Top Ten RBs for next year....

[BuckeyeKid789]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

bettis is an unmatched force inside the 10. Schnittker/Smith are not dominant inside the 10.

No, no, no, no. I wasn't comparing them to Bettis in terms of talent, I was saying Bettis took carries away from Parker inside the 10 therefore getting lots of touchdowns just like Troy and Brandon did to Pitt.

[Oneshot]

God... The Schnittker Experiment was an abomination.

Sorry, I had to get that out.

I just remember before the season thinking "He was a FB, which means he's a bruiser. He's gotta blow up a LB sometime this season to get into the endzone. It'll be fun to watch!"

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[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeKid789

No, no, no, no. I wasn't comparing them to Bettis in terms of talent, I was saying Bettis took carries away from Parker inside the 10 therefore getting lots of touchdowns just like Troy and Brandon did to Pitt.

and I'm saying that if troy/brandon get that many carries inside the 10, there is a problem. That approach would not have been used with michael bush in the backfield.

[BuckeyeKid789]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

and I'm saying that if troy/brandon get that many carries inside the 10, there is a problem. That approach would not have been used with michael bush in the backfield.

Louisville doesn't have a mobile quarterback and they also don't have a fullback that's bigger than their runningback so of course they wouldn't have done that.

[jwinslow]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeKid789

Louisville doesn't have a mobile quarterback and they also don't have a fullback that's bigger than their runningback so of course they wouldn't have done that.

the #2 back in the nation, which would land him in the top-15/20 of the draft next year... should be getting the ball on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and possibly 4th down.

Teams ride players like Peterson, Bush, Lynch for all they are worth. Would Clarett be put on the sidelines in those situations?

The #2 back in the nation does not get taken out in the redzone, especially for 'okay' redzone threats like TS and BS.

You felt booker splitting carries was a statement about his ability, but that logic does not apply here for pittman in the redzone?

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeKid789

Louisville doesn't have a mobile quarterback and they also don't have a fullback that's bigger than their runningback so of course they wouldn't have done that.

stop making excuses and accept that Pittman is certainly top 10, just not #2.

[BuckeyeKid789]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

the #2 back in the nation, which would land him in the top-15/20 of the draft next year... should be getting the ball on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and possibly 4th down.

Teams ride players like Peterson, Bush, Lynch for all they are worth. Would Clarett be put on the sidelines in those situations?

The #2 back in the nation does not get taken out in the redzone, especially for 'okay' redzone threats like TS and BS.

You felt booker splitting carries was a statement about his ability, but that logic does not apply here for pittman in the redzone?

Pittman was the clear #1 runningback but JT felt like he had other options down near the goaline which would be better for getting the ball into the endzone. We have other options down there, unlike Oklahoma, Cal, and Louisville. And have we already played next season? This is just speculation on my part. For all I know he could tear his ACL on the first play in the Northern Illinois game. I would say Troy is more than an "ok" option. He can run very well and throw which keeps defenses honest. Brandon obviously wasn't very good down there so JT stopped using him so much after the first few games. And Clarett was more of a power runner.

[methomps]

You have to consider that the writer may devalue Pittman because he expects Wells to come in and take some production away.

Awful lot of good runningbacks this year.