On Jan 4, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Stephen Manuel wrote:
I have theory about RB’s, barring injury, a truly great RB will be
great right away, if they take 2-3 years to develop they might be
above average but never great. I don’t think coaching can teach
Emmitt Smith how to run or any of the other great RB’s in UF
history, I can’t think of many that were great after 2-3 years,
most were great or very, very good right away….I believe that holds
for any offensive system the RB might be in.
My gut tells me that this is right.
We all knew Emmitt was the real deal following his second game as a
true freshman.
We knew that Errict was not Emmitt, but was a worthy successor.
My brain looks up statistics.
UF Career Rushing Leader: Yards per Carry
min: 300 attempts: Eli Williams (6.4)
min: 400 attempts: Tony Green (5.8)
Well, that wasn't what I expected.
Let's look at notable Freshmen:
James Jones: 4.4
Neal Anderson: 5.2
Emmitt Smith: 5.9
Errict Rhett: 5.7
Interestingly, those were the best single year averages for either
Errict or Emmitt.
Gillislee yards per carry: 5.6
Hmm. My gut doesn't even think he is in the same sentence as the
Gator legends. My brain wonders why he didn't get more carries.
-Zeb
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