Newby vs. Ozigbo - who should start & who should see the most carries

Newby broke out yesterday against a pretty solid D, showed great vision and drive. I may be wrong but i think he is hitting his stride and what we saw last night will be what we get for the rest of the season.

 
He had some excellent runs that got extra yardage off of sheer effort and toughness. For the looks he got, he made the most of them.

He definitely played with a sense of urgency on Saturday. I'll bet you all a nickel that he has a good day against Maryland.

 
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Hoosker said:
He had some excellent runs that got extra yardage off of sheer effort and toughness. For the looks he got, he made the most of them.

He definitely played with a sense of urgency on Saturday. I'll bet you all a nickel that he has a good day against Maryland.
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I wonder that if we hadn't played musical chairs with Newby last season...if we would have seen the current version of Newby all of this season?

I mean...imagine what a 1/2 combo we'd have with current Newby and a healthy Ozigbo. And if you could put both of them in the backfield at once...

 
VectorVictor said:
Hoosker said:
He had some excellent runs that got extra yardage off of sheer effort and toughness. For the looks he got, he made the most of them.

He definitely played with a sense of urgency on Saturday. I'll bet you all a nickel that he has a good day against Maryland.
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I wonder that if we hadn't played musical chairs with Newby last season...if we would have seen the current version of Newby all of this season?

I mean...imagine what a 1/2 combo we'd have with current Newby and a healthy Ozigbo. And if you could put both of them in the backfield at once...
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I think that's part of it. Part of it was the vast majority of Newby's carries last year were inside runs where he doesn't have as much chance to use his speed - 60% of his carries were "up middle" and another 20% off tackle. And part of it was he hurt his ankle against Miami and never really got back to full speed.

 
zoogs said:
Newby is going to make it in the NFL.
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Will definitely get a look IMO. In the right offense, he can succeed. Unsure as an every down back, but a lot of backs make it as situational guys.... I'll admit, prior to the season, he was not my top pick to start. really surprised me. Tough, resilient and has improved every game IMO.

 
BlitzFirst said:
He can't run up the middle at all and he isn't fast.
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He's about to be a 1000 yard rusher running mostly up the middle.

And it's not that he isn't fast, he just doesn't get many chances to show it.

 
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Newby had a fairly quiet career in some ways, but the guy is quite talented. I think if we'd been a bit more creative on offense, he'd have been in line for some good post season honors. continues a line of great RBs. Will be interesting to see who and how replaced.

 
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