12-01-2021, 12:04 PM
(11-30-2021, 10:15 PM)treee Wrote: Goods RBs see where the holes will open as the play develops before the hole actually opens. That anticipation is what seperates the wheat from the chaff at RB.
This X 1000
"Field vision" is key to being a great RB and it is impossible to measure with any test or drill. The ability to process the information of 20 players moving at different speeds and angles is as complicated as doing complex math or playing a musical instrument. Some people just have a natural gift for it.
There is a video of Barry Sanders making a cut on a break away run to avoid a guy coming up behind him. It looks like magic because Barry can't see him. But he had just seen the guy earlier in the play and knew where he would be based on his speed and pursuit angle.
Great running backs see the holes before they open.
