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  • December 13, 2020 at 8:43 am #125579
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    December 13, 2020 at 9:50 am #125580
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    well. i think this guy is forgetting about hendo. and brown. i don’t anticipate the rams drafting another running back in 2021.

    also. akers obviously doesn’t have the pure physical ability of todd gurley. but. i really like this kids instincts and vision. plus his initial burst is insane. seriously. not just seeing it on film. his 10 yard split is among the best i’ve ever seen. for any player let alone running back.

    cam akers ran a 1.47 10 yard split. his 40 may not be elite. but his 10 yard split is.

    chris johnson’s 10 yard split was 1.43. he ran a 4.23 40… that’s the fastest in nfl combine history. ruggs matched that this year. they were both under 200 pounds at the time. cam akers measured at 212 pounds at the time.

    dri archer who ran a 4.26 40 had a 1.49 10 yard split. slower than akers. tyreek hill – 1.50 seconds. john ross who ran the fastest 40 in combine history ran a 1.49 over the first 10 yards.

    akers ran a 1.47… all the players i’ve mentioned so far. all under 200 pounds. akers measures at 212. in fact it’s so low, i sometimes question the accuracy of that number… but i can only go off what i read. and i believe all those splits are electronically timed.

    December 13, 2020 at 9:57 am #125581
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    more on the 10 yard split.

    if you look at all the top running backs. mccaffrey. cook. most of them are in the 1.5’s or higher.

    in fact. looking back. the only sub 1.50 second running back i could find was edgerrin james who ran a 1.49 10 yard split. besides johnson of course. but again. chris johnson measured in at under 200 pounds at the time. james weighed in at 216 pounds during his combine.

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    December 13, 2020 at 10:55 am #125584
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    That 10 yard split is insane. Pick a hole and get through it…quickly.

    Plus he is stout and doesn’t go down easy.

    December 13, 2020 at 11:00 am #125585
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    https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-noles/2020/3/5/21165403/florida-state-football-cam-akers-makes-nfl-draft-combine-team-fsu-seminoles

    Florida State’s Cam Akers makes NFL all-Combine team
    The FSU running back turned heads at the NFL combine.
    By TimScribble@TimScribble Mar 5, 2020, 8:00am EST

    But the one that set Twitter ablaze was when Akers took part in the “Duce Staley” drill, which “tests the runner’s ability to change direction in a small space”:

    https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/how-the-duce-staley-drill-was-created

    How the Duce Staley Drill was created
    Mar 01, 2020 at 07:01 AM

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    December 16, 2020 at 9:43 am #125703
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    from https://www.nfl.com/news/players-of-the-week-lamar-jackson-cam-akers-hasson-reddick-kenny-moore

    Los Angeles Rams rookie running back Cam Akers’ breakout showing on Thursday night in L.A.’s 24-3 win over the New England Patriots netted him NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Akers ran roughshod over the Pats, compiling 171 rushing yards on 29 carries (5.9 average) along with a pair of catches for 23 yards.

    Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
    Akers is the first Rams rookie to win the award since Ryan Fitzpatrick (!!) in 2005

    December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am #125708
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    I like Akers and Henderson both. Hope the Rams find a way to keep them happy. In today’s NFL, you really can’t get by with just one running back. Ya need at least two you can count on.

    Wouldn’t mind them drafting, late, a big pile-driver, though.

    Also, Edgerrin James. I remember watching him and thinking, he’s the best at following his blockers, ever. Just had great vision for that, and knew when to bounce off that protection into the right hole. Speed, power, instincts, vision. Injuries derailed what could have been a HOF career.

    ED, on the other hand . . . had speed all day, ran like a gazelle, and was always just one crease away from taking it to the house. But he tended not to wait for his blockers to set things up for him.

    Different styles, etc.

    Also always wondered about Dickerson’s lack of putting in weight-room time. What he could have been if he had trained like a Jerry Rice, etc. Without any serious weight-training, he was all-world. So much “natural” ability, size, etc. Seemed effortless for him. My guess is he wonders about that too. Perhaps regrets a bit here and there.

    December 16, 2020 at 11:29 am #125709
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    Billy_T wrote:

    I like Akers and Henderson both. Hope the Rams find a way to keep them happy. In today’s NFL, you really can’t get by with just one running back. Ya need at least two you can count on.

    I like em both too but just assessing them, Akers has more feature back qualities than Henderson.

    Just from what I have seen. Both have great initial burst and excellent contact balance (and that’s a big deal with both of them). From what I have seen, both have good vision.

    But Akers is a bit bigger and more solid, AND has incredible feet and shifty movement in traffic.

    I take that to mean that Akers is the 1A and Henderson more of a complementary back. That’s what he was intended to be with Gurley, though that didn’t work out.

    Akers is a true first round feature back, IMO, and fell to the 2nd round because his OL and qb at FSU were really just THAT bad.

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    December 16, 2020 at 4:04 pm #125720
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    zn wrote:
    Billy_T wrote:

    I like Akers and Henderson both. Hope the Rams find a way to keep them happy. In today’s NFL, you really can’t get by with just one running back. Ya need at least two you can count on.

    I like em both too but just assessing them, Akers has more feature back qualities than Henderson.

    Just from what I have seen. Both have great initial burst and excellent contact balance (and that’s a big deal with both of them). From what I have seen, both have good vision.

    But Akers is a bit bigger and more solid, AND has incredible feet and shifty movement in traffic.

    I take that to mean that Akers is the 1A and Henderson more of a complementary back. That’s what he was intended to be with Gurley, though that didn’t work out.

    Akers is a true first round feature back, IMO, and fell to the 2nd round because his OL and qb at FSU were really just THAT bad.

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    I can see that. It’s also important that they’re both young. Just 21 and 23, respectively. They’re gonna get better.

    They don’t have Gurley’s long speed, but are probably quicker. Not as big, but likely make more defenders miss, etc. It’s a good “problem” the Rams have on their hands . . .

    With rare exceptions, the NFL is just too hard on bell-cow backs, and grinds them down pretty quickly. So I’m just happy they have them on the team, and Brown is no slouch, either. I still can’t really fathom someone like Adrian Peterson, lasting as long as he has. Or Smith from Dallas. Or Walter Payton.

    It really is the Not For Long league.

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