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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
Our first round RB avoids a 5 yard wide hole because there’s a guy 8 yards away when you only need 1 yard for a first down.
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Fred Warner is not just 'some guy.' He's a two-legged run-seeking missile. One of the best to ever do it.
And he wasn't 8 yards off the LoS, because he's not some rookie.
He was no more than 5 yards from the LoS, staring CEH down.
If CEH tried to cut that back, no doubt Warner drives down and tackles him. Because Fred is one of the best open field tacklers in the NFL.
The only question is IF Clyde had tried the cutback, could CEH have made enough of a move on Warner to get two yards. The advantage was in favor of Fred stopping any of our RBs short of the line to gain. He's just that good.
But like I said earlier, I'd like to see him at least try a couple times a game, instead of always blindly following his blocks.