I had been posting regularly that perine was the guy I was most optimistic about. His size alone makes him an intriguing player built like ronnell lewis. When the mixon thang happened I figured he'd get some early pt. Should be a great year.
I had been posting regularly that perine was the guy I was most optimistic about. His size alone makes him an intriguing player built like ronnell lewis. When the mixon thang happened I figured he'd get some early pt. Should be a great year.
All 3 were very good and took care of the ball. Ford seems to have found an extra gear. Tonka is very very strong and Ross is a difference maker
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Remember that we are talking in relation to each other not typical OU talent level (which I think these guys are all above the average there). I just think that Ross's carries will be situational based on the speed of the opposing linebackers. If they are slow-a-foot, then you'll see him more to beat them to the sidelines. Smaller and Faster and they'll just hammer up the gut with Perine/Ford.Originally Posted by KantoSooner
One other point, Neal may be the best blocking WR I've seen here in a decade.
I haven't went through the entire game, but through 3 quarters I felt like our overall execution (meaning guys engaged with their assignments) was exceptional. On most every play, there were 8-9 guys engaged with the defense which is honestly unheard of for us until mid-season. The last OL I remember being this sound, this early was the 2003/2004 group. The one noticeable group that was lost were the guards who typically didn't touch anyone when they had a second level assignment (the fact that we are going to the second level now is 3 kinds of awesome). They did engage very well on traps and straight up blocks.
Where it gets worrisome though was the number of those OL engagements that we got stalemated/beat. This is also unusual in that typically at this point of the season our OL, if we find someone to engage, typically win that engagement. The first 2 series, Evans and Shead looked amazing. The third, they looked like they were out of gas. By the second quarter, Savage was in for Evans and he was mauling while Shead was getting pushed back (which created those weird running lanes). For Evans, it may be conditioning (as Kasitati was listed as the starter) or first game jitters but it also might be a talent issue as well. If the former, we'll see a lot of improvement in game 2. If the latter, then we will see more guys in the backfield and we'll have to go back to overload blocking.
The blocking by the WRs was absolutely awesome to see. Nothing like seeing 8-12 yard runs/catches turned into 25-30 yarders because they actually block. We saw a little of this last year, but these guys seem even better at it (on par with the 2004 group).
As I was watching him run, I was thinking that Perine reminded me of Gerald Moore, but with a Jermaine Fazande physique.
LOL, exactly what I was thinking about Perine. Looks like Fazande, runs like Moore.
When I saw Perine I thot of Rotnei Anderson.
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BOY HOWDY !!!!
Agreed.
It's pretty clear he got really serious about it over the summer. I was a little concerned with how our WRs would block since we lost Saunders (who was pretty damn good at it), but Neal really looked exceptional in his blocking ability Saturday. KJ Young didn't do bad either, but he's just a victim on inexperience. Young reminds me of Broyles as a freshman.
No argument from me on that.
Now, was it Ford who I DID see exhibit a very nice pause at the line as the blocking defined a hole? Sometime in the first half, I believe. Sorry, but I had a whole teevee room of people who insisted on jabbering the whole game.
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I thought Ford showed good patience on several runs.
A big positive is having both Ross and Ford being able to catch out of the backfield. Also, TK threw very nice balls on those long swing passes. Good lead to let the RB catch it in stride and a little touch on it to make it easier to catch. Compare that to TKs first 2 games last year where he couldn't connect with wide open swing passes or bubble screens and he has made huge strides.
Adding that brought Knight to full Nate Hybl status -> Amazingly accurate on high degree of difficulty passes like the fade and corner route and amazingly inaccurate on easy throws like digs and slants.
Nate F'n Hybl... gotta be kiddin me
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After coveting Alabama's Derrick Henry all day and wondering why the heck he doesn't get the ball 30+ times a game, I came away from the OU game feeling fantastic about our trio. It should be a great year for our running game!
Speaking of which, it was down to OU & Bama for Perine's services. Can you imagine pairing him with Henry?
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Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.
Yeah, I can. It'd look something like, oh, Perine and FordSpeaking of which, it was down to OU & Bama for Perine's services. Can you imagine pairing him with Henry?
FORD will be a super star.....
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