Should we fire the running backs coach? @NorwegianHusky tells me that running backs don't actually require any coaching and we should judge the coach based on how many 5* recruits they have in June.
Should we fire the running backs coach? @NorwegianHusky tells me that running backs don't actually require any coaching and we should judge the coach based on how many 5* recruits they have in June. You can't teach instincts like Gaskin's. Just look at Salvon. When Gaskin leaves you're gonna see how spoiled we have been with him. Or maybe you won't see it, because you're a retard.
QB and RB both have a "vision" component that can't really be taught. It's an innate feel for the position that you either have or you don't. I think the RB position will still be productive for us as we have good athletes but Polk, Sankey and Gaskin were/are special talents with with innate patience and vision.
Ahmed will be fine running between the tackles once he is doing it 10+ times a game. Right now the sample size on him doing that is tiny.
Ahmed will be fine running between the tackles once he is doing it 10+ times a game. Right now the sample size on him doing that is tiny. I hope you're right. One thing Gaskin does so well is that he is able to make something out of nothing and fall forward for another 2-3 yards after seemingly being wrapped up and stopped. There are games where those type of yards are 15-20% of his overall production. With Ahmed I see an insane athlete who is a homerun threat, not the durable grinder that Gaskin is. Like I said, I think we'll still get production out of our running backs next year, I just think there will be some games where our run game really struggles against top tier front 7's because we don't have a back like Gaskin who can make something out of nothing. Ahmed will have a bunch of 100+ yards game but I think there will also be games where are run game struggles to have an impact.
Gaskin is a great player. He is one of my favorite Huskies to ever suit up. However, we will be just fine without him. Ahmed will get stronger and more refined this offseason, prepping for the increased amount of snaps. Right now, Ahmed has been statistically more effective. He is averaging 7.1 yards per carry, while Myles is averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Stanford could have freaked out that they were losing McCaffery. They didn't, instead Bryce Love became a thing. It will be the same story with Ahmed. He has shown enough flashes to convince me that we will be just fine in 2019. Kamari Pleasant is also going to be really good, and I am sure they will also work Dick Newton in there, who's body looks incredible. Yeah and there is Sean McGrew, who actually looks pretty decent this year. Give all these young pups another year in the weight room, and I actually love our runningback situation in 2019. Don't forget about Cam Davis coming in either. That is college football. You bring in new guys and you develop them. Ahmed will be better in a year than he is now. That's not up for debate. It's a given.
Gaskin is a great player. He is one of my favorite Huskies to ever suit up. However, we will be just fine without him. Ahmed will get stronger and more refined this offseason, prepping for the increased amount of snaps. Right now, Ahmed has been statistically more effective. He is averaging 7.1 yards per carry, while Myles is averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Stanford could have freaked out that they were losing McCaffery. They didn't, instead Bryce Love became a thing. It will be the same story with Ahmed. He has shown enough flashes to convince me that we will be just fine in 2019. Kamari Pleasant is also going to be really good, and I am sure they will also work Dick Newton in there, who's body looks incredible. Yeah and there is Sean McGrew, who actually looks pretty decent this year. Give all these young pups another year in the weight room, and I actually love our runningback situation in 2019. Don't forget about Cam Davis coming in either. That is college football. You bring in new guys and you develop them. Ahmed will be better in a year than he is now. That's not up for debate. It's a given. No, it's not.
Gaskin is a great player. He is one of my favorite Huskies to ever suit up. However, we will be just fine without him. Ahmed will get stronger and more refined this offseason, prepping for the increased amount of snaps. Right now, Ahmed has been statistically more effective. He is averaging 7.1 yards per carry, while Myles is averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Stanford could have freaked out that they were losing McCaffery. They didn't, instead Bryce Love became a thing. It will be the same story with Ahmed. He has shown enough flashes to convince me that we will be just fine in 2019. Kamari Pleasant is also going to be really good, and I am sure they will also work Dick Newton in there, who's body looks incredible. Yeah and there is Sean McGrew, who actually looks pretty decent this year. Give all these young pups another year in the weight room, and I actually love our runningback situation in 2019. Don't forget about Cam Davis coming in either. That is college football. You bring in new guys and you develop them. Ahmed will be better in a year than he is now. That's not up for debate. It's a given. No, it's not. Players get better the longer they play under Pete. When Ahmed was coming in, we didn't even know what side of the ball he was going to play on. Of COURSE he will get better.
Polk-Sankey-(dwash)-Gaskin...It's been a hell of a decade at the RB position.Before that was Rankin who got more than just a coffee cup in the NFL.As of now Ahmed reminds me more of Rankin than Gaskin. His footwork in the hole is maddeningly choppy and indecisive, but when he goes he looks like a cheat code.Hopefully he learns to read what's in front of him better, but history shows that's not really something you teach.That's why Gaskin balled day 1 and pushed DWash out to the NFL early, he just has "it"
Ahmed will gain another 15-20 lbs and be just fine between the tackles.Think: Rahsaan Sheehee.Or am I dealing with a bunch of dumbfuck Millenial doogs here?
Polk-Sankey-(dwash)-Gaskin...It's been a hell of a decade at the RB position.Before that was Rankin who got more than just a coffee cup in the NFL.As of now Ahmed reminds me more of Rankin than Gaskin. His footwork in the hole is maddeningly choppy and indecisive, but when he goes he looks like a cheat code.Hopefully he learns to read what's in front of him better, but history shows that's not really something you teach.That's why Gaskin balled day 1 and pushed DWash out to the NFL early, he just has "it" I would argue that footwork can definitely be improved.
Should we fire the running backs coach? @NorwegianHusky tells me that running backs don't actually require any coaching and we should judge the coach based on how many 5* recruits they have in June. You can't teach instincts like Gaskin's. Just look at Salvon. When Gaskin leaves you're gonna see how spoiled we have been with him. Or maybe you won't see it, because you're a retard. Salvon will be a good running back. Or maybe you don't see it, because you're a retard. Point is you wanted the RB coach fired in June because you didn't like his recruits. Well, the fact that we've had 2-3 good backs every year he's been here says differently. So does the head coach. In short, the results say fuck you. Doogs hate results.
