re: LSU Football Early Signing Period Tracker

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Harold Joiner is 6’3.... name one good runningback not named Derrick Henry who was that tall

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I prefer shorter RBs. I loved the era of Barry Sanders, Emmitt, and Dalton Hilliard. I’m very optimistic about CEH.

For years the NFL was trending towards taller WRs & shorter RBs. However, the opposite trend began 3 or 4 years ago. Catches by WRs under 6ft have increased every year, and carries by RBs over 6 ft have have also increased every year.

Defenses are playing more DBs and smaller LBs. Offenses are countering by hitting them with bigger backs. Not just heavier RBs, but guys that can fall forward for 2 or 3 extra yards because undersized LBs go low instead of squaring up and stopping them in their tracks.