And a thing of beauty. I used to rewatch games on VHS and watch his runs in slow motion. It was an art …his vision, anticipation, cuts, and use of his lineman. He’d always get caught from behind though.Field vision
Dicenzo had the vision to see the blocks and anticipate the hole opening up and just enough quickness to get through. And good cuts.
The RIP is for Bear & Dontae.RIP......When did this happen?
Yep because it’s straight line speed and doesn’t tell us anything about quickness, vision and cutting ability. Emmitt Smith did not have a good forty time, many high school backs have a faster forty.40 times are so overrated. I want football players, not track stars. Not saying speed isn’t important, it is. But there’s a lot more than speed that goes into being a good football player.
Decenzo went 42-1 in high school at Weir. I'll put that guy on my team any day.
The Michael Davis / Kevin Bouie backfield a few years prior to Dontae & Dicenzo was a 2-headed monster as well.If I recall, he was playing hurt his senior year and missed a few games. Ankle issues maybe? It’s been 24 years so the facts are fuzzy. Maybe that was still affecting him around draft time, I dunno.
He was my favorite player when I first became a State fan. Great pass catching RB in an era where that wasn’t as common. Good runner too. He and Dontae in 2000 was maybe the best backfield 1-2 punch we’ve ever had. I realize Dontae’s career went downhill after that, but that 2000 offense was a lot of fun.
Hamstring I believe. Season opener against Memphis. The plan was to sit him out. At halftime we were losing 3-0 with probably 50 yards of offense. Zo came off the bench and put the team on his back with one good leg. Scored on a 50+ yard run. Led us to 30 2nd half points. As bad as 2001 was it would’ve been much worse without him. He was our offense that season….on one leg.If I recall, he was playing hurt his senior year and missed a few games. Ankle issues maybe? It’s been 24 years so the facts are fuzzy. Maybe that was still affecting him around draft time, I dunno.
He was my favorite player when I first became a State fan. Great pass catching RB in an era where that wasn’t as common. Good runner too. He and Dontae in 2000 was maybe the best backfield 1-2 punch we’ve ever had. I realize Dontae’s career went downhill after that, but that 2000 offense was a lot of fun.