We could all see that the key for Ahmed at UW was to get the correct play calls. He wasn't good enough to make a bad play a good one. He wasn't powerful enough to grind out yardage in tight spaces. What he was good at was exploiting a big hole or opening outside the tackles.
They must be doing a good job blocking and scheming to get him going. As long as he has that he could be a good, dangerous back for a long time.
This. Thanks. It’s hard to base a living as a running back in the NFL counting on what you describe. So the NFL will likely mean not for long if that’s what he needs to thrive.
He was misused at UW. He is an outside zone runner. Now he’s being used correctly he can use his god given gifts
At UW Ahmed was more soft athlete than actual football player
The scheme should have used him better, I said it a lot when he was here, but he wasn’t a good college RB
IDGAF about the nfl, he left early and went Undrafted, if he found a spot where he is used better in line with his abilities or he finally worked on a lot of the things that held him back like his vision, decisiveness, blocking, and pass catching then good on him I guess.
We could all see that the key for Ahmed at UW was to get the correct play calls. He wasn't good enough to make a bad play a good one. He wasn't powerful enough to grind out yardage in tight spaces. What he was good at was exploiting a big hole or opening outside the tackles.
They must be doing a good job blocking and scheming to get him going. As long as he has that he could be a good, dangerous back for a long time.
This. Thanks. It’s hard to base a living as a running back in the NFL counting on what you describe. So the NFL will likely mean not for long if that’s what he needs to thrive.
Which is what I expect, but he'll buy himself years and $$ every time he has a nice game or stretch of games because he really looks impressive when it's going well.
If he has a career, and it's a bit early for that, let's revisit. Until then, he sucked like a donkey at UW. Maybe he just didn't care and wanted to save himself for the NFL. Sounds like your kinda guy Fudgie.
He was a 1,000 yard back running behind a putrid offensive line! Quit moving the goalposts old man!
It wasn’t a putrid OL and like a Creep said, Gaskin did it 4 straight years.
Chris Polk has three 1,000 yard season behind a putrid OL. Ahmed’s was above average.
He was misused at UW. He is an outside zone runner. Now he’s being used correctly he can use his god given gifts
At UW Ahmed was more soft athlete than actual football player
The scheme should have used him better, I said it a lot when he was here, but he wasn’t a good college RB
IDGAF about the nfl, he left early and went Undrafted, if he found a spot where he is used better in line with his abilities or he finally worked on a lot of the things that held him back like his vision, decisiveness, blocking, and pass catching then good on him I guess.
He was misused at UW. He is an outside zone runner. Now he’s being used correctly he can use his god given gifts
The college game is filled with RB's who don't need to be "used correctly" but can simply make plays against the generally diluted quality of defensive players relative to that seen in the NFL. (Jermar Jefferson)
Also, you can't be an RB who just runs "outside zone," you have to be able to go between the tackles, pass protect, and catch the ball. This is not an endorsement of CP's stupid offense, just an observation of football generally, and Salvon often struggled in those facets.
I'm glad for Ahmed but the tape doesn't lie, he missed a ton of holes at UW, had some good runs, and great games, but he just wasn't as good as Polk, Sankey, or Gaskin.
The NFL doesn't really run "feature backs" that much anymore, which will suit Salvon's style just fine. He has the quickness and burst to be a solid rotation player and will have some good days.
He was misused at UW. He is an outside zone runner. Now he’s being used correctly he can use his god given gifts
The college game is filled with RB's who don't need to be "used correctly" but can simply make plays against the generally diluted quality of defensive players relative to that seen in the NFL. (Jermar Jefferson)
Also, you can't be an RB who just runs "outside zone," you have to be able to go between the tackles, pass protect, and catch the ball. This is not an endorsement of CP's stupid offense, just an observation of football generally, and Salvon often struggled in those facets.
I'm glad for Ahmed but the tape doesn't lie, he missed a ton of holes at UW, had some good runs, and great games, but he just wasn't as good as Polk, Sankey, or Gaskin.
The NFL doesn't really run "feature backs" that much anymore, which will suit Salvon's style just fine. He has the quickness and burst to be a solid rotation player and will have some good days.
If he makes a career as an established running back, I will be shocked.
Nobody hates him. The case has been laid out. BtP never backs down, which he learned from his Daddy Ballz. It was so impossible for him at Washington because Pete and O line, and yet Myles Gaskin, who's smaller and slower top end, and at best as quick, had 4 1,000 yard seasons, didn't go down on first contact, and was money in critical down and distance.
If you have high standards, that's what you call a good back.
If you have low standards, you call what Ahmed did at Washington elite.
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The scheme should have used him better, I said it a lot when he was here, but he wasn’t a good college RB
IDGAF about the nfl, he left early and went Undrafted, if he found a spot where he is used better in line with his abilities or he finally worked on a lot of the things that held him back like his vision, decisiveness, blocking, and pass catching then good on him I guess.
Chris Polk has three 1,000 yard season behind a putrid OL. Ahmed’s was above average.
Also, you can't be an RB who just runs "outside zone," you have to be able to go between the tackles, pass protect, and catch the ball. This is not an endorsement of CP's stupid offense, just an observation of football generally, and Salvon often struggled in those facets.
I'm glad for Ahmed but the tape doesn't lie, he missed a ton of holes at UW, had some good runs, and great games, but he just wasn't as good as Polk, Sankey, or Gaskin.
The NFL doesn't really run "feature backs" that much anymore, which will suit Salvon's style just fine. He has the quickness and burst to be a solid rotation player and will have some good days.
Nobody hates him. The case has been laid out. BtP never backs down, which he learned from his Daddy Ballz. It was so impossible for him at Washington because Pete and O line, and yet Myles Gaskin, who's smaller and slower top end, and at best as quick, had 4 1,000 yard seasons, didn't go down on first contact, and was money in critical down and distance.
If you have high standards, that's what you call a good back.
If you have low standards, you call what Ahmed did at Washington elite.
That simple.
I hate this thread most though