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[Dante84]

I just watched Charles Sims, RB, West Virginia. I watched his tape against a pud team (William and Mary) and against a decent team (Baylor).

Positives:
- He is great at recognizing pressure and picking up the defender.
- He has really good vision, and reads his blocks well.
- Very decisive change of direction, and alters his run very well.
- His feet pump very fast, and he churns his feet. Because of this, he typically falls forward after contact for an additional yard or two, which could be huge for picking up 1st downs.

Negatives:
- For as much as he pumps his feet, he doesn't appear to have elite speed. It looks like he should be faster. This scares me because in the NFL, the defenders are much faster and will make contact very quickly. He just doesn't look like a game-breaker.
- He doesn't seem to break tackles. It doesn't take an entire team to bring him down, and if the tackler gets a decent chance at a tackle, he usually makes it and ends the play.
- For as great as he is at blocking in the pocket for the QB, he is terrible at blocking in the open field. He runs straight up, and is hesitant to make contact. The ballcarrier he is blocking usually ends up running into him and blows the play, or throws Sims out of the way. This is particularly troubling as our backup RB better be able to block in the open field on ST's - Toub won't take kindly to shit blocking.