No, Russell is not going to beat anybody running the football himself. However, he can still run the read option and make the defense pay if the end bites down on the back. All we need is 5 yards on average from him and that will be good enough to keep the defense honest on that play. He isn't Cam Newton or Chris Relf, but he can still run to SOME effectiveness. He's not Peyton Manning trying to run back there.