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RB Ezekiel Elliott (All B1G, All-American, National Champion, Pro Bowl, All Pro, Dallas Cowboys)

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maximumblitz said:
I can't help but think that on his long runs in the last 3 games, the whole were so big that it appeared anyone could walk through them.I guess I have to remember that it takes a lot of vision and timing and patience to find the hole and hit it at the right time.
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Exactly on the timing, vision and patience part. In his video interview with BTN they brought up the big run vs Bama. He talks about how he couldnt see much there and he was "running through the smoke or fog" can't remember which. But, there was nothing there and he saw Evan flash all of a sudden and it appeared. Then he says he just accelerated and the seas parted. Crazy how some backs don't see that and run into the pile or miss that sliver just enough to get arm tackled or tripped up. The great ones see it and hit it and the rest becomes history. Zeke is going down, in one of the greatest football programs to ever be on the planet, as a historically great running back. That's amazing.

I'm already getting sad thinking his time here is limited.
 
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I don't care how big the holes are. The way he runs isn't just a product of great blocking, tho it helps a great deal. There was one run against Bama where his shoulders remained square yet his hips twisted one way then the opposite which allowed him to slither past two defenders coming from opposite angles. He's fast, tough, and has more wiggle than any tOSU RB I can remember. He's gonna have his name up in the Shoe.
 
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BUCKYLE said:
I don't care how big the holes are. The way he runs isn't just a product of great blocking, tho it helps a great deal. There was one run against Bama where his shoulders remained square yet his hips twisted one way then the opposite which allowed him to slither past two defenders coming from opposite angles. He's fast, tough, and has more wiggle than any tOSU RB I can remember. He's gonna have his name up in the Shoe.
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After that three game run on the biggest stage imaginable, they should put it up there Saturday. Greatest 3 game performance I've ever seen in football period, no hyperbole.
 
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He is excellent at setting up his blockers. His ability to do that makes tOSU's WR even more effective. It's also impressive to see a young back who can run behind pulling guards/motion TEs. A lot of the new spread/zone backs in HS don't learn this anymore, he excels at it.
 
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BUCKYLE said:
I don't care how big the holes are. The way he runs isn't just a product of great blocking, tho it helps a great deal. There was one run against Bama where his shoulders remained square yet his hips twisted one way then the opposite which allowed him to slither past two defenders coming from opposite angles. He's fast, tough, and has more wiggle than any tOSU RB I can remember. He's gonna have his name up in the Shoe.
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The way he's able to flip his hips to avoid defenders is something to marvel at. Last year against Penn State he made one of the most impressive moves I've seen from a running back in a long, long time. He was given the ball heading to the left, may have been zone read, may have been outside zone, but there was a defender in his face as soon as he got the ball. He did a quick dip inside, flipped his hips, and flashed back outside leaving the defender reaching for air. And Ezekiel did it all while keeping his shoulders square to the LOS and never slowing down. I knew at that point he was going to do some good things here. He has an innate ability to get himself out of bad spots.
 
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