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1800-2K all purpose yards next year. He’s going to be huge in the passing game.
'24 MO RB Aneyas Williams (Notre Dame Signee)
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I think another offseason with Landow is huge. I really think he gives the team compound interest, it just takes time.
Could not agree with this more. He's much more of a known commodity going into next year than Kyren was going into his first year as the bellcow.
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Is this because you're trying to compare him to perhaps the greatest RB ND has ever had?
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One thing about college football that sucks is that there are certain times where you know a position group or starter is going to be worse than what you just had, probably for a really long time. There's just no hope for anything but a downgrade. Love was truly generational and Price is probably in the top 5 (?) of RB that we've had since 2005. Going to be a minute before we see something like that again.
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Everything points towards Carr running a prolific passing offense next year. With an experienced and deep OLine, and Williams knack for pass pro and receiving, he appears to be a perfect fit for RB1. We may need to find game breaking speed on the perimeter with the receivers instead of the RBs, but Aneyas should be very productive.
I think if you look at the RB1 for the last decade or so of title teams, they had first round type of talent at RB1 (maybe 2022 Georgia is the exception). No disrespect to AW, but I don't think he has that level of potential.
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Legitimately, how are you able to make that assessment right now? I'm not certain he's the #1 back right now because there will be a TON of competition to be the starter.
And he doesn't have a 5th gear but he's plenty fast for a #1 RB. He's shifty and can make guys miss. His pass pro as a freshman was fantastic. His pass catching in clutch situations as a freshman was excellent. This year he had limited snaps and he ran HARD and made the most of every opportunity.
I don't see anything that suggests he can't be RB1 on a title-contending team. The only thing I don't know right now:
- How does he handle being 'the man'?
- Can he take a season's worth of punishment?
- What can he do when the play gets blown up? Can he learn to find 1-2 yards out of a negative play?
He doesn't have the elusiveness , top end speed, or elite measurable traits to project as an early round draft pick I don't believe. And if you look at the last 10 championship teams, they pretty much all had a guy that fit that description. There is a reason that OSU went all in last year and got Judkins to complement an already elite talent in Treyvon Henderson for their '24 title run. Now they are the top 2 rookie RB in the NFL.
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I don't see the same open field burst that Kyren had, but I know we've said it before he's broken more big runs then I would have guessed.
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I think he'll be fine. We will see what we have next fall. Im certain ND will (per usual) have a good backfield.
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I think he’s one of those guys that will be dominant in college, regardless of his his NFL potential. Kind of like a Will Shipley…
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He could be a Clyde Edwards Helaire and he has potential beyond that. Also neither of the Georgia championship teams had anything special at RB. Very blah.
I honestly can't think of a position less important to have a first round draft pick than Running back.Maybe tight end. A generational player always helps at any spot but far from a requirement.
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James cook.
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None of the past 4 national champs have actually had 1st round picks at RB. And there won't be one this year either.
Judkins + Henderson
Corum + Donovan Edwards
Kenny Macintosh + Dajuan Edwards
Zamir White + James Cook
I'd argue it's more important to have two very good running backs who can keep each other fresh for a playoff run than it is to have an absolute stud. AW clearly seems capable of being part of that tandem - the real conversation should be is one of James/Young/Osborne/Walton the answer for the other half of the tandem.
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James Cook Rushed for a little more than 700 yards that year in 15 games. Not sure 48 yards/game is the standard for elite play.
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I was enjoying the clip until the Stanford game where literally every play is just the commentators glazing Miami.
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He has no major deficiencies. What held Price back from being #1? (Besides being behind a phenom in Love) He wasn't a real receiving threat and his blocking was suspect. Williams has proven he's a complete back even as an underclassman, he's the every down guy you want out there. Defenses aren't predicting it's a handoff when Williams is in there, because he can catch the ball or he can stay in and block. He's maybe not as dangerous as Love or Price, but who is? He's plenty dangerous though, plenty of big runs despite being RB#3 on our roster. Nobody else has proven anything over him yet. Payne is the only other one with reps and he's fallen heavily on the rotation since his injuries. Word is Payne is probably transferring anyway, so that should tell you everything. Williams will very likely be the #1 or 1A guy next year barring a major transfer or younger guy somehow jumping him out of nowhere.
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He's much much faster than Kyren
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Fairly comparable to love speed wise in high school track at least.
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TBF, the difference between 10.54 and 11.01 is fairly sizable when you get to that level. I love seeing fast times but they are rarely a predictor of excellent RB. In fact, I don't know what the threshold for a speed that would be disqualifying?
I'm fairly certain both of the freshmen RBs coming in rand under 11.
All that said, Williams has shown some great flashes despite two top NFL RBs being in front of him. They seemed to really like Nolan James last year as well. Lots of good competition this offseason.
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For real 5 tenths of a second is quite a gap. I didn't realize J Love was that fast in high school track WOW.
If I were him I'd opt out of the 40. If anybody has a question about how fast he is, I'd just say did you watch any of my tape?
If I were him I'd opt out of the 40. If anybody has a question about how fast he is, I'd just say did you watch any of my tape?
I was really hoping we could convince Price to return to be the RB1. I think Williams will be fine but I see him as a great RB2/change of pace/3rd down back. I do think however he will be the best of the room next year that will take a step back. James/Young/the freshmen all will show flashes at times and do just fine vs most of the schedule but will they be able to make their own big plays in the big games? We will see
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Seems like a downgrade from Price. We should go get a Price replacement. Who
He seems like a pretty competitive, confident guy... I bet he's really looking forward to running 40.
He seems like a pretty competitive, confident guy... I bet he's really looking forward to running 40.
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I might be wrong on this but I would bet his shuttle time is incredible. The smooth acceleration he shows from 0-20 is unique and that's where he does so much damage.
Jeanty didn't run the 40 last year at the combine or pro day. I think Love is confident too, but he doesn't have anything to prove. He'll be the 1st RB off the board no matter what, so running the 40 won't help him. I'd be surprised if he does anything pre-draft other than team interviews.
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Yeah anybody we get is still gonna be a downgrade from the no 2 rb draft prospect lol
