Akrum Wadley's 2016 was Historic

JonDMiller

JonDMiller

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Akrum Wadley averaged over 6.8 yards per touch on plays from scrimmage last year, with over 204 touches...as a part time running back. I took a look at how Wadley's numbers compared with some of the best Big Ten players from the last 30 years or so and found that they ranked highly...and then a late addition to this item from someone on twitter slammed home the point; Wadley's explosiveness and abilities as a play maker in 2016 were historic: https://www.hawkeyenation.com/football/high-can-wadley-fly
 
JonDMiller said:
Akrum Wadley averaged over 6.8 yards per touch on plays from scrimmage last year, with over 204 touches...as a part time running back. I took a look at how Wadley's numbers compared with some of the best Big Ten players from the last 30 years or so and found that they ranked highly...and then a late addition to this item from someone on twitter slammed home the point; Wadley's explosiveness and abilities as a play maker in 2016 were historic: https://www.hawkeyenation.com/football/high-can-wadley-fly
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As I say why was MR.AKRUM NOT SPLIT WAAY WIDE?? ALWAYS ASK THIS.SPREADS FIELD NO ?? Well maybe next year.
 
I hope he kniws the plats really well. Brad Banks really messed things up his junior year. Too bad there wasnt a q b that knew the plays better Banks senior year. I suspect Wadley doesnt run exactly where he"s suppised to run.
 
HawkGold said:
I hope he kniws the plats really well. Brad Banks really messed things up his junior year. Too bad there wasnt a q b that knew the plays better Banks senior year. I suspect Wadley doesnt run exactly where he"s suppised to run.
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He runs by insticnt sp? But he said he copied leshawn McCoy.his style he was born with it.DANCING?
 
earlkoppelman said:
As I say why was MR.AKRUM NOT SPLIT WAAY WIDE?? ALWAYS ASK THIS.SPREADS FIELD NO ?? Well maybe next year.
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He's not split wide because he's a running back. The farther he's away from the ball the harder it is to get the ball into his hands. And being a great running back does not mean he's a great receiver. All his receptions were screen passes, which are lobs by the QB. It's much more difficult to catch one that's zipped in there from 15 yards away.
 
OrchardHawk said:
He's not split wide because he's a running back. The farther he's away from the ball the harder it is to get the ball into his hands. And being a great running back does not mean he's a great receiver. All his receptions were screen passes, which are lobs by the QB. It's much more difficult to catch one that's zipped in there from 15 yards away.
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Thanks for clear response.Am not expert but I want him to be Flanker/rb.does he not have hands?Seems like he does.If he has the HANDS! SPLIT HIM WIDE AT TIMES.rb/flanker NEED RECEIVERS NO?
 
OrchardHawk said:
He's not split wide because he's a running back. The farther he's away from the ball the harder it is to get the ball into his hands. And being a great running back does not mean he's a great receiver. All his receptions were screen passes, which are lobs by the QB. It's much more difficult to catch one that's zipped in there from 15 yards away.
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You do realize this proves his point, Wadley wasn't split wide on that play. Instead they kept him lined up in the I formation, got the matchup they wanted (a LB covering him) and took advantage.
 
KF refers to a master plan. No one brings up the big picture that all of this is a scripted master plan. I would guess that if true that a maverick wb wasnt a part of the plan but maybe KF knew his qb was leaving. Everything fell back into place. In my conspiracy theory there was some real presure on k f in 14.

Things not explainable.

CJ in 15
CJ in 16
Offense in 15
Offense in 16
Complete qb meltdown in Outback.
Total change in receiver recruits.
Meltdown of recruiting class
Contract of the century.
Nepotism at its finest.
 
deanvogs said:
You do realize this proves his point, Wadley wasn't split wide on that play. Instead they kept him lined up in the I formation, got the matchup they wanted (a LB covering him) and took advantage.
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I'm guessing the point of the video was to show AW running downfield and making a catch, showing the ability to do more than catch a screen pass in the backfield as the poster said thats all he did.
 
deanvogs said:
You do realize this proves his point, Wadley wasn't split wide on that play. Instead they kept him lined up in the I formation, got the matchup they wanted (a LB covering him) and took advantage.
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Yes, I realize that. However, I was pointing out something from the second part of his post:

He's not split wide because he's a running back. The farther he's away from the ball the harder it is to get the ball into his hands. And being a great running back does not mean he's a great receiver. All his receptions were screen passes, which are lobs by the QB. It's much more difficult to catch one that's zipped in there from 15 yards away.
 
I'm just curious about the workload they try to give him more so then how they use him. They won't try to use him like Daniels. That'd be crazy. Will they have him over 20ish touches a game is the question. They ran Canzeri into the ground a few games and he was really beat up because of it. I'd think 20ish is the magic number. They'll obviously use him more then last yr that'd be a waste of his talents. But if he gets beat up by week 4 what good would he be the rest of the way playing at like 75% of himself? Now injuries are what they are. What I'm talking about is just the brutal nature of the game. There's no such thing as a RB that's 100% after 2 months of football there's just not. The good ones can still play well but a guy like Wadley if he's beat up will show wear and tear more then a Daniels will...
 
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