Don’t sleep on this kid. I’ve liked him since he committed. Dana says “he doesn’t look like a freshman. 6’2” 210 lbs, breakaway speed, been good in protection”. IMO the hand wringing about the RB room isn’t warranted.
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He going to definitely in the running plans with Mozee and Nelson.
I hope a massive and improved O line under Geep will make all our backs look better. There is a buzz about the big boys up front. GBR
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Geep is going to be night and day better than uncle Dono it won’t be even be funny.
Plus having a QB that can take off and get the 1st down instead of staying in the pocket too long will help cut down on the sacks.
The hand wringing will continue — until no longer warranted. That goes for all position groups. There are lots of reasons for being optimistic, but nearly as many to have doubts.
If everything “clicks” and some breaks go our way there is a chance to make the playoffs. The opposite is true, as well.
i am most excited to see how the 3rd and short and red zone play calling helps. Prior 2 years the play calls were cut down drastically because of no QB run threat. Even 1-2 yards. A lot easier to play defense against us.
Regardless, it is going to be worth watching. I am looking forward to being a fan.
how long will it take the staff to make him the #1 rb? that's where all the problems are, with the decision making of this staff. The 3 other guys aren't even real running backs, and it still sounds like Nelson is taking #1 snaps, and the kid has yet to bust off anything more than 20 yards.. it's all about the damn decision making, which our coaches suck at.
He had one big run in a scrimmage against a bunch of 3rd string scrubs. Rule (and Rhule) haven't proven a damn thing yet.
that was the ONLY bright spot in the running back room, and remains to be seen if it's repeatable.. the kid looks like a real running back to me.. the rest of them are dogshit, except maybe the kid from wahoo.
Nelson had a 38 yard TD run in the bowl game.
call me when a bowl game actually means anything or matters.. i don't need a rb to rip off 38 yards in a bowl game where all the good players are missing. heck it might as well be considered a JV game
An interesting coincidence. It looks like four of the five guys who are going to start are black and the only white guy that will start has the last name of Black.
Kind of like ZZ Top. The only guy in the band without a beard has the last name of Beard.
I think Rule is going to be good.
Now win damn it.
Now win damn it.
If Rule ends up being a solid contributor over this season, that would be a first for someone that Barthell recruited. I hope that happens. It’s nice to see a RB prove to be a player as a true freshman.
I just came here to say, I don't know how - but I think you killed him! Weird coincidence. No more talking about Black anyway.
However weird this sounds…I WILL sleep on Booth.
Booth can find his niche on special team and he most likely is 4th.
I’m not so sure Gottula won’t be our starter at RT. The guy from SC wasn’t a top tier transfer IMO. Gottula tried to gut it out with a leg injury last fall that eventually ended his season.
Booth has drawn some praise. He’s the kind of RB Fitzgerald would have run for 100 on us. Rule, Nelson and Mozee all have big play potential. The O line will determine how much success they have.
He could do the job. Not gonna rip off any 80 yard runs but he’s as good as some of the backs who have had big days against us.
I like Geep and he just might be the best OL coach we’ve had since Milt. But I think I’ve heard this ‘simplify things’ bit from pretty much every new coach, coordinator, position coach, grad assistant, assistant to the assistant, janitor, etc etc that’s come in over the last few decades.
They key IMO is that he's good in protection. We'll see of course. The lack of protection ability usually is the downfall that keeps young talented running backs off the field.
What I’ll be looking for in the first three games is the OL’s performance in the red zone. Think back to last year against the cupcake teams when the OL couldn’t punch it in inside the 5. Have to be dominant at the LOS against cupcakes if you want to be competitive in conference play.
Running back is a concern.
The offensive line will be better. This is good news.
However, the defense held the offense to less than 3 yards per rush at the scrimmage last Saturday. Defenses typically look better in early scrimmages, so while it is not panic time, we definitely need to improve the run game. QB will help with that some.
The offensive line will be better. This is good news.
However, the defense held the offense to less than 3 yards per rush at the scrimmage last Saturday. Defenses typically look better in early scrimmages, so while it is not panic time, we definitely need to improve the run game. QB will help with that some.
RB was a concern until EJ separated himself in games. When you don’t have a returning bell cow RB it’s al says a concern in college. Looks to me like we have 3 good options who could step up
Such a double edged sword from scrimmages. Good side is that we need a D that can finally stop the run. Bad side is our O needs to do it too!
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