vin.couve12
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johnnyfever":koyvfccv said:ACFan":koyvfccv said:Because they want Collins to be a "power back" I think a 1/3 of his carries this preseason were in 3rd/4th and short, where there was major penetration and he had no chance, that killed his average.
This makes no sense. If this is the spot and situation he is to be used in, then he needs to do well in that instance. He has not. He is way too easy to get off balance and gives up when touched. On third and short teams expect the seahawks to run it. He needs to be able to power through 1 or 2 defenders to get the first down. He made almost no yards after initial contact in those situations. I kept wanting to see something from him as he has the build to be a good power back, just doesn't have the hunger and drive to get it done. Maybe in a few years, but right now he is unimpressive. I haven't kept track around the league of how many decent backs will probably get released, but from what he has shown just in the preseason, he is practice squad fodder. Might be good in camp, but camp doesn't win you Lombardis.
It's not really about hunger and drive. Collins carries the vast majority of his weight in his torso. Obviously that the norm for most humans, but in Collins' case it's disproportionately so. He doesn't "bend" well and what core strength he does have, is offset by the fact that he doesn't bend and lean well. Unless he's completely square to the LOS he just doesn't have much football strength at the NFL level. In College, sure, but not here. It has more to do with his narrow base and lacking center of gravity than anything. His choppy, extremely short steps are also a detriment. He has to get up to running speed before he has any real stride to speak of, but at that point he's upright and gets laid out from the side, as we saw tonight.