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Olson sees Reece as third-down back?
Marcel Reece - RB - Oakland Raiders
Feb. 14, 2013 - 1:55 PM ET

New OC Greg Olson suggested that Marcel Reece could serve as the third-down back next season.

Olson plans to highlight and maximize Darren McFadden's strengths, but he might not see third downs as one of those assets. "It's nice...to have somebody who is built like [Reece] is built and is also intelligent enough to be that third-down back who understands the blitz packages that other teams are doing and to have tremendous hands coming out of the backfield," Olson said. McFadden caught 42 balls in just 12 games last year, a rate that could take a slight hit if Reece vultures third-down work.

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