PB Eddie Lacy ~ Alabama Crimson Tide
5110/231
5110/231
Regarding HalfBacks
These are the Attributes I focus most closely on, when trying to Evaluate the Prospects of HalfBack Prospects:
Processing Speed ~ How Rapidly & Effectively they Read & React to the rapidly changing LandScape in front'f'm
Power ~ How forcefully they Run the Ball
Acceleration ~ I don't give a Rat's Ass about "40" Time. How Quickly do they Hit The Hole & Turn the Corner?
Fluidity ~ How Serpentine he flows through Traffic.
Ricochet ~ How Explosively they Burst out'f their Breaks when they Change Directions
Security ~ How reliably he holds onto the PigSkin
Pass Blocking ~ Can they stay on the field without endangering their QuarterBack's Life?
Pass Receiving ~ Are they a true Dual Threat ~ what I call a FlexBack?
I think that deploying a Feature Back is a ridiculously stupid way to go: You'll get much better results if your HalfBacks aren't constantly battered and bruised. It's the most punishing Position in the entire Game, as evidenced by the notoriously short Shelf Lives of HalfBacks ~ especially Feature Backs.
As such, it makes no sense to me to have less than 3 reasonably capable HalfBacks to share the Load.
After all: That's about 400-500 Tackles they need to absorb, each Year.
Nobody's asking any "Wide Receivers" to absorb 400 Tackles a Year, last I checked!!
And most of those are at the hands of 200 Pound CornerBacks, not 300 Pound Gorillas!!
And as it's quite obviously best for the Team to split up the Carries, it stands to reason that most HalfBacks simply don't warrant 1st Round Investments...with some few notable exceptions!!
Processing Speed ~ How Rapidly & Effectively they Read & React to the rapidly changing LandScape in front'f'm
Power ~ How forcefully they Run the Ball
Acceleration ~ I don't give a Rat's Ass about "40" Time. How Quickly do they Hit The Hole & Turn the Corner?
Fluidity ~ How Serpentine he flows through Traffic.
Ricochet ~ How Explosively they Burst out'f their Breaks when they Change Directions
Security ~ How reliably he holds onto the PigSkin
Pass Blocking ~ Can they stay on the field without endangering their QuarterBack's Life?
Pass Receiving ~ Are they a true Dual Threat ~ what I call a FlexBack?
I think that deploying a Feature Back is a ridiculously stupid way to go: You'll get much better results if your HalfBacks aren't constantly battered and bruised. It's the most punishing Position in the entire Game, as evidenced by the notoriously short Shelf Lives of HalfBacks ~ especially Feature Backs.
As such, it makes no sense to me to have less than 3 reasonably capable HalfBacks to share the Load.
After all: That's about 400-500 Tackles they need to absorb, each Year.
Nobody's asking any "Wide Receivers" to absorb 400 Tackles a Year, last I checked!!
And most of those are at the hands of 200 Pound CornerBacks, not 300 Pound Gorillas!!
And as it's quite obviously best for the Team to split up the Carries, it stands to reason that most HalfBacks simply don't warrant 1st Round Investments...with some few notable exceptions!!
Eddie Lacy Scouting Report
Processing Speed ~ Extraordinary. Reads developing Runs exceptionally well.
Power ~ Outstanding. Lacy is a Beast.
Acceleration ~ Fair.
Ricochet ~ Adequate.
Fluidity ~ Remarkable. Extraordinary, really, for a PowerBack. Terrific Spin Move.
Security ~ Decent, but needs to clean up some Bad Habits: High Pad Level & Ball Positioning.
Pass Blocking ~ Excellent. Tremendous Core Strength & Hand to Hand Combat.
Pass Receiving ~ Adept. Hand Catcher.
Power ~ Outstanding. Lacy is a Beast.
Acceleration ~ Fair.
Ricochet ~ Adequate.
Fluidity ~ Remarkable. Extraordinary, really, for a PowerBack. Terrific Spin Move.
Security ~ Decent, but needs to clean up some Bad Habits: High Pad Level & Ball Positioning.
Pass Blocking ~ Excellent. Tremendous Core Strength & Hand to Hand Combat.
Pass Receiving ~ Adept. Hand Catcher.
Prospectus
Gotta love this guy: Eddie Lacy is a classic PowerBack who leverages his phenomenal Core Strength & Drive Power to bash his way through Defenders on every single Run, barreling DownField relentlessly and hammering Defenses.
What I find flat out astonishing ~ even having watched'm ~ is that Eddie Lacy ~ a true PowerBack, mind you ~ forged an higher YPC Average at Alabama than either Mark Ingram or even Trent Richardson ~ 6.8!!
He's not Quick to the Edge, mind you. Acceleration & Explosiveness is not his Game. But on Stretch Runs, he is exceptionally Savvy at picking the right Hole to cut forward into. And of course he's a Freight Train, up the Middle.
And he's remarkably Agile in Open Field, as well...and startlingly Sinuous in tight quarters.
Between his Beast Mentality, his phenomenal Core Strength, and'is light Mileage, Eddie Lacy has everything you need in a Feature Back. Mind you, I think that deploying a Feature Back is a ridiculously stupid way to go: You'll get much better results if your HalfBacks aren't constantly battered and bruised. It's the most punishing Position in the entire Game, as evidenced by the notoriously short Shelf Lives of HalfBacks ~ especially Feature Backs.
As such, it makes no sense to me to have less than 3 reasonably capable HalfBacks to share the Load.
After all: That's about 400-500 Tackles they need to absorb, each Year.
Nobody's asking any "Wide Receivers" to absorb 400 Tackles a Year, last I checked!!
And most of those are at the hands of 200 Pound CornerBacks, not 300 Pound Gorillas!!
What I find flat out astonishing ~ even having watched'm ~ is that Eddie Lacy ~ a true PowerBack, mind you ~ forged an higher YPC Average at Alabama than either Mark Ingram or even Trent Richardson ~ 6.8!!
He's not Quick to the Edge, mind you. Acceleration & Explosiveness is not his Game. But on Stretch Runs, he is exceptionally Savvy at picking the right Hole to cut forward into. And of course he's a Freight Train, up the Middle.
And he's remarkably Agile in Open Field, as well...and startlingly Sinuous in tight quarters.
Between his Beast Mentality, his phenomenal Core Strength, and'is light Mileage, Eddie Lacy has everything you need in a Feature Back. Mind you, I think that deploying a Feature Back is a ridiculously stupid way to go: You'll get much better results if your HalfBacks aren't constantly battered and bruised. It's the most punishing Position in the entire Game, as evidenced by the notoriously short Shelf Lives of HalfBacks ~ especially Feature Backs.
As such, it makes no sense to me to have less than 3 reasonably capable HalfBacks to share the Load.
After all: That's about 400-500 Tackles they need to absorb, each Year.
Nobody's asking any "Wide Receivers" to absorb 400 Tackles a Year, last I checked!!
And most of those are at the hands of 200 Pound CornerBacks, not 300 Pound Gorillas!!
Yank Rank: StudHorse ~ Blue Chipper!!
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