I think it’s probably a lot different for Hansen here. This isn’t Ames and the pressure is tenfold here. We don’t settle for just winning, we want to see the team clicking in all facets. I hope the kid can turn it around, but these kids are paid like professionals. If he’s not cutting it, they need to find another RB1 from that room. I think many of us like about Martin is that he look like he had speed, vision, and elusiveness in that bowl game. For as often as we hear it was against the Clemson backups on defense, Martin was also running behind backups on our OL. And those Clemson backups are better than the temple and Marshall starters that Hansen is playing against in the first two games.
Film Study - PSU's Lack of Explosive Run Plays
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That could very well be. That happened a few years ago right before Allen and Singleton, didn't it? Noah Cain had never really recovered from his injuryIf Hansen is the go-to and isn’t dynamic, isn’t the logical conclusion that all of our backs are lousy?
Journey Brown overlapped with Cain and could have been great if he didn’t have his heart issue. Those couple of years at RB we were just unlucky.
My take is no matter what the deal is backs need reps to learn how to play behind a certain Oline and be good.If Hansen is the go-to and isn’t dynamic, isn’t the logical conclusion that all of our backs are lousy?
It's rare that a young man steps on the field and just dominates. There are few Curt Warner's or Dorsetts in the world but does seem to be more of those types today than ever before.
IMO and that's all I have to go on here, if you don't have a true #1, in the spring, you pick your guy with the most potential and you start grooming him. Then in the early non competitive games your start giving him the carries getting him the feel and experience come league play so he's ready and not having to wait for mid to late season.
In our current situation I really don't like the rotating of backs when we neither seem to have the talent or the experience. We don't seem to have a bunch of Mike Archies, Steven Pitts or Ambrose Fletchers hanging around the bench. To say nothing of Milne or Witman.
Again, and just my opinion for our particular situation a split backs formation may be an answer. Puts you best blocking back who is also your toughest runner and your best instinct and yards per carry back in the game at the same time. Beck for blocking and short yardage and Q Martin/Peoples for the splash plays. Also, all three of those guys can catch the football out of the backfield. You wouldn't have to live and die with that formation, but it might make for you your best base formation.
These are just my thoughts. Then the other thing might be is the coach hiding his true offense.
I am starting to think Lando is a narcissist. Anyone that labels themself a "King" is a good indicator. He argues just to argue and thinks he is never wrong. Then says something along the lines of "anyone that calls for a new RB after 2 games with his prior track record doesn't deserve an opinion" without understanding what people are actually saying or speaking about. Maybe he has reading comprehension issues, i do not know. Maybe anyone that labels themself a "King" does not deserve an opinion and should immediately discredited. I think that's fair.
Oxfam?Not so amazing. TN fits right in with states at the bottom of this list. Our state (NC) legislators like to brag about how attractive we are to business. NC has been at the bottom of this list for the last seven years. Guessing it has something to do with a state’s history of slavery.
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Guessing you weren't on the old board...or hoping since you didn't get the joke
No reading comprehension issues...just dealing with people being unreasonable
He has been doing this since the old rivals board going back many years.
Logical? Are you new here?If Hansen is the go-to and isn’t dynamic, isn’t the logical conclusion that all of our backs are lousy?
Even better, someone will explode vs mighty Buffalo and the BWICAC will declare a winner.
Let me offer a counter proposal. I happen to think that the WR room and definitely the TE room are more talented than our RB room by far. Putting 2 backs in the formation is keeping a more talented playmaker on the sidelines. Today TEs are often utilized somewhat like fullbacks of yesterday. TEs have evolved from hands in the dirt to Hback to be schemed as they are Today. They are really flex backs.
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Not sure you know what the word pretending means but there's people smarter than me--just not you
knox doing knoxy things... lmfao
honestly this is like arguing with a toddler--you can't ever make a valid argument so you cry
Lando (without the King)
It was so bad I believe he was put on vacation by the mods at one point.
Nope, he was just Lando on the rivals site. It was the same type of schtick there as well. He’s not a bad guy, but he becomes so repetitious (in a neurodivergent manner) that you end up having to put him on ignore after he ends up hijacking entire threads.Yea I was wondering that too. I thought he was from 247
I would say they’re all pretty comparable at this point. I hope to be proven wrong, but I haven’t been so far.
The bigger concern is if nobody explodes against Buffalo.
An old adage in football "if you have 2 QB, you have none." At this point it could be that the coaches know what they (don't) have. IMO, exploding against Buffalo should be taken with the proverbial grain of salt.
I want to see us rush for about 250 yards but Buffalo's pass defense is well a sieve. I don't want to see us bashing our head against a wall when a window is open.
Lets just have a very effective offense in both pass and run and win by 30+
I seem to notice fans are difficult to satisfy. Now that the WR and passing game is "fixed" we need a drum to beat. I have a feeling that we might be discussing the running game throughout the season and rendering help to the coaching staff
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Thats because we have been so starved of a functioning passing attack it all seems like a bright and shiny new toy.I seem to notice fans are difficult to satisfy. Now that the WR and passing game is "fixed" we need a drum to beat. I have a feeling that we might be discussing the running game throughout the season and rendering help to the coaching staff
I can't imagine any circumstances where the rank and file here won't insist "we deserve better. "
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