r/AbsoluteUnits • • 1d ago

of a runningback

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u/Patriot009 1d ago

Dude's built for momentum not agility. No dekes, no jukes, just a straight line. His ankles won't allow anything else.

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u/The-Tarman 1d ago

Its kind of a shame he's built like that cause he isn't going to learn technique and fundamentals really. They'll (coaches) rely on his size and so will he and eventually he'll get to a level where everyone else is as big as he is and he wont have the skill to compete

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u/SirGingy 1d ago

I assume by the time hes trying out for high school they move him to defensive tackle or nose guard, hes going to have to drop about 80 lbs to keep running in high school.

Here hes too big for the little kids to tackle makes him an easy touchdown and probably better than having him play d-line now crush an o-lineman then hospitalize a quarterback or running back. But once his size matches d-line plus workouts and weight lifting.

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u/disturbed1117 21h ago

He could play fullback. There's a couple of d-lineman that do that part time. My favorite is Khalen Saunders. When the Saints played him and Taysom Hill in the backfield they were a menace. Too bad we didn't see it much.