Tbf he had 121 yards vs UF. 10.4 yards each time he touched the ball. He had 71 yards on 3 catches. He only ran it 11 times that game, but for a respectable 4.6 ypc.
As an extra blocker? That would seem to defeat our goal of emptying the defensive box and minimizing the number of blockers we utilize (each additional blocker lowers the odds of a successful run via an increased blocking failure rate). Or maybe you meant on passing plays...though that might be giving things away a tad, but I do like the idea in theory. Idk. You know way more about Xs and Os than me lol. Hey, whatever works.
He was a good player…. He also wasn’t worth the trouble and bad in the locker room… he was not the difference in a single win that we had last season…. We aren’t talking about bringing him back anyways…. It’s if our running back is good enough…. The answer is yes…. Would we bring in the right player? Yes but I r are not hurting at the position.
We don't know if the freshmen are good enough yet, and there are still questions as to whether Wright and Whitehead are good enough. Once again, this is not a debate about anyone's potential as a runner. It's about being competent as a protector in the passing game, which is the most difficult thing to do as a running back.
Jaylen Wright will be fine and came on at the end of last season…. I really don’t think that blocking from the running back position will be that huge of an issue…… in college… it is always next man up…. We didn’t know about Travis Henry till he got his chance… Travis stephens until he got his chance…. Tony Thompson is an even better example…..if our coaches can’t have Wright, JW, or Sampson ready to be competent backs then we have bigger issues than adding another RB…. Even counting pass protection…. Running back is the easiest position for a player to step in and perform…. We should be fine.
Crazy stat that I think ChattaVol posted a few weeks ago. Might need to recheck it. I don't think Whitehead had a single run for a loss last season. And he averaged more per carry than all other backs?
idk if it's a Whitehead thing or a different blocking scheme, or deferent defensive scheme where they don't respect Whitehead as a back... but he gets yards. Slowly.
How many true freshmen have you seen not get blown up by 6'4" 250lb edge rushers that run 4.5 forty yard dashes. I'm not saying he can't do it, but assuming that it's something he'll be proficient at immediately isn't realistic. College linebackers and edge rushers lick their chops at the sight of a true freshman running back on obvious passing downs.
Uhh he was #284. That's a long ways from day-1 5* studs like uga and bama have had. We're talking guys that were wanted by every major program.
Yeah I changed that. Even 5*s aren't assured day 1. It's such a heavy ask for anyone in the SEC. But those that do succeed...the odds are in the studs' favorite by a lot. They are freaks. Chubb averaged something like 7 ypc iirc lmao. Gurley...Michel...both over 6...as freshman! 2 of them had over 1,300 yards...smh. That's just unrealistic.
