decent full back that hits the hole hard and occasionally will make a catch out of the backfield. There isn’t anything special about Norris, he does what he’s asked to do and that’s about it. You wont see him destroy anybody while blocking and he wont blow anybody away with his receiving ability.
Brit Miller
Miller could push Norris for the starting job this season. He had a good preseason last year and could be a better value for the 49ers because he’s younger and could play more special teams then Norris.
