Hawknballs
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With all the talk of tate possibly being gone and the explosiveness of the KR we all witness it's come up a lot.
There's a big difference between a KR and PR.
A kick return = 11 guys running down the field with no initial blocks at the line of scrimmage. the Kick Returner has the vision to see where all the blocks are going and how everything is spread out. If he can pick out the right hole he will rely on his sheer speed to get down the field while the KR team is spread out and hasn't closed in on him.
A PR needs to be a more physical, more agile kind of guy who will hold onto the football and be able to make really quick decisions. Catching the ball with a defender in his face and making him miss or breaking a tackle.
Percy is the first kind of guy - blast through holes in the defense on a kickoff/fly sweep/screen. Find the lane and accelerate and simply outrun everyone.
Tate is a catch-in-traffic kind of guy who has the combination of strength and agility shed the first man to him and dance around a bit to hopefully turn it into a big gain.
These are two entirely different skill sets.
if you put Percy out there expect to see many fair catches and him getting blown up.
There's a big difference between a KR and PR.
A kick return = 11 guys running down the field with no initial blocks at the line of scrimmage. the Kick Returner has the vision to see where all the blocks are going and how everything is spread out. If he can pick out the right hole he will rely on his sheer speed to get down the field while the KR team is spread out and hasn't closed in on him.
A PR needs to be a more physical, more agile kind of guy who will hold onto the football and be able to make really quick decisions. Catching the ball with a defender in his face and making him miss or breaking a tackle.
Percy is the first kind of guy - blast through holes in the defense on a kickoff/fly sweep/screen. Find the lane and accelerate and simply outrun everyone.
Tate is a catch-in-traffic kind of guy who has the combination of strength and agility shed the first man to him and dance around a bit to hopefully turn it into a big gain.
These are two entirely different skill sets.
if you put Percy out there expect to see many fair catches and him getting blown up.