Vickers?
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I like Noel Devine myself.
I don't mind the jump....though I do think he started to use it too much and at the wrong times. In the open field, cool, usually that is against a DB type who seeks to go low.
Later on he started doing it in traffic just past the LOS....not so cool. Too many LB's who aren't looking to go quite as low.
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I like Noel Devine myself.
I don't mind the jump....though I do think he started to use it too much and at the wrong times. In the open field, cool, usually that is against a DB type who seeks to go low.
Later on he started doing it in traffic just past the LOS....not so cool. Too many LB's who aren't looking to go quite as low.
I like Noel Devine myself.
I don't mind the jump....though I do think he started to use it too much and at the wrong times. In the open field, cool, usually that is against a DB type who seeks to go low.
Later on he started doing it in traffic just past the LOS....not so cool. Too many LB's who aren't looking to go quite as low.
I like Noel Devine as well but seeing how he went to the high school where im from he never really lived up to what he was sopossed to be, if you youtube his highschool highlights its the greatest thing you will ever see...It makes what Barry Sanders and Reggie Bush highlights see like John Riggin highlights....So then he signed to WVU where he had a productive career but he was coming outta FT.Myers the Best Prospect since Deion Sanders and considered better going into college....He still is a great RB and i wouldnt mind taking a look at him
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There is alot of people wanting a "scat" back and I do like the idea of more speed but Im not a fan of small running backs. Noel Devine is just like Bush, outside the tackles he may go the distance but he cant do it between the tackles.
I respect some of the little guys hearts but guys like Quizz just dont do well in the pros.(outside of Jones-Drew ofcourse)
If you want to see some get yards after the catch why dont we line Cribbs in the backfield and have him run a few flat routes? Its the same thing and we have it in house.
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If Hillis keeps carrying the ball that much he won't last long. Bettis said that 300 carry seasons are very tough and at the end he didn't think he was capable of that, plus hillis is catching the ball and trying to jump over defenders.
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Bottom line is he won't carry the ball as much.
First, with the NCO, we are probably going to throw the ball over 50% of the time, so that reduces the number of plays he could be called on to run the ball.
Second, with more 2 back sets with a legit runner in there as well, some of his carries will be siphoned off.
Last year he had 270 carries for roughly 1200 yards, which is about 4.4 YPC.
I could see his carries drop to 170 or so which if you use his YPC from last year would give him 748 yards which works out to close to my initial feelings he will probably be a 800 a year rusher under the new offense.
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I actually see him getting around more like 210 carries still being the primere back and since he isn't running as often and stays healthier I think he will run above him 4.4 and get around 4.8 - 5 yards a carry. I think he breaks 1000 yards rushing and even if he doesn't he has 1500 total yards.
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I can see that too.
We are in the same range....40 carries over the season is 2-3 carries a game difference.
If the D can improve and get off the field, we should pick up a few extra possessions a game as well, which can increase his touches.
I don't think we disagree on the matter.
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I can see that too.
We are in the same range....40 carries over the season is 2-3 carries a game difference.
If the D can improve and get off the field, we should pick up a few extra possessions a game as well, which can increase his touches.
I don't think we disagree on the matter.
I can see that too.
We are in the same range....40 carries over the season is 2-3 carries a game difference.
If the D can improve and get off the field, we should pick up a few extra possessions a game as well, which can increase his touches.
I don't think we disagree on the matter.
Well I dont think Shaun Alexander did too bad in Seattle under MH so I dont think Hillis's role will be diminished too much. I can actually see him having an even bigger role along with Hardesty. You still have to run the ball to keep defenses honest.
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Steven Jackson did work under Shurmer too and that's the connection I would look at before any of Holmgren connections to past running backs. Remember who the coach is. Holmgren will have some say and pull but he isn't running the team or calling the plays, that is Shurmer and he is to one who is going to make or break Hillis.
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Steven Jackson did work under Shurmer too and that's the connection I would look at before any of Holmgren connections to past running backs. Remember who the coach is. Holmgren will have some say and pull but he isn't running the team or calling the plays, that is Shurmer and he is to one who is going to make or break Hillis.
Hillis-iz-Boss said:
Steven Jackson did work under Shurmer too and that's the connection I would look at before any of Holmgren connections to past running backs. Remember who the coach is. Holmgren will have some say and pull but he isn't running the team or calling the plays, that is Shurmer and he is to one who is going to make or break Hillis.
Granted and I dont think it will be MH's version of the WCO either but naturally you expect simularities....
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