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RB07OSU;2107902; said:There certainly will be an opportunity for Dunn and Ball to get some playing time.
Bill Lucas;2107923; said:I think some here (myself included) would disagree with that statement in regards to Hyde. He held onto the ball and had a 5.3 ypc average with 566 yards on 106 carries. He's faster than most give him credit for. He also fell forward when he was hit, often getting several yards after the hit even when playing against defenses that were ignoring the possibility of the forward pass.
No I'm not related to him. Just impressed by his play.
buckeyesin07;2107944; said:He's fast one he gets going, but he doesn't come out of the gates extremely fast. And if you look at the tape, he struggled with finding cutback lanes. That said, he had a solid year, and he may be the starter in the first game. I'm just saying he hasn't shown enough for it to be a foregone conclusion in February that he will be the starter in September. Dunn and Ball will have a shot. That was my original point. Maybe it was a poor choice of words on my part.
buckeyesin07;2107944; said:He's fast one he gets going, but he doesn't come out of the gates extremely fast. And if you look at the tape, he struggled with finding cutback lanes. That said, he had a solid year, and he may be the starter in the first game. I'm just saying he hasn't shown enough for it to be a foregone conclusion in February that he will be the starter in September. Dunn and Ball will have a shot. That was my original point. Maybe it was a poor choice of words on my part.
wh2332;2107990; said:After watching Hyde this year, I'd describe him as serviceable. He's not the type of guy I want to be our lead back on a team where we're going to be running the ball a lot next year, but he should be in the rotation. I'm looking to see Ball and Dunn and see what we have with those two and maybe see Rod Smith make an impact. I see the ideal role in the offense for Jordan Hall to be something of a Brandon Saine half receiver/half running back and I think Hyde should have a role as a big back, but I still think we haven't found a feature back yet.
buckeyebri;2108013; said:Why do you postulate that we will be running the ball a lot next year? Do you see us running as much or more than this past season? Are you saying that Dave has not left the room?
buckeyebri;2108013; said:Why do you postulate that we will be running the ball a lot next year? Do you see us running as much or more than this past season? Are you saying that Dave has not left the room?