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(10-19-2021 06:55 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 12:03 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 05:33 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  In addition to his speed and vision, Ford has great contact balance. He takes a hit, doesn’t go down and keeps his feet scrambling downfield. Pead was probably shiftier, but Ford is a lot more physical.

I'd add patience.

I think strategic patience is what sets Ford apart from any back I've ever seen before.

Lots of guys are fast. Lots of guys are explosive. There's even a lot that know when to cut back. But Ford also knows when to wait another half-second at half-speed behind his blockers.

He's a junior to boot. Talk about taking some pressure off Prater or whoever is behind center next season.

You think he's staying?

(10-18-2021 09:51 PM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 12:49 PM)Cal1362 Wrote:  The thing I love most about him is that he's not a prima donna back... on pass plays he consistently is a solid blitz pickup guy keeping Des safe. Doesn't show on the stat sheet but a huge piece of the passing game. Would love to see him catch a few passes too... IMO if a defense has to worry about him sneaking out to the flat that removes a potential rusher and gives Des another weapon

He doesn't celebrate TDs either. Just tosses the ball back to the official.

I really like that aspect of his play. You don't see that very often, yet it's very refreshing. You never know when a small celebration might offend someone and draw an unsportsmanlike penalty. I can remember Michael Warren doing the a celebration at UCLA and it was fine, but when he did the same thing against Ohio U, he drew a 15 yd penalty from those refs.

I always liked Isaac Curtis touchdown celebration of dropping the ball over the shoulder after crossing the goal line.

(10-19-2021 07:25 AM)Edgebrookjeff Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 09:51 PM)Ring of Black Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 12:49 PM)Cal1362 Wrote:  The thing I love most about him is that he's not a prima donna back... on pass plays he consistently is a solid blitz pickup guy keeping Des safe. Doesn't show on the stat sheet but a huge piece of the passing game. Would love to see him catch a few passes too... IMO if a defense has to worry about him sneaking out to the flat that removes a potential rusher and gives Des another weapon

He doesn't celebrate TDs either. Just tosses the ball back to the official.

I really like that aspect of his play. You don't see that very often, yet it's very refreshing. You never know when a small celebration might offend someone and draw an unsportsmanlike penalty. I can remember Michael Warren doing the a celebration at UCLA and it was fine, but when he did the same thing against Ohio U, he drew a 15 yd penalty from those refs.

I always liked Isaac Curtis touchdown celebration of dropping the ball over the shoulder after crossing the goal line.

If his post-game after, I believe, the Murray State game is still up somewhere, you need to watch it. Ford has one of the most impressive motivated outlooks on his game as I've seen.

(10-19-2021 07:22 AM)eroc Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 06:55 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 12:03 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 05:33 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  In addition to his speed and vision, Ford has great contact balance. He takes a hit, doesn’t go down and keeps his feet scrambling downfield. Pead was probably shiftier, but Ford is a lot more physical.

I'd add patience.

I think strategic patience is what sets Ford apart from any back I've ever seen before.

Lots of guys are fast. Lots of guys are explosive. There's even a lot that know when to cut back. But Ford also knows when to wait another half-second at half-speed behind his blockers.

He's a junior to boot. Talk about taking some pressure off Prater or whoever is behind center next season.

You think he's staying?

I'd say its a 98% chance he's gone assuming he stays healthy this season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1271...to-decline

Not exactly on point, but there is pretty legit proof that the more carries a guy gets, the more likely he is to get injured. What else does Ford have to prove next season that would change where he is drafted? You can only have so many 50/60/70 yard runs where you blow by AAC corners for people to know you're fast as hell. Having 6-7 more of those next season wouldn't change a thing as to where he is drafted. He's already at 109 touches this season. Assuming that stays relatively equal he's looking to be around 240 touches by the end of the season. He needs to go get that money, especially if he can stick long enough to get to a second contract.

(10-19-2021 08:05 AM)skylinecat Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 07:22 AM)eroc Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 06:55 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 12:03 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(10-18-2021 05:33 PM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  In addition to his speed and vision, Ford has great contact balance. He takes a hit, doesn’t go down and keeps his feet scrambling downfield. Pead was probably shiftier, but Ford is a lot more physical.

I'd add patience.

I think strategic patience is what sets Ford apart from any back I've ever seen before.

Lots of guys are fast. Lots of guys are explosive. There's even a lot that know when to cut back. But Ford also knows when to wait another half-second at half-speed behind his blockers.

He's a junior to boot. Talk about taking some pressure off Prater or whoever is behind center next season.

You think he's staying?

