I used to love how the Wingback position was used "back in the day". I think it would be great to have Rahmir and another RB on the field at the same time, as it could create mismatches, especially if NU uses no-huddle offense under Whipple. With NU not having a lot of depth at TE, NU could use more 2-back sets (with one of them moving all over the field) instead of 2-TE sets.
AG will lead the running back room and i believe he will become a 1000 yard rusher for us. For me i understand Yant's role and Rahmir but Ervin im stuck between a rock and a hard place. I know he was the first ever true freshmen to start last year but they didn't have anyone to really give him a test. This year AG has come in and has been as advertised so far. When Ervin was the starter he was solid but not spectacular. When i think of Ervin he is probably the guy that does everything right in practice but not great. He will get you 4 or 5 yards but not the long touchdown runs or spectacular plays. Yant is Yant a bulldozer who you know you don't even want to try tackling by himself. Can carry the load of carries if need be or can give guys piggy back rides down the field for excitement. Rahmir is tough and quick just not alot of wiggle to his game. Big heart small statue to be a every down back in the big 10. He certainly will get his touches probably in trick plays or if they are running up tempo and trying to offset the defense from substituting out on plays. It will be fun to watch the running back room but even more fun to see the success of AG.
We finally have a staff that evaluate and train the receiving group. Belt, while I’m sure a studious and nice kid, obviously lacks the upper tier of ability.
I understand that he likes to throw and stats say otherwise but i definitely can see it. Even if AG doesn't get a 1000 yards he will still be the featured back.
This has been my hope since he was hired. I just hope they’ve had enough real fb practice to get an offense with the kind of diversity and flex to be able to function as a finesse pass and power run team, as circumstances dictate. It’s doubtful Whip can just run whatever he wants. We lack that kind of talent in the team, especially O line, in year 1 of the Frosty-Whip system, whatever that ends up being. I’ve been wondering if he can assemble some packages to groups of players for the first 4-6 games while the whole team gets up to speed, execution wise.
Even the most talented teams don't "just run whatever they want". I remember a couple years ago reading an article about Alabama and how Saban changes his offense to the talent he has on the team. He's had QBs that are pure drop back passers all the way to QBs that are very mobile and athletic. His offenses changed with what talent he had.
