RB Brandon "Zoom" Saine (official thread)

[Sportsbuck28]

Originally Posted by TJB0041

Against Toledo I realized why he is not the number 1 back. He lacks the killer instinct and the agressiveness to lower his shoulder and take tacklers on. Boom and Hall do a much better job finishing runs. Zoom is a much better receiver. Hopefully like you said, he can progress...I still beleive a player with his speed, and size needs to be playing more

Seriously? Saine has always had the power and he was the one out of the Zoom and Boom duo that hit the hole the hardest last weekend, the thing he lacks is the agility and vision.

Saine may be a sprint champion, but if there's one thing he's always shown besides speed its power.

[scarletngray]

Originally Posted by TJB0041

Against Toledo I realized why he is not the number 1 back. He lacks the killer instinct and the agressiveness to lower his shoulder and take tacklers on. Boom and Hall do a much better job finishing runs. Zoom is a much better receiver. Hopefully like you said, he can progress...I still beleive a player with his speed, and size needs to be playing more

Gotta disagree with your analysis. BS moves the pile forward and is not afraid of taking a hit. Granted, Boom may run a bit harder than Zoom, but BS has been very decisive this year hitting the hole and has not displayed any of the hesitation that he has previously, which was more injury related than anything else.

[EidoloN]

Agreed, I've seen him a couple times this year he's lowered the shoulder and run with a purpose. BS is doing a great job this year, it's finally good to see him run like this healthy! Totally impressed!

[lightyears2012]

BS needs to stop trying to juke.. His stop and start is not impressive.. His overall game on the other hand is very nice!!

[NateG]

Glad to see him backing up what he said in the Spring and is working to help his mom not have to answer questions about him. There were two seperate articles on him in the Spring with similar backdrops unfortunately I could only find one. The other stated how his mom kept getting asked when he would live up to his potential. But he is the one I found.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : OSU football: Saine out to make up for season in shadows

[NateG]

What a great drive... 7-8 straight runs... he looked solid today.

[scarletngray]

Originally Posted by scarletngray

Brandon's numbers for the first three games:

NAVY
9 - 53 yds rushing
2 - 21 yds receiving

USC
1 - 2 yds rushing
2 - 33 yds receiving

TOLEDO
9 - 45 yds rushing
2 - 18 yds receiving

Interesting that Brandon has two receptions for each game averaging 12 yds per reception. With the exception of the USC game where he only ran the ball once, he's getting 9 carries per game for an average of 5.4 yds per carry.

Brandon is proving to be very productive with the opportunities that have come his way this year. He is showing his versitily playing both RB and FB, and has also proven to be a valuable kick off returner with his reverse run against Navy.

I'm looking forward to his continued progress and contribution throughout the season and have a feeling he's going to have a big game against the Illini.

Not sure what Brandon's final numbers were but last I saw he was averaging about 9 yds a carry against the Illini. So happy for BS. Boom and Zoom make a very effective RB tandem.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by scarletngray

Not sure what Brandon's final numbers were but last I saw he was averaging about 9 yds a carry against the Illini. So happy for BS. Boom and Zoom make a very effective RB tandem.

Saine had 13 carries for 81 yards (6.2 ypc). I've been saying for a long time that if/when Saine got back to his full health, he'll be a very good back. Looks like he indeed may be finally back at 100%, both physically and mentally (confidence-wise). I would not be surprised to see him supplant Herron as the #1 TB by the end of the season.

[craigblitz]

Agree with Milli. Saine runs so hard and explosive. I can see him getting more and more carries as the season goes on and potentially becoming the "feature" back .

[Colvinnl]

There is a clear difference in how physical Saine is this season...like a total shift in mentality.

[Sportsbuck28]

He showed a lot of shiftiness as well..

[dragurd]

Saine looks really good however from watching him I have come to the conclusion he should never stop and try and make a cut back. It's just not pretty as long as he's making cuts while moving he looks really good though.

[pnuts34]

No offense to Boom, but Saine should be seriously considered to be put in the starting lineup. He seems to have more of a spark when he gets in the game. I know these guys split carries, and would still be equal, but Saine seems like with 2-3 more carries he might break for a big gain, just don't see that ability with Boom.

[MSURacerDT55]

Originally Posted by pnuts34

No offense to Boom, but Saine should be seriously considered to be put in the starting lineup. He seems to have more of a spark when he gets in the game. I know these guys split carries, and would still be equal, but Saine seems like with 2-3 more carries he might break for a big gain, just don't see that ability with Boom.

If he quits trying to cut everything back, he might

[ant80]

I really think people need to stop referring to Brandon Saine as 'BS'.