Seahawkwalt1967
Active member
I've heard KnilesDavis but I'll say Lynch 2.0
Attyla the Hawk":2ixq4fog said:He's a different runner than Lynch. Both are physical backs. Gurley lacks in Lynch's shiftiness. He has much better straight line speed. Doesn't have the same wide base as Marshawn. But packs a wallop, and he gets low and attacks defenders with his shoulders well.
He's quite a bit bigger back. Where Marshawn is really beastly with insane effort, Gurley is a guy who lowers the boom and generally breaks free of tacklers and keeps going or goes to the ground after attacking a tackler. Not so much the patented Marshawn ability to attack a defender and then keep dragging them along until he's gang tackled. Of the two, Lynch seems much better in a phone booth so to speak. Even in confined space, he's tougher to get a handle on. Gurley uses his size and momentum to just plow ahead. The effect is similar.
Gurley is much more capable of breaking into the clear and then taking it to the house. When he gets past the linebackers, he's not like Lynch who generally is left with seeking out and punishing/attacking secondary players. Gurley is more prone to kicking it into a higher gear and running away/past secondary players. He can still punish ... but he has a gear that Lynch doesn't have anymore.
Gurley isn't going to be like Lynch who can consistently wriggle out of clean tackle opportunities at or near the LOS and get 3-4 more hard fought yards. Like the Philly game where Lynch just miraculously pops out of the pile and finishes off a 10 yard TD run. He is going to hit the hole with speed and use his momentum to carry a tackler a yard or two after contact. Both have the ability to run through arm tackles cleanly. Marshawn has a shiftiness factor that produces more of those opportunities. Gurley has a pure speed component that reduces the opportunities for defenders to get into position in the first place.
Different runners in terms of style. Both garner similar effects. They get good YAC, and have good lean/leverage to fall forward. Gurley is a better home run threat. Not sure if his ability to one cut and go ability is developed. That's a component that Lynch definitely features at a high level. And something he had to learn after arriving here. I'd guess there would be a significant learning curve for Gurley as well.
CPHawk":2tjdwwbu said:Ki Jana Carter?
chris98251":doct2gdo said:CPHawk":doct2gdo said:Ki Jana Carter?
Look at old Highlight film of Floyd Little, you see Marshawn type running ability there.
McGruff":8j2fdcwi said:Eddie George. He'll take contact but not run through contract like Lynch.
I don't think anyone gets how unique Marshawn Lynch is as a runner. His low running style, wide base, quick feet.