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re: TAMU - I heard your coach on SECN sometime recently discussing the run game...
Posted on 7/28/15 at 9:11 am to boogiewoogie1978
Posted on 7/28/15 at 9:11 am to boogiewoogie1978
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but it is hard to establish a physical run game in a spread offense.
It sure wasn't in 2012.
3,147 yards rushing. Taking Johnny Manziel's stats out of the equation, A&M's running backs (Ben Malena, Christine Michael, and Trey Williams) had 291 carries for 1,601 net yards (44 total lost yards) and 25 touchdowns. That's over 5.5 ypc between them.
Broken down:
(STARTER) Malena (5'9 195) - 138 carries, 808 yards, 8 TD
Michael (5'11 233) - 88 carries, 417 yards, 12 TD
Williams (5'8 180) - 65 carries, 376 yards, 5 TD
Ben Malena was FAR more physical than Christine Michael, despite being 2 inches and 30 lbs smaller. He was a very effective and aggressive blocker too, which is why he got the start over Michael in 2012.
This post was edited on 7/28/15 at 9:14 am
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Posted on 7/28/15 at 9:13 am to CGSC Lobotomy
I wouldn't call our run game in 2012 physical. It was very effective but it's not like we were pounding the ball between the tackles early in the game
Having linemen left over from a pro style offense and excellent blocking WRs also helped a ton
Having linemen left over from a pro style offense and excellent blocking WRs also helped a ton
This post was edited on 7/28/15 at 9:14 am
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