James White Reminds Me of...
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I think ARob was a more physical/stronger back, but James White has the top end speed that ARob never was able to have/maintain due to pull groin muscles.
James White wheel routes for TD's are becoming a staple of big upsets (Iowa, OSU).
I don't recall any long wheel routes for TD's by ARob but will never forget the bull rush up the middle for a TD against Texas for the win. And of course, being a bigger back he was a better blocker in pass protection.
I think ARob was a more physical/stronger back, but James White has the top end speed that ARob never was able to have/maintain due to pull groin muscles.
James White wheel routes for TD's are becoming a staple of big upsets (Iowa, OSU).
I don't recall any long wheel routes for TD's by ARob but will never forget the bull rush up the middle for a TD against Texas for the win. And of course, being a bigger back he was a better blocker in pass protection.
JW and shontrelle combination will be a great one this year. Shontrelle is very fast and JW is right there too. Finally some depth at RB. Gone are the days (hopefully/knock on wood) of Arob then Jeremiah Schwartz and beau blankenship.
He had one at Kansas a few years ago, the game where we lost on the last play when Arnaud overthrew a wide open receiver at the goal line. I guess he may not have gone for a TD, but I think he picked up 25+ yards.
Just found it in the play-by-play from 2009, he went for 54 yards and scored on a 1 yard run a couple plays later.
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I think James White will be better than ARob. Stats may never show it with Nealy and Johnson taking carries and ARob getting everything we could hand him, but James White is a very good back.
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James White is great and a joy to have, but he will never be better than A-Rob in my opinion... White isn't as powerful as Alexander was... Possibly gets up to speed quicker but that's the only part of the game where I see James having the clear advantage
He has that breakaway speed that A-Rob didn't have. A-Rob would not have scored that touchdown against Ok St in the 3rd quarter or outrun Baylor and Texas secondaries! You may end up being right about him not being as good, but I think he definitely has the potential! Not sure it will be very comparable though because of RB by committee.
That's a misconception I think. White isn't asked to run stuff where power comes into play a lot of the time.
White doesn't amaze you with great juke moves like a Shontrelle does, but I think James White must have excellent vision and a feel for where the hole is going to be because he seems to always find it.
You see so many RB's that just get the handoff and then they don't know what to do if there's not this huge open hole in front of them. White seems to be able to anticipate really well where that hole is going to open up at.
If not for Johnson, Woody, and Nealy all getting reps at RB this year, I think you'd see White go for over 1,000 yds pretty easily, but with how many guys we're going to rotate in there, I don't think he'll get there.
There's a BIG reason why Barkley Hill switched to Iowa folks, and he admitted it himself... there's a much better chance in IC to see the field at RB than there would be at ISU... and he's exactly right.
Oh... and what is the status with Shontrelle anyway? I know there won't be anything official until he meets with his doctors this summer, but what's the word on the street regarding his chances at making it back? Would be great to have him back, but I just want to see Shontrelle be able to graduate from ISU as a healthy man.... whatever that takes. I would hate to see him come back and get severely injured. I'm sure him and his family will make the best decision they can. Good luck to him.
You see so many RB's that just get the handoff and then they don't know what to do if there's not this huge open hole in front of them. White seems to be able to anticipate really well where that hole is going to open up at.
If not for Johnson, Woody, and Nealy all getting reps at RB this year, I think you'd see White go for over 1,000 yds pretty easily, but with how many guys we're going to rotate in there, I don't think he'll get there.
There's a BIG reason why Barkley Hill switched to Iowa folks, and he admitted it himself... there's a much better chance in IC to see the field at RB than there would be at ISU... and he's exactly right.
Oh... and what is the status with Shontrelle anyway? I know there won't be anything official until he meets with his doctors this summer, but what's the word on the street regarding his chances at making it back? Would be great to have him back, but I just want to see Shontrelle be able to graduate from ISU as a healthy man.... whatever that takes. I would hate to see him come back and get severely injured. I'm sure him and his family will make the best decision they can. Good luck to him.
Our running backs also split a considerable amount of carries with the quarterback. We should be running the ball 65+% this year. The last few years I'd guess it was closer to 50-50.
We should run the ball 100% of the time if it works. The less we pass, I think the better. Not our strong suit by any means.
