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Salvon
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He was ok. Not great. Made a great cut on the TD but also missed some holes and still cant break a tackle to save his life. I expect him to get better as the season progresses.
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He literally broke like 4 tackles lol. Again here we are with our dumb narratives.
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He was not the problem. I don’t understand, why cal was ok running the ball the whole time, while we just wanted to throw to our sorry ass receivers???
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I did watch it. There was a hole on the outside to pop into that we could drive a truck through. He hit it and ran fast for 20 yards. That's his sweet spot.backthepack said:“He doesn’t create” go watch the fucking touchdown run creep. I never you said he sucked. People on here say it all the time, it’d a dumb narrative. Moot point anyways cuz we suck
Go back and watch a highlight reel of Gaskin and then watch Ahmed's. They are very different backs. All the things I said are a challenge for him were natural and easy for Gaskin. That kid could get lost in a sea of bodies and emerge on his feet. Getting a hand on him was not enough. And, this is important, he had a knack for doing it when it was absolutely needed, either critical to keep a drive alive, or the dagger that just killed the opponent's will. He did his shit in a very timely way. It's no accident he broke 1K four fucking times.
Ahmed may be best suited as a slot guy. He might also benefit from being in a well executed option offense. But lining up deep and hitting the LOS is not his thing. That might change, but the things with which he struggles don't tend to get better.
He'll reel off a more big TD runs this season. I've no doubt about that, and of course you take it. But that is not the body of work that will replace Myles Gaskin. You need a guy who gets you 3 to 5 yards ROUTINELY. Not a guy who helps you go 3 and out and then occasionally pops a fantastic 45 yd. TD run on a good drive. -
We've been spoiled the last 4 years with one of the best RBs in UW history, The guy up next is never going to live up to that. It's just Salvon's cross to bear
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I don't think the running game poses an issue for the offense.
Rankin had a solid senior campaign. That's about it. The other years not so much. I think it is safe to Salvon is better than Rankin. -
I thought Salvon played great, hopefully he always plays like that.
I dont think running between the tackles is the problem with him. It has more to do with when he makes his cut. If he gets the ball and immediately cuts he's good, if he fucks around and tries to be Gaskin he gets stuck in the mud. Hopefully he can break the habit, but its happened too many times to feel good about it -
People are down on Ahmed because some banned poster here made the bold claim that Ahmed>Gaskin. Now people here can't help to compare the two, and when you do, it doesn't bode well for Ahmed.
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Chris Polk then Bishop Sankey then GaskinBeerThirty said:We've been spoiled the last 4 years with one of the best RBs in UW history, The guy up next is never going to live up to that. It's just Salvon's cross to bear
Sans 2014, Its been longer than just 4 years of really get RB play for UW. -
The only back that pushes the pile is Newton.
