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Who's your favorite Running Back to watch currently? (1 Viewer)
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SameSongNDance
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I've always been in awe of Bell and Foster's patience and methodical approach to the LOS. I'm pretty sure every other RB in the league should be required to watch tape on them.
Currently however, Dion Lewis is my favorite back to watch. His lateral agility is obscene; it reminds me of Shady in his prime.
Currently however, Dion Lewis is my favorite back to watch. His lateral agility is obscene; it reminds me of Shady in his prime.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Was Jeremy Hill. not sure what happened.
This. Reminded after tonight. Also AP. He's going to get back into form more and more as the season progresses.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Favorite RB's to watch: Lacy and Gio Bernard. If you could pair these two in real life you'd have the perfect combo.
Favorite player: Gronk. Outside of Julio he's the most unstoppable player in the league. I enjoy him more than Julio because he'll run over a guy or two and the Gronk end zone spike.
Favorite player: Gronk. Outside of Julio he's the most unstoppable player in the league. I enjoy him more than Julio because he'll run over a guy or two and the Gronk end zone spike.
Adam Harstad
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There's the obvious ones, of course. Jamaal Charles always used to have me on the edge of my seat wondering when he was going to break one again. He's not hitting the home runs quite as often since his injury, but he still generates a palpable sense of excitement. Bell, Foster, Lynch, and Peterson have been mentioned. I like watching football played at the highest level.
Among the non-obvious answers, Dion Lewis and Chris Ivory have been a lot of fun to watch through three weeks.
Among the non-obvious answers, Dion Lewis and Chris Ivory have been a lot of fun to watch through three weeks.
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CMIKE
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
I still enjoy watching Adrian Peterson gallop past safeties, with power and finesse. Once he breaks second level, you kind of hold your breath to capture it all. Another guy who kind of reminds me if him, (only the second level part) is Latavius Murray. I like to watch big RB's who can build up a head of steam and still have downfield moves to break free. In fantasy, I own neither. But they are always fun to watch.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Bell like many others said, I remember seeing him last year the first week and it was like wow, who is this guy? He just looked so much better than his rookie year. Plus his patience and subtle cuts are fun to watch.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Peterson, then Lacy, then Charles. I will throw in Ivory and Sproles, not just because I am familiar with them but they are indeed fun to watch, Ivory like Lacy is a maniac and as Sproles is so smart, fast and tough.
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Uncle Grandpa
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
I'm amazed at his progression. I saw him a ton in college and he was not the same runner. Workhouse volume stat compiler but did not impress me as being special. Every time I watched him last year I was like dang this is the RB1 next year, no question.
We're always impressed with guys who hit the hole with a burst and run violently. Bell is the complete opposite. Waits for the play to develop, sort of hop-skips up to the line looking for a crease. And he finds one, look out, it's like punching the go pedal on a Tesla - instant torque.
mr roboto
Footballguy
This. Karlos Williams has this too.
Caesar
Footballguy
Its funny you say this because it was reported early in training camp that Jeremy Hill was watching tape of Bell and trying to incorporate his stutter and patience into his game and Hue Jackson told him to stop. Hill is a straight ahead runner, with some agility and good speed, but if you watched him at all the first couple games of the season, he looked more lost then patient when he tried to do it.
A lot of Hill's success last year came from him just getting the play, and running where he was supposed to with the O-line doing its job. That isn't happening this year because Hill is trying to get too cute with his running. I would say watching tape and trying to emulate Bell has hurt his game so far, but I think he gets back to his core running and gets back on track. I also think that defenses are daring Dalton to beat them, and are focused on stopping Hill when he is in there. Go is a different kind of back and defenses have to account for him more in the passing game, and I think that is why his running lanes are more open than Hill's.
Hill can still be fun to watch this year, and it is still possible he finishes as a top RB. If defenses have to respect the passing game, or the Bengals are milking the clock a lot at the end of games, then he will get his touches.
