The Running Back Room

[Vince R.]

We finally have some good roster problems. 

 

[Redux]

Greg Bell??? You don’t recruit a top JUCO back for him to sit the pine.

"Spitball"

 

[caveman99]

"Spitball"

You need to recalibrate your straw:

 

[Redux]

You need to recalibrate your straw:

Depth changes, just my crapshoot on start of the season.

 

[ScottyIce]

Total spitball here:

1- Ozigbo

2- Bryant

3- Wilbon

So you think Riley and Reggie had it right? Sort of?

 

[Redux]

So you think Riley and Reggie had it right? Sort of?

No, not when they considered the run game a novelty act.

 

[ScottyIce]

No, not when they considered the run game a novelty act.

I meant depth chart

 

[Redux]

I meant depth chart

I don't know that their RB depth chart was ever the same two weeks in a row.

 

[ScottyIce]

I don't know that their RB depth chart was ever the same two weeks in a row.

True. Just felt like it was those 3 in some fashion

 

[Redux]

True. Just felt like it was those 3 in some fashion

It basically was half the time IIRC.

And yes, as mentioned, I think Bell will figure into the rotation and move up quickly.

 

[Wunderkind]

Way too early depth chart predictions: 

1. Bell

2. Washington

3. Wilbon

4. Bradley

5. Bryant

6. Ozigbo

7. Mazour

Sad Panda: Miles

Running back by committee. Lots of them getting touches and in various roles. Bell gets the most touches followed by Bryant if he is healthy. That would be my naive guess. Wilbon, Washington, and Bradley fighting for playing time behind them with Oz fitting the big back roll. Miles backs up Spielman as a WR who sometimes lines up as a running back. By the time we get to our first game all my predictions will be off and I will have new ones

 

[brophog]

So you think Riley and Reggie had it right? Sort of?

I don't think it mattered.

 

[Crazyhole]

To me, this is the most intriguing position battle. The talent is at an all time high (recent years). Many guys do different things. Who knows what happens when these guys get through conditioning. One thing is for sure, and thats that a lot of guys will play. 

That's quite the statement about talent.   In 2011 we had burkhead, ameer,  braylon heard, and Aaron green.   That's 4 top ten rated high school backs and Ameer all at the same time.  

 

[Cdog923]

That's quite the statement about talent.   In 2011 we had burkhead, ameer,  braylon heard, and Aaron green.   That's 4 top ten rated high school backs and Ameer all at the same time.  

We transitioned from Helu to Burkhead to Ameer. That's Classic-Era Nebraska level. I'd argue that was the best 3-back transition in school history. 

 

[Crazyhole]

We transitioned from Helu to Burkhead to Ameer. That's Classic-Era Nebraska level. I'd argue that was the best 3-back transition in school history. 

It's reminiscent of going from Derek Brown to Calvin Jones to Lawrence Phillips to ahman green, or hipp-redwine-Craig-Rozier-dubose-Jones-clark in the late 70s into the 80s.  

Helu was so vastly underrated when he was here it's a shame, and it's not even a matter of him getting no respect, I just think he's in the same conversation as green, Phillips, and rozier when it comes to the best in our history.