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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    Interesting that I just feel pretty indifferent about this.
  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,070

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    FWIW CJ Anderson was never the featured back for Cal (shared time with tiny dancer Isi Sofele) but managed to have a pretty good NFL career
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,016
    BearsWiin said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    FWIW CJ Anderson was never the featured back for Cal (shared time with tiny dancer Isi Sofele) but managed to have a pretty good NFL career
    NOC

    @MikeDamone
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,169 Standard Supporter

    I think he will excel in the NFL with a team that passes him the fucking ball in space. Pete and Bush were too dumb to figure that out.

    We did fuck up getting him so few of those touches. Throwing to the RB’s isn’t done by very many college teams in general.
    Wisconsin ran a perfect RB wheel route in 4th down in the Rose Bowl, which not only converted the 4th down, but went for like 20 yards because they’re best player is dragging DBs instead of front 7 players for YAC.
    Sark called the wheel route pretty regularly and to great effect. Just sayin'.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,016

    I think he will excel in the NFL with a team that passes him the fucking ball in space. Pete and Bush were too dumb to figure that out.

    We did fuck up getting him so few of those touches. Throwing to the RB’s isn’t done by very many college teams in general.
    Wisconsin ran a perfect RB wheel route in 4th down in the Rose Bowl, which not only converted the 4th down, but went for like 20 yards because they’re best player is dragging DBs instead of front 7 players for YAC.
    Sark called the wheel route pretty regularly and to great effect. Just sayin'.
    The wheel route, as much as the quick slant, is all about when you do it and them not seeing it coming. Otherwise, they both have interception written all over them.
  • Bonedog
    Bonedog Member Posts: 650
    Who do thank Allah for now?
  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,261 Standard Supporter
    edited January 2020
    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    There is no way he's going to be a 15 carry a game back. That makes you a feature back in today's league. The 16 guys who got 15+ carries a game this year average 222lbs. Six of them were 1st round draft picks, another six were taken in the 2nd round, two in the third, one in the fourth, and Chris Carson in the 7th.
  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369
    dtd said:

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    He's never going to be a 15 carry a game back. That makes you a feature back in today's league. The 16 guys who got15+ carries a game this year average 222lbs.
    He’ll add the weight. He’ll run fast. He works hard and will ace the interviews. Assuming he doesn’t do a Sid Jones, Ill be shocked if Ahmed is still on the board come round 5.
  • biak1
    biak1 Member Posts: 4,237
    Might be a while before I can use this again.

    ./﹋\
    (҂`_´)
    <,︻╦╤─ -- - - -- - -- Allahu Akbar الله اكبر AHMED
    ./﹋\
  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    Oh well, Dick and Cam 2020!
  • dtd
    dtd Member Posts: 5,261 Standard Supporter
    edited January 2020
    Baseman said:

    dtd said:

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    He's never going to be a 15 carry a game back. That makes you a feature back in today's league. The 16 guys who got15+ carries a game this year average 222lbs.
    He’ll add the weight. He’ll run fast. He works hard and will ace the interviews. Assuming he doesn’t do a Sid Jones, Ill be shocked if Ahmed is still on the board come round 5.
    And he won't even push 15 carries a game. Alvin Kamara didn't, Aaron Jones didn't, Saquon Barkley didn't, etc, etc, etc.
  • WilburHooksHands
    WilburHooksHands Member Posts: 6,804

    I still like Pleasant

    Let the haters hate

    the haters are, in fact, going to hate
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Dugdawg said:

    I was surprised to see he was a 1,000 yard rusher this year.

    Next.

    Meh. Probably a good move for him. His draft stock wont go up and he'll be sharing carries again next year, probably with an improved Dick and Cam Davis. Ultimately a solid but fairly forgettable career at UW.

    Draft stock won't go up. Done all he can at UW. Short shelf life. Needs to take care of his familyChance to earn millions.