I'd say its a 98% chance he's gone assuming he stays healthy this season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1271...to-decline

Not exactly on point, but there is pretty legit proof that the more carries a guy gets, the more likely he is to get injured. What else does Ford have to prove next season that would change where he is drafted? You can only have so many 50/60/70 yard runs where you blow by AAC corners for people to know you're fast as hell. Having 6-7 more of those next season wouldn't change a thing as to where he is drafted. He's already at 109 touches this season. Assuming that stays relatively equal he's looking to be around 240 touches by the end of the season. He needs to go get that money, especially if he can stick long enough to get to a second contract.

Yep...every RB should probably leave after their breakout year for that specific reason. Derrick Henry is bucking the trend for sure, but nearly any high-volume RB in college doesn't pan out and ends up getting injured instead. You need to have enough tread on the tires for a second contract, and if you have 700-800 carries in College, that's a highly improbable proposal.

(10-19-2021 08:08 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 08:05 AM)skylinecat Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 07:22 AM)eroc Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 06:55 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 12:03 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  I'd add patience.

I think strategic patience is what sets Ford apart from any back I've ever seen before.

Lots of guys are fast. Lots of guys are explosive. There's even a lot that know when to cut back. But Ford also knows when to wait another half-second at half-speed behind his blockers.

He's a junior to boot. Talk about taking some pressure off Prater or whoever is behind center next season.

You think he's staying?

I'd say its a 98% chance he's gone assuming he stays healthy this season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1271...to-decline

Not exactly on point, but there is pretty legit proof that the more carries a guy gets, the more likely he is to get injured. What else does Ford have to prove next season that would change where he is drafted? You can only have so many 50/60/70 yard runs where you blow by AAC corners for people to know you're fast as hell. Having 6-7 more of those next season wouldn't change a thing as to where he is drafted. He's already at 109 touches this season. Assuming that stays relatively equal he's looking to be around 240 touches by the end of the season. He needs to go get that money, especially if he can stick long enough to get to a second contract.

Yep...every RB should probably leave after their breakout year for that specific reason. Derrick Henry is bucking the trend for sure, but nearly any high-volume RB in college doesn't pan out and ends up getting injured instead. You need to have enough tread on the tires for a second contract, and if you have 700-800 carries in College, that's a highly improbable proposal.

Henry is just insane to me. Like he's a freak athlete amongst the world largest collection of freak athletes. Dude busted out a 76 yard run last night and at 247 pounds reached 21.80 MPH, which tye are saying is the fastest in the NFL so far this season.

To that note, I have a sneaking suspicion that Brady's speed gun might be a hair off. Either that or Jerome Ford would be the fastest player in the NFL.

https://twitter.com/BCstrength/status/14...08/photo/1

https://twitter.com/BCstrength/status/14...36/photo/1

(10-19-2021 08:19 AM)skylinecat Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 08:08 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 08:05 AM)skylinecat Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 07:22 AM)eroc Wrote:  

(10-19-2021 06:55 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  He's a junior to boot. Talk about taking some pressure off Prater or whoever is behind center next season.

You think he's staying?

I'd say its a 98% chance he's gone assuming he stays healthy this season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1271...to-decline

Not exactly on point, but there is pretty legit proof that the more carries a guy gets, the more likely he is to get injured. What else does Ford have to prove next season that would change where he is drafted? You can only have so many 50/60/70 yard runs where you blow by AAC corners for people to know you're fast as hell. Having 6-7 more of those next season wouldn't change a thing as to where he is drafted. He's already at 109 touches this season. Assuming that stays relatively equal he's looking to be around 240 touches by the end of the season. He needs to go get that money, especially if he can stick long enough to get to a second contract.

Yep...every RB should probably leave after their breakout year for that specific reason. Derrick Henry is bucking the trend for sure, but nearly any high-volume RB in college doesn't pan out and ends up getting injured instead. You need to have enough tread on the tires for a second contract, and if you have 700-800 carries in College, that's a highly improbable proposal.

Henry is just insane to me. Like he's a freak athlete amongst the world largest collection of freak athletes. Dude busted out a 76 yard run last night and at 247 pounds reached 21.80 MPH, which tye are saying is the fastest in the NFL so far this season.

To that note, I have a sneaking suspicion that Brady's speed gun might be a hair off. Either that or Jerome Ford would be the fastest player in the NFL.

https://twitter.com/BCstrength/status/14...08/photo/1

https://twitter.com/BCstrength/status/14...36/photo/1

They use GPS data tags in compression vests under their pads...same thing as the NFL guys do. That doesn't surprise me honestly, there are a ton of fast guys in College who don't have the skills to make it to the NFL AND many of those guys are playing "worse" teams relative to their own which allows them to get into the open field more than any NFL player would.