[Husker] Marlon Lucky

[todd strong]

I have been gone a couple days. Good point Steve.
Anyone know how many y.a.c.  Lucky has?

"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
To: <andy at knipp.com>; <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Husker] Marlon Lucky


> Still, in all of these situations, yards after contact are desired.
> I thought that was the difference when Brandon Jackson won the
> starting job last year.
> 
>> The type of running back also determines the type of PL that is 
>> recruited/developed. A big bruising RB (Buckhalter, Phillips, Rozier) 
>> who can take a seam an power through a hole with a huge head of steam, 
>> works great behind a OL of 330+ lb behemoths. Typically then you are 
>> doing zone blocking (hit the guy closest to you),  don't let a DL or LB 
>> get a square hit on the RB and expect the RB to power through. 
>> 
>> Small fast guys (old pro fans remember Tony Dorsett), need a different 
>> type of line. Traps and pulling Guards/Tackles (Wiegert and Stai of 
>> pipeline 1 pulled a great deal) need to be able to get out on the 
>> corner and seal off the D. The RB either then takes the corner if they 
>> can make it, or cuts back if the D over pursues. 
>> 
>> One final point that is a major different is the amount of down field 
>> blocking by the WR. OL and RB get into and through the hole. To hope to 
>> break longer runs, you muct have WRs dropping CBs and Ss deep in the 
>> secondary. Watch a TO coached team and see how many times, each play, a 
>> WR is making a block on a DB, small WRs like Brendan Holbein and 
>> Clester Johnson consistently made big blocks down field. It is much 
>> easier to beak a long one with no DBs to worry about. Watch the games 
>> now and see how many you see. 
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> >
>> >The seven offensive linemen (plus, at times, the fullback) determine 
>> >the size, shape, and duration of those holes in the defense.
>> >
>> >That is largely what determines a running back's success.
>> >
>> >Football is essentially a matter of knocking people down.
>> 
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