iruletheskool Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway Absolutely. My guess is that he goes to some school that recruits him as a running back . . . and he is switched to LB within 2 years. Quote Link to comment
WVhuskerXX Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway Brandon Jacobs? Quote Link to comment
RockyMountainOySker Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway I get all gitty thinking of the 6'4 265lb Brandon Jacobs when I look at Coe. He would be fun to watch back there..... Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway Brandon Jacobs? The exception . . . not the rule. Quote Link to comment
iruletheskool Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Not saying he couldn't do it, just that it's rare to have a RB that tall Quote Link to comment
jnkyrdoff6 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Not saying he couldn't do it, just that it's rare to have a RB that tall Adrian Peterson (Vikings) 6'1" Exception number two... Quote Link to comment
jnkyrdoff6 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 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". Quote Link to comment
iruletheskool Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall.... Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall.... 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. 1 Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall.... 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. 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. Quote Link to comment
jnkyrdoff6 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 You aren't saying anything to disprove my point that it is rare to have a RB that tall.... 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. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 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. 1 Quote Link to comment
MUTigerFan Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 he's too tall to play RB anyway I get all gitty thinking of the 6'4 265lb Brandon Jacobs when I look at Coe. He would be fun to watch back there..... I worked at Southern Illinois Univ when Jacobs played there. It was a freak show watching him against D2 football teams. When he got moving downfield, all I could think was "Hope he doesn't hurt anybody" Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Per rivals named Kansas State and Iowa as his two favorites as of right now. He just took a visit to Kansas State as well. Quote Link to comment
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