re: Best Running Back in SEC History?

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Is it easier or harder to run the football when you mix in the pass?

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So in your opinion it will be impossible for any RB to be considered better than Walker, unless they play on a team who's entire focus is on running the ball?

The answer to your question is that it's the same in the long run for both, in different ways.

Do you think it's easier or harder to run the ball when your entire team is built on running the ball? That the reason Georgia only attempted that many passes is because they valued WR's who were better at rush blocking, than running routes and catching the ball. That they used less WR in favor of more bigger bodies on the line. That their TE were mostly blocking TE, not pass catching TE. That when it comes to playing the position, Walker didn't need to learn how to read a blitz in order to properly pass block.

The entire Georgia offense was built for the success of 1 person. Yet you and others for some reason try to pass this off as being a disadvantage.

70% of Derrick Henry's yards came after first contact. Who knows what kind of things he could have done if the entire team was focused solely on his success. Instead, he's got WR who are pretty good at blocking, it's a pride thing at Alabama from the old days, but they are recruited based on their route running, speed and pass catching abilities.

Instead of recruiting lineman who's main focus is run blocking, Henry ran behind a line who also got recruited on their ability to pass block. Instead of only run blocking TE, ones that can run routes and catch are also recruited. And on and on.

At the end of the day, a really heavy passing team might buy a RB a few good carries. But by the time you get into the number of carries these guys are getting, no. It's a numbers game, and while 1 style may have guys blocking the CB, and another style may have the CB running deep or away from the play, the bottom line is that the CB was taken care of by the offense.

And how about the biggest factor in difficulty, the opponents you are playing? Does that factor in at all for you?