    Did I get them all right?
    What's your point? Those are all true. Plus, now that he's gone you shouldn't really care about him.
    1) they are all stupid worn out platitudes said by fans trying to act classy

    2) He has a chance to make millions. But he won’t. Unless his real estate career takes off in a coupe of years.
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    LOL whaat that guy sucks!
  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,369

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    That seems high. Tape don’t lie and I don’t think he’s that much faster than a lot of backs. I could be wrong.
    He’s run sub 4.4 —handtimed. His agent will hire him a speed coach for draft prep.
  • WillyRBeek
    WillyRBeek Member Posts: 133

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    That seems high. Tape don’t lie and I don’t think he’s that much faster than a lot of backs. I could be wrong.
    Watch that 80something yard run he had against USC. As soon as he had a bit of daylight he was gone. The DB even had a decent angle on him and still couldn't run him down. I'd be shocked if he ran over a 4.45
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,671 Swaye's Wigwam

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    That seems high. Tape don’t lie and I don’t think he’s that much faster than a lot of backs. I could be wrong.
    Watch that 80something yard run he had against USC. As soon as he had a bit of daylight he was gone. The DB even had a decent angle on him and still couldn't run him down. I'd be shocked if he ran over a 4.45
    One DB had a good angle and almost closed on him. He may have if the field had been 10 yards longer.

    That's at the end of a 90 yard run. Ahmed would have better 10, 20, and 30 yard splits than 60-90 from what I've seen. There wasnt a player on that field that would have tackled him if they had all started side by side at the 10 yard line. He was a streak for the first half of that run. That's the part that counts the most.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,216 Founders Club

    Ahmed is amazing outside the tackles. When he gets a seam it's over.

    Dont ask him to run between the tackles. In the NFL he is going to get demolished. He gets lit up because he stops his feet. He never attacks tacklers

    This.
  • jecornel
    jecornel Member Posts: 9,737
    If he can eliminate studder stepping and staring at wide open holes he might be okay. If Boobie Williams from WSU couldn't get drafted hard believe amhed will. Boonie was a GOOD back.

    He was also recruited as a DB so there's that.
  • Kingdome_Urinals
    Kingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,793
    Baseman said:

    chuck said:

    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    That seems high. Tape don’t lie and I don’t think he’s that much faster than a lot of backs. I could be wrong.
    Watch that 80something yard run he had against USC. As soon as he had a bit of daylight he was gone. The DB even had a decent angle on him and still couldn't run him down. I'd be shocked if he ran over a 4.45
    One DB had a good angle and almost closed on him. He may have if the field had been 10 yards longer.

    That's at the end of a 90 yard run. Ahmed would have better 10, 20, and 30 yard splits than 60-90 from what I've seen. There wasnt a player on that field that would have tackled him if they had all started side by side at the 10 yard line. He was a streak for the first half of that run. That's the part that counts the most.
    Chris Steele. He flies. And yes, he had the angle and still couldn't catch Ahmed. Ahmed has everything--frame, speed, lateral quickness but he doesn't have IT.
    That run against USC is worth a draft pick. A lot of backs would kill for those 7 seconds.
  • BroadcastingDawg
    BroadcastingDawg Member Posts: 1,495
    edited January 2020
    My question with Ahmed is how we never ran a formation where he's split out and takes a jet sweep... he could have been lethal there.

    Instead we banged our heads against the wall over and over again watching him go down on first contact 99% of the time he touched the ball. Hamden and Pete really had no idea how to get him the ball in space. His speed was so often wasted.
  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    I'm very "Meh" about this as others have mentioned. Ahmed never did it for me, I found I was more frustrated with how he was being used and his inability to just let it rip most of the time. I always thought he tried to run like MMFG and it just didn't work for him.

    He will always be a "what could have been" for me. Best of luck to him, if he thinks he can start making $$$ now, do it.
  • BeerThirty
    BeerThirty Member Posts: 2,465
    Baseman said:

    Talk about empty calories. My goodness will anyone even draft him? Running backs are devalued if they actually do great in college. What's the market for a part time back?

    He has elite measurables and some team will take a 6th round pick or something on him

    Couldnt hold a candle to Gaskin and his meh measurables
    Yep but Ahmed will show up at the Combine, weigh in a little over 200 lb and run at least a low 4.4. He'll interview well, some team will fall in love and think he's at worst a 15 carry a game back, can return kicks then draft him somewhere between the end of the third and fourth round.
    if he does what you mentioned and show a consistent ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, he should have a few teams salivating.