Is Wandale the best duck-r, wingback, since..

All we have is the eyeball test on a team without a lot of offensive weapons, but I got no problem putting Wan'dale up there with the greats at the position. 

He will probably never match the stats or accolades, but that doesn't mean he's not a baller. 

 
Mavric said:
@Huskers93-97 I mean ... you're trying to play it off as if 4.49 is somehow slow (actually 4.48 per the link to follow).  Over the last 33 years, there is only about one RB per year that runs under 4.40 and half of those are lighter backs.  There are only about three per year that run 4.40-4.47 again many being lighter.  So McCaffrey would have been about the 5th faster RB in the entire Combine in an average year over that time with only a couple heavier backs being faster.  He was the sixth-fastest back in his draft class - none of the faster backs were drafted before the fourth round and two were undrafted.

He is a very fast RB.
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4.49 is very fast. But 4.54 is OK per your standards? I consider .05 difference almost a wash. I was not saying 4.49 was slow at all. My point is there are TONS of DB's who run sub 4.5 that should keep pace or chase down McCaffrey in the NFL but they dont. So 40 times dont tell all. 

Eye Test tells me McCaffrey is faster than a 4.49 in game speed. Just like I think Newcombe was faster game speed than 4.54- he rarely if ever got caught. But I am sure we played lots of kids who ran a faster 40 than him.

The whole point of this was that I dont think Wandale is as fast as Newcombe regardless of what his 40 says because he doesn't pull away at all. He has quick short burst but not great top end speed. That is probably what seperates him from Rondale Moore

 
Huskers93-97 said:
4.49 is very fast. But 4.54 is OK per your standards? I consider .05 difference almost a wash. I was not saying 4.49 was slow at all. My point is there are TONS of DB's who run sub 4.5 that should keep pace or chase down McCaffrey in the NFL but they dont. So 40 times dont tell all. 
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So you don't understand that there is a difference between WRs and RBs.   :facepalm:

 
Mavric said:
So you don't understand that there is a difference between WRs and RBs.   :facepalm:
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Oh hey the quote is back. So you don't understand that it doesn't matter what position you play. a 4.5 is a 4.5.  :facepalm:

You do realize DB's also tackle and chase RB's? They don't just follow WR's around. 

 
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Huskers93-97 said:
He has quick short burst but not great top end speed.
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A 4.22 40 isn't great top end speed?  https://kentucky.rivals.com/news/wandale-robinson-talks-top-three-offensive-styles-relationships#:~:text=It's important to remember that,Florida State%2C Nebraska and Northwestern.

NFL draftscout.com has him listed at 4.35.  http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030064&DraftYear=2023

Robinson has fantastic top end speed but rarely has the opportunity to showcase it because he is the defenses number 1 focus, every game.  I agree with the other takes above, once we have multiple weapons available that defenses have to account for, you will see #1 shine.  

 
Scarlet said:
That's kind of where the words "since" and "approaching" come in.   :)

Do you have anyone better since Newcombe?
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The wingback went the way of the dinosaur after Frank left, so no, probably not. And since most of the offenses since Frank have had interchangeable parts in terms of WRs playing each of the X, Y and Z, then no. 

 
Cdog923 said:
The wingback went the way of the dinosaur after Frank left, so no, probably not. And since most of the offenses since Frank have had interchangeable parts in terms of WRs playing each of the X, Y and Z, then no. 
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Ok how about slot receiver?  Or better yet, flanker...lol. Wingback.  We all get the point.

I agree though.  I can't come up with anyone either.

 
Scarlet said:
Ok how about slot receiver?  Or better yet, flanker...lol. Wingback.  We all get the point.

I agree though.  I can't come up with anyone either.
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Slot receiver is hard to define, because like I said, for the most part, a lot of the good WRs we've had in the last 20 years have played both on the outside and in the slot. If you want to define it by size, guys like Terrence Nunn, Jordan Westerkamp, Jamal Turner and certainly JD come to mind. 

 
Wan'dale is a baller. No doubt. Talent aside, they all played on much more dynamic teams that really allowed their abilities to shine.  If we got another receiver or 3 and a game changing RB, Wan'dale has the ability/potential to be one of the greatest to play at NU.  He is fun to watch.  Always smiling.  Love it.

 
Robinson is a great player, no question.  With others around him he would be even better.  Overall speed he might be as fast, but he is not the star of the college football season.  

The Jet was a generational player.  He was the best in college football, no one else close to what he could do.  Faster than everyone else and had moves that no one had seen at that time.  

And he played on a very talented team.  He stuck out like a sore thumb.  Greatest Husker of all time athletically and the old boy still has the flash.

He overcame his problems and has shown his dedication to Nebraska his whole life. 

 
In reality, we've been barely able to see what he can really do. What he has accomplished on this team has been incredible.  But imagine if we were able to spread the field and defenses couldn't afford to key on him.  It is hard to compare from different eras.  Newcombe, Fryar, Rogers had more talent around them which enabled them to more adequately display their abilities.  I'm not willing to put Wan'Dale at that high level yet, but he has the potential to eventually get there.

 
The fact that Wandale had 0 touchdowns coming into this game tells you all you need to know about this team and this season. 

 
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