Who will the starting RB be?

CuntWaffle

This position is pretty wide open imo. I am not as high on Washington as most. I want to think Callier will get the job on his 9th year of eligibility. He has shown in the past to be a guy who can probably reliably touch the ball 20 times a game.

One thing is for sure, we won't have another Polk/Sankey. Damn was UW spoiled in that position the past 6 years or so. Thanks for bringing home something worthy with those monsters you had Sark you lazy fatass.

RoadDawg55

I think it will be Washington and I think he will be really good. He's the next NFL running back.

Caller, Cooper, and Coleman should be good back ups. I think we use more of a committee than we did under Sark. We will be good at running the ball. It's not a huge concern of mine.

RaceBannon

I hear Washington has a fumbling issue

dnc

I like WASHINGTON, dammit

DawgDaze71

Lavon Coleman clearly

RoadDawg55

DawgDaze71 said:

Lavon Coleman clearly

Did you get that from Kim? He might be good, but how do you know?

DawgDaze71

He's the only back we have with the experience and body type to carry the ball 25 times a game. D.Wash has the body but when you watch him you can see he is still green where it comes to the RB position. Callier is going to get many carries but his size cannot match Coleman. Cooper will need to have his knees protected.

Coleman is the best Lompoc running back since Nip.

RoadDawg55 said:

DawgDaze71 said:

Lavon Coleman clearly

Did you get that from Kim? He might be good, but how do you know?

RoadDawg55

Coleman hasn't even had one college carry, so other than his size, I don't know how you can say he can carry it 25 times a game? Does he fumble? Can he pass protect? Does he hit the right hole? Is he patient and lets the blocks set up?

There is a lot more to playing RB than size and speed, and I doubt Coleman can match Washington in those areas. Washington may be raw, but he is 220 and is fast. Coleman could end up the better back, but I will believe it when I see it. At least we have seen The other guys flash some ability at the college level.

Size is often overrated. Sankey is only 5'10" 200 and he was a workhorse. Same with James and Barner at Oregon. Coleman might be very good, but he didn't dominate in high school and he wasn't a can't miss recruit. He had some shitty games his senior year. Too many times we have redshirt freshmen touted as the next great player, and very few of them meet the expectations.

Dardanus

Just curious why you're not high on D. Washington? The (alleged) fumbling issue? Anything else?

A fumbling issue can be corrected. I think DW (I like to call him that) could be very good.

I don't have any YAC stats, but it seems like Callier will go down if he runs into a strong breeze.

CuntWaffle

Dardanus said:

Just curious why you're not high on D. Washington? The (alleged) fumbling issue? Anything else?

A fumbling issue can be corrected. I think DW (I like to call him that) could be very good.

I don't have any YAC stats, but it seems like Callier will go down if he runs into a strong breeze.

I just don't really remember being overly impressed to the point where I knew he would be the next starter. Sure he went off during the Oregon State game but so did a guy who doesn't have knees.

kh83

My guess is we see a pretty balanced carry load from Wash, Coleman, Callier and Coop until we get through the cupcake portion of our schedule. Once Pac-12 play starts, one of the four will have emerged as the "guy" and he'll get 75% of the workload from there (Washington is my guess).