And so this isn't a hijack, I will say that I really enjoyed watching Bell run last night. I just traded him away in a league, so being able to just enjoy him running and not trying to worry about fantasy points was a real treat.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
LeVeon just glides.
Jamaal Charles explodes
Jamaal Charles explodes
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
Cmike
Shutout
Footballguy
When they are ON, Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, and Shady McCoy bring something that you just don't get from other guys.
I can always appreciate the power guys like Beast Mode and the nimble big Eddie Lacy, the explosive Sproles, but these three guys (Charles,Foster,McCoy) really separate themselves from their peers when they are rolling.
I can always appreciate the power guys like Beast Mode and the nimble big Eddie Lacy, the explosive Sproles, but these three guys (Charles,Foster,McCoy) really separate themselves from their peers when they are rolling.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
For me it's Bell and it's not even close.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
If adp can run wild on the broncos hes all the way back. Must see tv this weekend.
Squintz82
Footballguy
Peterson has this raw mixture of patience, power, finesse, and explosiveness that I've never seen in another RB before. Watch his long td from this past weekend against SD. So much fun to watch.
Right after AP is Foster. Also an incredibly patient back with terrific finesse and elusiveness. Bell has a similar style.
Right after AP is Foster. Also an incredibly patient back with terrific finesse and elusiveness. Bell has a similar style.
Mr. Know-It-All
Footballguy
Always been a fan of Sproles, now I look forward to Abdullah to see what he can become. I like watching the dual threat guys - so even Woodhead falls into that category.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
This another good one. It was fun to watch him run the open field and defenders would look like they had the angle and he would just burst into another gear.
chad in Indy
Footballguy
As already stated, Bell running looks effortless. I do wish he had a bit more top-end speed though.
BroncoFreak_2K3
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BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Old School for me is Eric Dickerson. Beauty in motion.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
He was pretty awesome. You knew they were going to him and he still couldn't be stopped.
If we're going old school nobody can touch Barry & Gayle. There's nobody playing today that's in that conversation for most elusive.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Bell for me of course
Mr. Irrelevant
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Beast Mode is still my favorite power back to watch - the Week 1 run where he carried 2,000 pounds worth of Rams five yards downfield is Lynch's career in a nutshell. Speed back, it's gotta be Sproles. He looks like a dude on a Kawasaki weaving through a redwood forest out there.
But in terms of all-around guys, yeah, I watched Bell's all-the-way-across-the-field cutback TD last night and thought, "There's no one else in the league who scores there except maybe AP."
I like Latavius Murray's chances of joining this conversation by this time next year, too.
But in terms of all-around guys, yeah, I watched Bell's all-the-way-across-the-field cutback TD last night and thought, "There's no one else in the league who scores there except maybe AP."
I like Latavius Murray's chances of joining this conversation by this time next year, too.
Pipes
Footballguy
I agree. Though the thing I loved about Dickerson it was like he was floating on air when he ran. He was so smooth.
That was a thing of beauty, but it doesn't happen without Vick's block. Bell and Vick split that TD.
Cleaned out a bunch of arguing.
Let's take it easy on calling other people out. We're here to discuss football and have people share opinions. No one is ever right on everything. We'd rather people share their view with some reasons and let others take it into account and come to their own conclusions.
Let's take it easy on calling other people out. We're here to discuss football and have people share opinions. No one is ever right on everything. We'd rather people share their view with some reasons and let others take it into account and come to their own conclusions.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
Marshawn Lynch, Eddie Lacey, Jeremy Hill, Cmike.
bb7278
Footballguy
Add another for Karlos Williams.TZMarkie said:My favorite to watch is Isaiah Crowell.
I keep wondering if he will ever actually break off a 15 yard run when I start the P.O.S.
Jokes aside, Jeremy Hill is ok. Well, at least HE WAS, last year.
I got a feeling I am going to like Karlos Williams this week.
TZM
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