These days I don't see how Sam Rogers makes the team if Davis and Brown get their fumbling under control. He's not big enough to lead block. Not sure he's gonna offer more than others on ST yet....
Harkey will prob make it as fullback.
This should be a real battle, but my money is still on Rogers. First, he's a McVay guy, not Fisher. Second, he's got that fireplug build you like in a true FB, short stocky powerful and with good hands. While he may give up 25 lbs or so to the much taller Harkey, that 6" difference keeps Rogers lower and under the pads of just about every defensive player he'll be up against, breaking/slipping tackles is easier for Rogers than a more traditionally sized TE at the FB position. I can't explain why Fisher basically abandoned Harkey last season, in 2015 he had a very good year, both blocking and receiving on those few occasions the ball came his way. Gurley did well his rookie year with Harkey blocking and his performance fell off a good deal last season while Harkey was left on the bench. If we had room for him, i'd like to keep Harkey as an in-line blocker, problem is, if McVay wants to make use of a more traditional FB, Rogers probably has to be his choice imo. If I recall correctly, Kromer's Buffalo offense made really good use of FB Jerome Felton's blocking for LeSean McCoy, and Rogers is also likely to see more passes come his way than Felton did. Rogers' RB at VTech sang his praises over his blocking and receiving abilities regularly, and Rogers became a pretty rare FB star for his team. Rogers is also 5 years younger than Harkey, and rookie TE Everett has been receiving significant praise in practice as he's gaining momentum as a decent blocker himself. Harkey has been one of those mostly out the spotlight fan favorites for awhile, but Rogers may be the better football player for the McVay/Kromer/LaFleur express. Would like to see Rogers & Harkey get some significant time & snaps in the upcoming game in Oakland. jmo.