09-15-2021, 04:35 PM
I honestly believe that there is a natural skill involved in the vision of RBs and QBs. Basically they analyze 20 different men running at different angles and speeds and decide where they are going to be in a second (for RBs) or a few seconds (for QBs).
It is just like playing music, or chess, or doing math in your head. We can all practice and get better, but some people just have natural gifts.
There is a famous video of Barry Sanders cutting back to make a guy behind him miss a tackle. It looks like magic because Sanders does not look back to see him. Instead Barry had seen him a moment earlier and knew exactly when he would catch him based on his speed and angle of pursuit. That kind of shit is crazy. It is like watching Stevie Ray Vaughn play a guitar solo. I know I could practice forever and never get that good.
It is just like playing music, or chess, or doing math in your head. We can all practice and get better, but some people just have natural gifts.
There is a famous video of Barry Sanders cutting back to make a guy behind him miss a tackle. It looks like magic because Sanders does not look back to see him. Instead Barry had seen him a moment earlier and knew exactly when he would catch him based on his speed and angle of pursuit. That kind of shit is crazy. It is like watching Stevie Ray Vaughn play a guitar solo. I know I could practice forever and never get that good.
