2017 Running Back Situation

[VimSince03]

Movement in RB position...Opland is now a LB, Jefferies is FB, and Dodd is again a HB, I'm glad to see this move...Seems we are deep at RB IMO why hasn't Lasane been moved to LB...

Because he is our best running back. Wouldn't you agree?

[mslacatfan]

yeah, not sure why you would move Lasane?

anyway, interesting about Jeffries and Dodd if true. Jeffries is definitely surprising, didn't see that one coming. I like Dodd going back to RB, he was getting pretty buried on the depth chart at CB.

[VimSince03]

yeah, not sure why you would move Lasane?

anyway, interesting about Jeffries and Dodd if true. Jeffries is definitely surprising, didn't see that one coming. I like Dodd going back to RB, he was getting pretty buried on the depth chart at CB.

Dodd was an ace special teams player last year but he won't make enough impact at corner as he could at running back. I had pretty high hopes when they moved him to CB but we are now deep at that position, especially with the commits we have coming in.

Devin has one more year to play and he is a great athlete. Throw him at fullback and let him block!

[tdub]

yeah, not sure why you would move Lasane?

anyway, interesting about Jeffries and Dodd if true. Jeffries is definitely surprising, didn't see that one coming. I like Dodd going back to RB, he was getting pretty buried on the depth chart at CB.

Could this be related to his past injuries? With his knee injuries and what that does to weight room time, I wonder if he doesn't have the bulk the he would've needed at DE, but is still a really good frame for a FB? Just speculating....

[bobcat99]

Movement in RB position...Opland is now a LB, Jefferies is FB, and Dodd is again a HB, I'm glad to see this move...Seems we are deep at RB IMO why hasn't Lasane been moved to LB...

Probably because he's currently the best RB on our roster.

Seems like if you get moved to FB, it's signifying the end of your time here. Ojo, Bray...

[msucatzfan]

Edited the first page to add Jeffries and Dodd, and to remove Opland.

I remember when Dodd came here as a very solid looking recruit. It will be fun to follow the spring battle between him and Pegues as they seem to have a very similar frame and skill set.

I also like moving Opland to defense. I think he will be a really good one for us...

[kwcat]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

[VimSince03]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

[kwcat]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

I have seen some flashes from Noah as well. He also is pretty similar in size.

[VimSince03]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

I have seen some flashes from Noah as well. He also is pretty similar in size.

Noah's senior year highlights:

Noah has added a solid 20 lbs. since high school. Chad and Noah aren't exactly quick runners but they are smart runners. They understand blocking schemes using them to their advantage more times than not. They also have a good bounce to the outside that a lot of people don't expect. Chad showed multiple times throughout his career that he could bust a run to the outside with a nice stiffarm for extra yards. It also helps that Chad and Noah aren't afraid to run over people...

[kwcat]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

I have seen some flashes from Noah as well. He also is pretty similar in size.

Noah's senior year highlights:

Noah has added a solid 20 lbs. since high school. Chad and Noah aren't exactly quick runners but they are smart runners. They understand blocking schemes using them to their advantage more times than not. They also have a good bounce to the outside that a lot of people don't expect. Chad showed multiple times throughout his career that he could bust a run to the outside with a nice stiffarm for extra yards. It also helps that Chad and Noah aren't afraid to run over people...

That is the attitude some of our more skilled runners need to adapt.

[VimSince03]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

I have seen some flashes from Noah as well. He also is pretty similar in size.

Noah's senior year highlights:

Noah has added a solid 20 lbs. since high school. Chad and Noah aren't exactly quick runners but they are smart runners. They understand blocking schemes using them to their advantage more times than not. They also have a good bounce to the outside that a lot of people don't expect. Chad showed multiple times throughout his career that he could bust a run to the outside with a nice stiffarm for extra yards. It also helps that Chad and Noah aren't afraid to run over people...

That is the attitude some of our more skilled runners need to adapt.

Whoops. Posted the wrong link to Noah's highlights. Was having a PM with a poster about Dawsen Berg from Skyview committing to Tech.

[kwcat]

Certainly looks to be a good bunch of talent.

I still have a lot of concern about who will/does have the durability/toughness/work habit of a Chad Newell.

Who decides to persevere in the face of adversity in this group? I have a lot of good memories of watching Newell in special teams. His energy was on full display there

and carried on to running the ball. He outplayed his physical ability in my opinion. I believe we have backs with more ability but have yet to see the other side of the

equation to be displayed. Logan Jones may be the exception on the energy side.

I do like what film I have seen on Roper. Seems to play with heart.

Noah James has shown some "Newell-like" energy on special teams. Similar player as well.

I have seen some flashes from Noah as well. He also is pretty similar in size.

Noah's senior year highlights:

Noah has added a solid 20 lbs. since high school. Chad and Noah aren't exactly quick runners but they are smart runners. They understand blocking schemes using them to their advantage more times than not. They also have a good bounce to the outside that a lot of people don't expect. Chad showed multiple times throughout his career that he could bust a run to the outside with a nice stiffarm for extra yards. It also helps that Chad and Noah aren't afraid to run over people...

That is the attitude some of our more skilled runners need to adapt.

As a side note, this fall I watched one of the Bz 8th grade teams play a Butte team.(not the one I was hoping for with the Cetraro kid)
A Bz kid who the coach had at multiple positions caught a pass as a tight end and broke into the open field for an apparent td. However, to my delight, he turned back so he could run another kid over. It was hilarious! I asked a parent of a team member what 'that was about'. He said "that kid just loves running over people"

[msucatzfan]

Edited to remove Dodd.