Tepop84
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« on: October 27, 2008, 09:55:17 pm » |
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Not getting it done this year. I know everybody was singing his praises after the NE game, but he just isn't good this year. He has rushed from the wildcat formation 21 times for 156 yards. In normal formations he has rushed 77 times for 250 yards, (3.25ypc). That is just not very good. It takes a gimmick formation for him to be able to get a decent ypc average, and that really only worked real well one week.
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Tepop84
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2008, 10:02:15 pm » |
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I don't think that's a fair criticism. He's not getting blocking from the traditional formation. Also, the Wildcat is not a gimmick. How many times must you run a play for it not to be a gimmick anymore. We run it well over 20 times this year. It's just a formation in the playbook at this point. But it's a formation that plays to Ronnie's strength.
We aren't able to move the ball up the middle, so we're seeking the outside, and that results in a lot of no gains and negative plays. It's the way our line is blocking.
It was a gimmick the first time we used it against NE where he ran it 4 times for 84 yards. Take that game away and his rushing from the wildcat has resulted in 17 carries for 72 yards (4.23ypc). Not exactly great numbers.
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 12:26:22 am » |
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yeah and Ricky is really tearing it up,Ohh wait he's already got 4 fumbles this year... Ricky's got 71 attempts 267 yards (3.8 avg) 2 Td's and 4 fumbles........ Ronnie is coming off of major knee injury...Stepped in game one of the season... Is also playing behind a young O-line....Sometimes the blocking is there..other times it's what ever Ronnie makes on his own.... Teams are also stacking the box to stop the run..Chad's,and our Wr's haven't been a threat with the deep ball...
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Tepop84
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2008, 11:02:16 am » |
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Best offensive weapon? You seriously think he is more valuable than Pennington this year. You have to be fucking retarded. I wish people would stop blowing him when he has been below average for all but 1 week when he gained 84 yards on 4 carries from a formation that the defense had never seen.
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Stop your bloodclot cryin'!
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« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2008, 01:45:13 pm » |
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Brown was drafted because Saban thought that the Dolphins needed a Michael Westbrook type of back. Brown reminds me of Westbrook with a lot more power. Think you might mean Brian Westbrook there... Michael Westbrook was a WR for the 'Skins a little while back. I don't have any problem with Ronnie Brown at all. I watch a helluva lot of football, much to the detriment of most of my other social life, and I see Ronnie fighting through first tacklers as consistently and as aggressively as any RB in the game. Ronnie has all the skill and all the heart he needs to be a top-5 RB in the NFL, imo, but he needs more consistent play from his O-line, and he needs to have WR weapons on the outside that can scare teams out of stuffing the box on him almost every play.
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