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re: TJ Yeldon Question/Fap Time
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:40 am to alabamabuckeye
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:40 am to alabamabuckeye
The way Yeldon makes guys miss without having to make big cuts blows my mind. It really helps him keep his speed. Trent and Mark would break guys down really violently. Mark was smooth for sure but he'd make cuts that would hurt MY knees. Yeldon shakes guys in a phone booth.
It's my favorite part of his style and I don't really know how to explain it in football terms. But he makes his cuts WAY before any other RB would. It's how he keeps going north so fast. The game winner against LSU is a perfect example. Most guys would have come up on the defender and done a right left right deal and beaten the guy that way. Yeldon just side stepped about 8 yards away from the guy. By the time Yeldon got to him he was lying on the damn ground.
It's my favorite part of his style and I don't really know how to explain it in football terms. But he makes his cuts WAY before any other RB would. It's how he keeps going north so fast. The game winner against LSU is a perfect example. Most guys would have come up on the defender and done a right left right deal and beaten the guy that way. Yeldon just side stepped about 8 yards away from the guy. By the time Yeldon got to him he was lying on the damn ground.
This post was edited on 7/8/13 at 4:42 am
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Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:49 am to ReauxlTide222
I know what you're saying. Yeldon can premeditate very well. His touchdown against Mizzou where he dove into the end zone, I thought he was going to be tackled 5-6 yards earlier. Dude is a fricking psychic...
Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:35 am to ReauxlTide222
He has that rare "wiggle" deal.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 12:07 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:We've had bruiser backs for a while now and its awesome to have a back that can be deadly in open field and force defenses to gang tackle.
The way Yeldon makes guys miss without having to make big cuts blows my mind.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 12:09 pm to harmonics
Exactly. When a guy has a route on you the closer he gets to you he has little correction to make when the RB makes his move.
Imagine two guys starting on opposite goal lines and running straight at each other. One is a RB and one is a safety. If the RB makes his cut when they're nearing the 50 the safety has a good chance at making a play. If the RB goes off course around the 30 the safety has little chance at even touching him. Yeldon does just that, although in much tighter space. It's a thing of beauty
Imagine two guys starting on opposite goal lines and running straight at each other. One is a RB and one is a safety. If the RB makes his cut when they're nearing the 50 the safety has a good chance at making a play. If the RB goes off course around the 30 the safety has little chance at even touching him. Yeldon does just that, although in much tighter space. It's a thing of beauty
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