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Richard "Fig" Newton’s ferocious running style is undeniably effective, but is it sustainable?

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    CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 28,857
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    Thanks Taft!
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    DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 59,959
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    bananasnblondes said:

    His nickname is "Dick", not "Fig" and hopefully his ferocious running style mirrors the ferocity of our former running back's lovemaking behaviors

    i have always called him Fig
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    creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 22,741
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    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.
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    Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,605
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    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    I agree, Newton is tall with an upright, limb-swinging, running style. Just not built for a lot of hits.
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    bananasnblondesbananasnblondes Member Posts: 14,900
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    RoadDawg55 said:

    I hope we don’t give all four RB’s 5-10 carries each. Pleasant sucks but reportedly is playing well in camp.

    I really hope Newton and Davis are easily the two best and get the carries.

    Yep. Ideally I'd like to see Davis as the featured back (assuming he's as good as everyone says), Newton for short yardage and when Davis needs a breather, McGrew as a pass catcher in space, Pleasant as a blocking back, maybe getting a couple carries a game or cath a pass or two.

    I worry that they will alternate series between 3 or 4 of them and it will lead to wasted series of downs
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    FireCohenFireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
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    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
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    chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 10,613
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    FireCohen said:

    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
    Gaskin is just one of those guys. He shouldn't be strong enough to keep body control after contact but he is. He isn't quick enough or fast enough, according to measurables, to dart around like a scat back or outrun people on the edge but he can do both of those things too.
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    FireCohen said:

    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
    He was physical but avoided taking big shots. I can’t remember him ever getting blown up. He was very good at avoiding those big hits at the end of his runs.
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    bananasnblondesbananasnblondes Member Posts: 14,900
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    creepycoug said:

    FireCohen said:

    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
    He was physical but avoided taking big shots. I can’t remember him ever getting blown up. He was very good at avoiding those big hits at the end of his runs.
    Yeah Newton was great in short yardage last year but wasn't a real breakaway threat. Hoping Cam is that guy who can bust a few
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    FireCohenFireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
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    bananasnblondes said:

    creepycoug said:

    FireCohen said:

    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
    He was physical but avoided taking big shots. I can’t remember him ever getting blown up. He was very good at avoiding those big hits at the end of his runs.
    Yeah Newton was great in short yardage last year but wasn't a real breakaway threat. Hoping Cam is that guy who can bust a few
    dick was my favorite o player last year, dude brought energy and played with @Passion
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    Kingdome_UrinalsKingdome_Urinals Member Posts: 2,605
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    FireCohen said:

    bananasnblondes said:

    creepycoug said:

    FireCohen said:

    creepycoug said:

    #7 for Oregon - what's his name - is similar. The kid runs fucking hard, but isn't quite built for it and gets dinged.

    When I think of the perfect RB body for a guy who will take punishment, I think Ricky Williams. Just fucking solid muscle from head to toe, compact, 5'10", 230+ lbs. or whatever. Bowling ball of muscle.

    If you ain't that, you need to not take unneccessary hits. Gaskins was a surgeon in that way.

    Gaskin was a fucking physical runner despite his size not sure how that works, but dude always kept moving people
    He was physical but avoided taking big shots. I can’t remember him ever getting blown up. He was very good at avoiding those big hits at the end of his runs.
    Yeah Newton was great in short yardage last year but wasn't a real breakaway threat. Hoping Cam is that guy who can bust a few
    dick was my favorite o player last year, dude brought energy and played with @Passion
    True. Witness UW's testosterone-free performance at Stanford after Newton got hurt.
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    HairyBallsDawgHairyBallsDawg Member Posts: 1,004
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    Who is that new RB from Texas we got... somebody here commented that he runs like a hunchback with a limp.

    I want to see a one-two punch of him and Fig.

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    DooglesDoogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,468
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    I don't think Chris Polk lost a 1 on 1 his entire career. That dude always fell forward.
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    dirtysouwfdawgdirtysouwfdawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,865
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    HairyBallsDawg said:

    Who is that new RB from Texas we got... somebody here commented that he runs like a hunchback with a limp.

    I want to see a one-two punch of him and Fig.

    Sunday.
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    1to392831weretaken1to392831weretaken Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,302
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    Doogles said:

    I don't think Chris Polk lost a 1 on 1 his entire career. That dude always fell forward.

    People forget he was about a buck-fiddy dripping wet when Sark's dumb ass put him in as a true freshman and got him broken in half. Post-rhino cum, yeah, that dude was big and tough.
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