So is Faulk playing the third WR or are these catches out of the backfield?

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anybody? Is Faulk going to be like Eric Metcalf (I think its a good role for him) essentially making Marshall the #3 WR?
He'll get touches, but I'm not concerned about SJ in the least.
I dont think SJ is impacted either. I have thought that Faulk's career could be extended by moving him to an Eric Metcalf late in his career type role. Getting in as WR and doing things from the slot. Just curious if he had been used like that, or more of a change of pace RB/3rd down RB only.
Well, like the others said it was pretty much out of the backfield. However, his first catch came when both he and SJax were lined up in the backfield, then Faulk went in motion out wide before the snap and caught a quick pass.
Faulk is an interesting play this season. I really think he is a rich man's eric metcalf from here on out. Metcalf stats:| Rushing | Receiving |
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| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |
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| 1989 cle | 16 | 187 633 3.4 6 | 54 397 7.4 4 |
| 1990 cle | 16 | 80 248 3.1 1 | 57 452 7.9 1 |
| 1991 cle | 8 | 30 107 3.6 0 | 29 294 10.1 0 |
| 1992 cle | 16 | 73 301 4.1 1 | 47 614 13.1 5 |
| 1993 cle | 16 | 129 611 4.7 1 | 63 539 8.6 2 |
| 1994 cle | 16 | 93 329 3.5 2 | 47 436 9.3 3 |
| 1995 atl | 16 | 28 133 4.8 1 | 104 1189 11.4 8 |
| 1996 atl | 16 | 3 8 2.7 0 | 54 599 11.1 6 |
| 1997 sdg | 16 | 3 -5 -1.7 0 | 40 576 14.4 2 |
| 1998 ari | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 31 324 10.5 0 |
| 1999 car | 16 | 2 20 10.0 0 | 11 133 12.1 0 |
| 2001 was | 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 4 19 4.8 0 |
| 2002 gnb | 1 | 2 7 3.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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| TOTAL | 179 | 630 2392 3.8 12 | 541 5572 10.3 31 |
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