by GRIDIRON GURU » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:34 am
A few things to keep in mind here when talking about the best running back in the state.
One is formation, Lakota, Hope, NCB, and Napoleon is going to line for the most part in the I formation, and run it at you.
So guy's like Johansen, Ihry, Haggenson, Cooley, and Gross, are a target before the snap.
The I formation is pretty easy to defend. So it says more about those guys offensive lines as much as it does about the back.
However in 9-man if you have the fastest kid on the field, and run a toss sweep get a couple guys to block, you are going to gain yards, and a ton of them. That is a good speedy back that can carry a team to 5 wins by himself.
If you have a great back that runs a 5.2 40 yard dash you better have a good line.
Grothman and Hillsboro run the Veer, you have to play assignment football on defense, The offense leaves unblocked people on the line of scrimmage every play and decide from his reaction who gets the ball, it's much harder to defend. Take nothing away from Grothman he is what makes that Veer go and allows his teammates the big rushing numbers in some games.
I do not know much about Gion from Mott but I do know he has a very nasty line getting after people up front that gives him his big yards per carry average.
I do not want to take anything away from any of these great backs but the point I want to make is that the "I" formation tail back has a tougher roe to hoe than the spread and veer backs.
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GRIDIRON GURU on Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
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