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Will Bell's running style spread?
Posted on 1/16/17 at 7:59 am
Posted on 1/16/17 at 7:59 am
Could Bell's running style work with other backs or is he just a fluke? Seems like if you don't have a good offensive line you're just inviting yourself to get blown up by a linebacker if you just sit there and wait for a hole to open. In any event, it was pretty interesting to watch him succeed with that style this season.
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Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:01 am to GeneralLee
No.
You need a really good run blocking offensive line to even think about doing it.
ETA - You also need a true passing threat so there isn't more than 8 in the box 75% of the time
You need a really good run blocking offensive line to even think about doing it.
ETA - You also need a true passing threat so there isn't more than 8 in the box 75% of the time
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 8:03 am
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:02 am to GeneralLee
That's more of the game slowing down for him than anything.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:04 am to thermal9221
he literally dances in the backfield for a few seconds before finding/choosing a hole and running forward
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:06 am to 632627
Yeah, he has some freakish vision/intuition that I'm guessing is tough to learn.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:07 am to GeneralLee
He has exceptional burst though. Idk of many backs besides maybe AP and Zeke that can turn it on quite like that from a jump cut.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:24 am to GeneralLee
Not many high school coaches I've ever been around would stand for that style, "Stop Dancing Around and Hit the fricking Hole" they'd yell. Which seems to be a phase a lot of 20 something year female teachers seem to yelling a lot these days as well 
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:28 am to GeneralLee
It's really astonishing how he's transformed himself both physically and stylistically.
He looks as lean as a wr and he was a hoss at msu.
He looks as lean as a wr and he was a hoss at msu.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:28 am to TxWadingFool
A lot of coaches have also only ever taught it one way without exploring if another way may be better.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:29 am to Spelt it rong
Bell's style reminds me of Walter Payton.
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dk of many backs besides maybe AP and Zeke that can turn it on quite like that from a jump cut.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:45 am to Deege
Only if other backs are as awesome as he is.
He is "tip toeing" which goes against everything an RB has been taught. He runs every play like a back running a screen pass.
He is "tip toeing" which goes against everything an RB has been taught. He runs every play like a back running a screen pass.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:51 am to GeneralLee
No not everyone can run like that
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:52 am to GeneralLee
Few running backs have his vision, patience, power or athletic skill. And even fewer play behind an offensive line like the Pittsburgh Steelers. Of the players I have been watching, only Derrius Guice looks remotely like this.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 8:55 am to GeneralLee
Nah you would need a good Oline to not get blown up in the backfield and a good passing game to not have the D load up the box.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:04 am to TxWadingFool
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Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:13 am to Wolfhound45
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Of the players I have been watching, only Derrius Guice looks remotely like this.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:14 am to AU_251
As an LSU fan, is there somebody else I should be watching? You are free to list someone else. 
ETA: Since I am a fan of both teams, I kind of been focused on them.
ETA: Since I am a fan of both teams, I kind of been focused on them.
This post was edited on 1/16/17 at 9:15 am
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:15 am to AU_251
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:15 am to Deege
Joe Addai had kind of a similar style.
Posted on 1/16/17 at 9:18 am to S
Would he be better by just hitting the hole quicker?
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