I think that I stated in my post that I wasn't saying that he couldn't do it. The kid is a physical specimen, but if you watched the videos from this spring, he looked like a freshman trying to find his footing. This is a big jump for even the most talented high school athletes. SEC football will definitely separate the men from the boys.
Not trying to discount Whitehead's stats, but he pretty much only played in trash time when we had defenses whipped, deflated, and gassed.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?
I always noticed he seemed to have massive holes to run through and remembered thinking, "If Jaylen Wright had that hole he would house it," but Wright never gets that holeidk 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.
I actually think Heupel should have used him in short yardage situations.
Legit point. Whitehead was clearly upset on the sideline. I do know that a lot of coaches are leary of putting a guy in the game during critical moments that hasn't touched the ball at all that game. It also could be that bringing Whitehead in the game would have made it obvious that he was getting the ball. Who knows? I would like to see him used more this season when we have big leads early.
Him and Justin need to be getting the ball in short yardage situations. Small and Wright just get stuffed. Not their fault really. They're tiny. They physically cant move a pile. Small kinda can.
