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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Lemme tell you how much I love seeing mediocre production written off as "he's doing his job..."
He gonna start setting edges next?
He's not 'waiting for his blocks to develop' - he's five yards behind his blocks as they develop. That's not 'waiting' as much as it's getting left behind. And he didn't get caught by a DL because he was waiting - he wasn't at his blocker's hips. He got caught from behind because he lacked the burst to carry the edge.
Meanwhile with Hardman's raw speed, he's right at that seam that splits open at the 15 yard line and cutting through it as it opens.
But because he doesn't have any special physical talents he 'does his job' or 'gets what is blocked' or 'manages the game' or whatever other code we use for guys who aren't actually playmakers.
That play was sufficiently blocked for 6 if it's Hardman running it. Maybe for Toney, though Toney's instincts to use wiggle may have actually had him bouncing that and getting squeezed out of bounds.
But 'taking what's blocked' is fungible. It's...fine.
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I’m not saying he’s doing some priest Holmes work but you’re acting like it’s a knock on his speed for getting caught by a DE when it’s clear he’s just setting up his blocks. I don’t see that as 6 for hardman but even if it was they aren’t the same back. Moore doesn’t have the acceleration and raw speed as hardman, but neither Mvs or hardman has the same kind of wiggle either. Sure hardman is a better option for jet sweeps because of his raw speed but I see Toney and Moore being shiftier in a very small amount of space. The second clip shows some of that.