bevellisthedevil
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After he lost weight, he looked fantastic out there. It is too bad Bevell only wanted him to carry the ball for one series.
seabowl":1oqq1ek7 said:We'll see. One game doesn't change my opinion on what he had shown prior to today.
Jeremy517":1sddagnz said:seabowl":1sddagnz said:We'll see. One game doesn't change my opinion on what he had shown prior to today.
In that massive 17 carry sample size prior to today?
Rob12":1m6vjf0y said:It was odd. Dude looked slow all season and all the sudden he looked lightening quick today. Hope he keeps it up.
EastCoastHawksFan":3fpaxi3k said:I thought he looked pretty terrible
ACFan":1euuo49q said:I'm only surprised that it took this long for AC to get the opportunity, maybe conditioning, or learning to play at a new weight was an issue?
I felt he was the most complete back on the team at the start of the year, he can play every down.
Maybe next week he'll get a whole game's worth of opportunities and not just the 2nd half.
Your offense can be so much more effective if you are a threat to run power plays right at the D on occasion.
I'd like to see us be a threat to pound on teams with Reece and Collins from here on out and into the playoffs.
When your O Line struggles, get them fired up and have them road grade some, they have to be able to do that, you don't have to be extremely talented or experienced to run power.
Soften the D with Reece and Collins, it'd make RWs job so much easier, bring in Rawls and CJ for a change of pace.
ACFan":6vuhfoye said:Rob12":6vuhfoye said:It was odd. Dude looked slow all season and all the sudden he looked lightening quick today. Hope he keeps it up.
Having watched him for 4 years, I always felt his biggest attributes were his eyes, football smarts and instincts, that is where his biggest gifts lie IMO.
So early on, he couldn't rely on super quickness or top end speed to make plays like CMike, or Rawls or even Pope could. Maybe his "slowness" was him still getting adjusted to the game.
He's always going to look slow compared to a smaller, jitterbug kind of RB, but those kind of backs are injury prone, can't pass protect, can't wear down a D, can't be depended on for steady production. have to be swapped in and out due to down and distance.
I thought coming into the season AC would easily be quick enough to play NFL RB, and barely fast enough.
If the game slows down for him (and I think it has now) those rare running instincts he possesses are going to shine, the kind of instincts Rawls, CMike, or even most RBs simply don't have.
AC's record of durability is unsurpassed, whatever he's capable of, it'll be available game in, game out, stronger in the 4th quarter than in the 1st.
AC may yet prove to be the long term answer at RB, at least until next year's draft.![]()
Rob12":2rbnal62 said:It was odd. Dude looked slow all season and all the sudden he looked lightening quick today. Hope he keeps it up.
ACFan":3gwx19z0 said:I'm only surprised that it took this long for AC to get the opportunity, maybe conditioning, or learning to play at a new weight was an issue?
I felt he was the most complete back on the team at the start of the year, he can play every down.
Maybe next week he'll get a whole game's worth of opportunities and not just the 2nd half.
Your offense can be so much more effective if you are a threat to run power plays right at the D on occasion.
I'd like to see us be a threat to pound on teams with Reece and Collins from here on out and into the playoffs.
When your O Line struggles, get them fired up and have them road grade some, they have to be able to do that, you don't have to be extremely talented or experienced to run power.
Soften the D with Reece and Collins, it'd make RWs job so much easier, bring in Rawls and CJ for a change of pace.
rjdriver":1du5q2at said:ACFan":1du5q2at said:I'm only surprised that it took this long for AC to get the opportunity, maybe conditioning, or learning to play at a new weight was an issue?
I felt he was the most complete back on the team at the start of the year, he can play every down.
Maybe next week he'll get a whole game's worth of opportunities and not just the 2nd half.
Your offense can be so much more effective if you are a threat to run power plays right at the D on occasion.
I'd like to see us be a threat to pound on teams with Reece and Collins from here on out and into the playoffs.
When your O Line struggles, get them fired up and have them road grade some, they have to be able to do that, you don't have to be extremely talented or experienced to run power.
Soften the D with Reece and Collins, it'd make RWs job so much easier, bring in Rawls and CJ for a change of pace.
If I'm in a foxhole someday, I want you next to me AC, you loyal son of a gun. I always enjoy your enthusiasm with Alex. I've been a skeptic, but I sure hope you are right. Keep reppin your boy as long as you believe in him!