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The NEXT Barry Sanders (1 Viewer)
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PatytonsGhost
Footballguy
Hes got his fathers moves. Good post. I wonder how many NFL father son RB's have ever happened? Walter and Jarret Payton, Jarrett had a cup of tea and he was gone from NFL
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Mr. Peterson
Footballguy
He has that stop/start explosiveness that his father had. The ability to cut like that and come out of it so quickly is impressive.
The only thing I worry about is his size. Is he as small as his father? Will he have those tree trunk legs his dad did?
And won't it be great when him and Fred Taylors son are possibly on an NFL roster?
The only thing I worry about is his size. Is he as small as his father? Will he have those tree trunk legs his dad did?
And won't it be great when him and Fred Taylors son are possibly on an NFL roster?
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Not sure the level of compitition here but he does look very explosive.
The O-line play in this vid was meh. He made plenty of would-be-tacklers miss with jukes and quick bursts. He changed direction and accelerated with ease on a number of plays. He never was caught from behind in any of those plays. He didn't wait for some blocks on some plays and literally blew through or around opposing players en route to TD's. From this video he appears to be able to deal with a mediocre to sub-par line play if he has to. I'd like to see him run behind a monster line that's blowing away the D front 7.
He's definitely somebody to keep an eye on.
He's definitely somebody to keep an eye on.
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JamesTheScot
Footballguy
He looks to be a pretty good size relative to the rest of the players on the field. IIRC, Barry joked about developing his moves because he was always the smallest kid in the sandlot.
I've always heard that height actually comes from the mother's side of the tree. How tall is she and how are her brothers and father built?
I've always heard that height actually comes from the mother's side of the tree. How tall is she and how are her brothers and father built?
Matt Waldman
Footballguy
To me it's kind of scary to even seriously consider a freshman in high school in any capacity as a future pro. That said, the secondary looked intimidated to tackle him. I'll look forward to seeing more of him when he's a junior/senior.
gregjcross
Footballguy
I got a chance to catch him last week for his high school championship game --he has the moves for sure, looks like he had the speed. He was only what, age 15 years old. Man in three years he will be one scary back.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
HS football championship in June?
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
He has the gift of being able to come out of a cut and be back at top speed right away. His burst threw the line is exceptional. I wonder what his 40 time would be because he looks really fast.
I know it is high school football, but he is 15 playing against many 18 year olds. It's hard not to think that he could be a successful college and NFL rb. I will be watching him closely.
I know it is high school football, but he is 15 playing against many 18 year olds. It's hard not to think that he could be a successful college and NFL rb. I will be watching him closely.
puckalicious
Footballguy
He didn't even have 1/2 the carries that the QB did. I guess that is how high school football works these days? All spread, no run up the gut?
Instinctive
Footballguy
Yeah, most of the high school plays run at our local schools, (TEXAS) are coming out of the spread. They put the most dangerous guy at the slot, move him to the backfield, reverses, and returns. Basically every team has a solid QB, a Percy Harvin, and possibly a good RB.
gregjcross
Footballguy
A replay of the game on Fox comcast. heh.
teamramrod
Footballguy
He also needs to follow in his father's footsteps and when he gets to the endzone, he needs to act like he has been there before and will be there again.
Peace
Peace
Try watching more then the first TD.And he's 15 years old. And he handed the ball to the ref each time. You should probably take that log out of your ###.
two_dollars
Footballguy
Barry got into the end zone?I had always heard that if Barry Sanders and Walter Payton raced in the 40-yd dash, that Payton would win because Barry would step out at the 1-yd line.
CaptainHook
Footballguy
he actually stops celebrating after like the 2nd td. those were probly some of his first TDs as hes a FRESHMAN trying to impress the upperclassmen. not unexpected that he might be a little excited.........that said i dont think he really looks that incredible
TakiToki
Footballguy
Sanders attends a private school (which happens to be my old school) that is in a small class. It is a 2A school (6A being the largest in OK). The competition is not very good, and he probably hasn't faced an athlete that's anywhere near his level of talent, even with the age difference. In fact there's quite a hullabaloo 'round these parts about moving the private schools up to higher classes to even out the competition.
So, it's pretty hard to get a good gauge on how good he really is. There's no doubt that he is a great talent, but we'll have to see how he physically matures and how well he performs against big-time players before going too crazy. James Allen was a 2A player in Oklahoma that put up astounding numbers, and many locals were talking about NFL all-time rushing records before he even set foot on OU's campus. It can be quite a shock for these small school kids to face defenders that can actually tackle them head up.
