Alex Armah making an impact as a tight end
Armah may have found a role with the Carolina Panthers…
Last month, it appeared as if there was no room on the Carolina Panthers roster for fullback Alex Armah. Thursday, a potential role for Armah began to come into focus.
Per Tim Weaver of PanthersWire.com, Alex Armah has been filling in at the tight end position with Chris Manhertz out. In particular, his run-blocking has been very good.
"Alex Armah was drafted as a fullback last year in the sixth round but he’s been filling in as a tight end with Chris Manhertz sidelined by a broken foot.Apparently, he’s been doing pretty well at his new position. Today he looked good with run blocking."
If Armah could carve out a role at the tight end position, that would at least give him the opportunity to see the field a bit more. As it stands right now, the Carolina Panthers have Greg Olsen as the starter, Ian Thomas at the second spot and Chris Manhertz at the third spot. Evan Baylis and Jason Vander Laan round out the names at the position.
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There is a lot of depth there, but how much of it is substantial? The only players I would consider locks at the position would be Olsen, Manhertz, and Thomas (partly due to the fact he is currently second on the depth chart). Other than that, things get a bit blurry once you move past the third spot. Certainly, Armah has an advantage over Baylis and Vander Laan, partly because he is already on the roster.
Measuring in at 6-foot-2 255 pounds, Armah height-wise is on the smaller scale of tight ends. Weight-wise, he could certainly hold his own at the position. One of the more underrated aspects of being a tight end is blocking and if he can do that well, that will certainly be valuable for him.
If this is what has to be done to get him a spot on the roster, so be it. If he can have a strong camp and show the coaches that he is able to adapt, that certainly bodes well for him. The bigger test will be during preseason action. That will help the coaches determine if he is fit to be a tight end. The reality is that practice speed is a whole lot different from game speed. Once those lights go on, then we will see what Armah is really made of.
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For the moment, it sounds like he may have found a role on the Carolina Panthers. If he can establish himself as a formidable tight end, then that would give the team even more depth at a stacked position. Especially as the wear and tear of the season begins to take its toll, it never hurts to have too much depth.