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Originally Posted by kccrow
I'm probably going to end up wrong on him but I came away seeing some things that really changed my opinion on him from first glance. First, I hate his upright run style and for a taller back that doesn't run with power as it is, that's probably not a good trait to have. I alluded to the power, which is relatively non-existent. He breaks poor tackles from smaller defensive backs, but he isn't going to do that in the pros, and he definitely isn't going to do it against NFL DL and LBs. The overwhelming bulk of his production came from excellent blocking in front of him with gaping holes, while little came when the holes shrunk down and the box got tighter. He has the vision to hit the hole that's there but doesn't have the ability to cut back against and create on his own, or at least I don't see it anywhere. There were very few instances of him making himself small and finding a crease or making something out of nothing. I think that a team that is more of a run-first team that runs a zone scheme is going to find pleasure in him getting everything that's in front of him. I guess I want more than that and a guy that can create off-schedule.
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I've actually not liked him at all as well, and partly it was that upright running style and lack of power. I just don't see it with him at all.