Rodney Coe

EZ-E said:
Believe that we are recruiting him as an athlete.
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If we tell a kid with his size and speed who has his heart set on playing running back and is being recruited by much more productive offensively teams than the Big Red, that we are looking at him for linebacker or safety...fuggitaboutit.

It is a very long shot even if we were recruiting him at RB, at this point unless he waits late in the game to sign and we do develope a potent rushing game that is a part of a very good offense. Otherwise he's going somewhere else.

 
Eric Dickerson, exception number 3. Should I name others? It only seems rare to have a running back that tall because the 90s was the decade of the scatback. Really even though it doesn't seem that tall to me, the average male height is well below 6'2".

 
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carlfense said:
iruletheskool said:
You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall....
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That's because what you are saying is true. They are just saying that there are exceptions. Coe looks like a LB to me but I'm no expert.
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Totally agree with the LB statement, I always pictured having that "tall" running back as sort of a libaility. But as for Coe being a LB he seems more sutied for that because he completely fits the mold of a SAM or BUCK LB. Then again I'm not an expert either just throwing my two cents in.

 
iruletheskool said:
You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall....
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I'm not trying to disprove your point. I'm just saying I don't think being 6'2" is any kind of a barrier to him being a good RB. If you look at a height distribution HEIGHT DIST you'll see that being 6'2" puts him in the 96.8 percentile for human males. That means 3.2% of the average population is taller. Of course it's rare. Being that tall is rare period. You rarely see guys that are below 6' playing a non RB or DB position. Guys that are usually cast into other spots from a young age. Again, I'm not trying to disprove your point. I'm just saying it shouldn't cause a problem.

 
But being tall can cause problems. 5'8 guys are much more common than 6'4 guys, but you see more of the latter than the former at WR. I don't know what the problems might be - pad level, upright running, well, I'm no expert. Just seems like RB is a spot where 5'9-6'1 is the typical range of heights and probably for a reason.

 
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