He's probably headed to OSU. His high school coaching staff has strong ties to OSU, and I've heard some friend-of-friend stuff saying that he is OSU's to lose. Oh yeah, I guess there's something about his dad playing there, too. But do not count out OU. His grandfather is a HUGE Sooner fan. Grandpa claims that he rooted for OU to beat his son's team, but for his son to put up big numbers. OU didn't offer the original Barry Sanders (and there is all this stuff about OSU unethically hiding tape from Sanders' tiny school -- many rumors that probably have been exaggerated but have a grain of truth), but he would almost undoubtedly have gone to OU had he received a scholarship offer. Anyway, although I am certainly biased, OU is not out of play.
And just to nitpick, his name is not really Barry Sanders, Jr. His name is Barry James Sanders, and his father had no middle name. His grandfather is VERY emphatic regarding that distinction.
So, it's pretty hard to get a good gauge on how good he really is. There's no doubt that he is a great talent, but we'll have to see how he physically matures and how well he performs against big-time players before going too crazy. James Allen was a 2A player in Oklahoma that put up astounding numbers, and many locals were talking about NFL all-time rushing records before he even set foot on OU's campus. It can be quite a shock for these small school kids to face defenders that can actually tackle them head up.
He's probably headed to OSU. His high school coaching staff has strong ties to OSU, and I've heard some friend-of-friend stuff saying that he is OSU's to lose. Oh yeah, I guess there's something about his dad playing there, too. But do not count out OU. His grandfather is a HUGE Sooner fan. Grandpa claims that he rooted for OU to beat his son's team, but for his son to put up big numbers. OU didn't offer the original Barry Sanders (and there is all this stuff about OSU unethically hiding tape from Sanders' tiny school -- many rumors that probably have been exaggerated but have a grain of truth), but he would almost undoubtedly have gone to OU had he received a scholarship offer. Anyway, although I am certainly biased, OU is not out of play.
And just to nitpick, his name is not really Barry Sanders, Jr. His name is Barry James Sanders, and his father had no middle name. His grandfather is VERY emphatic regarding that distinction.
Adebisi
Footballguy
Is this the same Barry Sanders who averaged more than 10 TDs a season?
Donnybrook
Footballguy
As I was watching, I kept thinking that junior is not much smaller (shorter) than the rest of his team-mates. I found out that he is 5'10 and 170. So if he fills out naturally, he could end up having prototypical RB size.
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Jockstraps
Footballguy
The school that he attends (Heritage Hall) also happens to be the same high school that Wes Welker went to.
TakiToki
Footballguy
And they both won state titles.Go Chargers!
ETA: Graham Colton banging Carrie Underwood probably beats both of them, though.
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puckalicious
Footballguy
It appears that he's going to outgrow his father by the time he's a senior. He's going to need to bulk up as he gets taller, I for one added at least 4" in height from age 15. Maybe he'll be better off sticking to playing LB? (He's listed as LB/RB).
it's not very good at allas I understand it, those are privileged kids for wealthy academic schools
good postHe's not good enough to play college ball at D1 yet though. His name could get him a tryout outside of OK but in OK he is/will be probably one of the most scouted players. They know him all too well.Sanders attends a private school (which happens to be my old school) that is in a small class. It is a 2A school (6A being the largest in OK). The competition is not very good, and he probably hasn't faced an athlete that's anywhere near his level of talent, even with the age difference. In fact there's quite a hullabaloo 'round these parts about moving the private schools up to higher classes to even out the competition.
So, it's pretty hard to get a good gauge on how good he really is. There's no doubt that he is a great talent, but we'll have to see how he physically matures and how well he performs against big-time players before going too crazy. James Allen was a 2A player in Oklahoma that put up astounding numbers, and many locals were talking about NFL all-time rushing records before he even set foot on OU's campus. It can be quite a shock for these small school kids to face defenders that can actually tackle them head up.
He's probably headed to OSU. His high school coaching staff has strong ties to OSU, and I've heard some friend-of-friend stuff saying that he is OSU's to lose. Oh yeah, I guess there's something about his dad playing there, too. But do not count out OU. His grandfather is a HUGE Sooner fan. Grandpa claims that he rooted for OU to beat his son's team, but for his son to put up big numbers. OU didn't offer the original Barry Sanders (and there is all this stuff about OSU unethically hiding tape from Sanders' tiny school -- many rumors that probably have been exaggerated but have a grain of truth), but he would almost undoubtedly have gone to OU had he received a scholarship offer. Anyway, although I am certainly biased, OU is not out of play.
And just to nitpick, his name is not really Barry Sanders, Jr. His name is Barry James Sanders, and his father had no middle name. His grandfather is VERY emphatic regarding that distinction.
5-10 170 is quite average for regular folk, quite small for football.
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for those that don't grasp the distinction it's B, A, 2A, 3A... thru 6a.
2A schools don't have many football programs. I don't think there's any class A or class B football programs so that's like the smallest schools to have football.
It would be a large accomplishment for them to beat a 6A program
