[Husker] Marlon Lucky

[Duane Feldman]

I would respecfully disagree with you Todd and suggest Steve might be right here.  I remember that Green's greatest asset was his speed and running outside (and through huge holes).  As a matter of fact, there was some criticism at the time that he didn't have either the "shiftyness" nor the ability to run over people as Laurence Phillips had been doing.  Speed, not his ability to make yards after contact (YAC) were Green's strength at NU.  I don't know how much of this is prespective, however.

I also agree that Lucky is catching more balls out of the backfield than was Green while at NU.  Of course, Green's career at GB has shown he has the same abilities so it was an issue of opportunity, not skill set.

You might be right about Lucky not running over a waterboy yet, but he did get a cameraman once pretty good on the sideline.  (g)  

I have been critical of Lucky's ability to get YAC, but as others have correctly pointed out, ML's strength is his versatility and speed, not YAC's.

Duane Feldman


----- Original Message ----
From: todd strong <strongtodd at msn.com>
To: husker at tssi.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2007 8:17:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Marlon Lucky


I must respectfully dis-agree with this opinion.
Green ran over people all the time.
Lucky has yet to run over the waterboy.

"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Stone" <sstone at pvtnetworks.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Marlon Lucky


> Mike wrote:
> 
>>With apologies for bringing up the "old days", I think
>>Marlon Lucky could have been spectacular as a wingback
>>in the old offense.  I think he's a pretty good open
>>field runner, but the problem is our offensive line is
>>not creating large holes, meaning it's up to the
>>I-back to choose his holes and make yards.  Lucky
>>generally is sub-par in that respect.
> 
> 
> I'd like to suggest a slightly differing perspective.
> 
> Marlon Lucky's running is strikingly similar to that of Ahman Green 
> during the first half of Green's junior year, the main distinction 
> being that Lucky's a better receiver at this stage than Green was.
> 
> The main difference is that Lucky doesn't have Pipeline III blocking 
> for him. If he had, the holes would be there so that he wouldn't have 
> to choose between them.
> 
> As for his being sub-par or even "pretty good" at any phase of his 
> game, I don't think that would stand up under close scrutiny.
> 
> Steve Stone
> 
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