I can't argue with that, but I also think that we could pad his stats significantly without doing much physical harm if we had the notion to.Yeah, or he could wear down by season end....this way he's fresh all year long
When he's running, Jalen looks like he's riding a hovercraft.
It's on purpose/by design. He's playing smart to not take big hits if possible hence him stepping out of bounds and/or just kind of going down before impending heavy contact.Jalen doesn`t seem to me to really try to fight through contact to gain extra yardage, and in his case I would submit that that`s a good thing. I believe that it lessens his chances of injury. He`s a finesse, speed and angles kind of runner. Doesn`t mean he can`t ever be injured, but I personally kind of like seeing him go down on initial contact.
This. The downfield blocking by the WR’s has been such a big help for Hurts. Also his running doesn’t exactly look “electrifying” but he seems to be very smart wig the way he runs. He goes down instead of fighting for an extra 1-2 yards, particularly after he’s made the first down.This is a good point. We have had some great blocks by our WRs as well which is huge.
This in spades. Didn`t mean to infer that I think he`s incapable of running with power. Very much to the contrary. It`s just smarter the way he does it .KrAzY3;3074582[B said:]I second the notion that Hurts can be a power runner if he wants to.[/B] He just shouldn't... it's not safe. If he runs with quarterback sensibilities, the team will be better for it. I'd still like to see him run less, and hope that as he evolves his running will be more selective.
I love this .... mutual disrespect because they don't get to play full contact.Just ask the players....what they think....
Shaun Dion Hamilton;
"I feel like we could stop him because we can't tackle him in practice," Hamilton said. "If we put a hit on him, he'd think twice about keeping the ball then."
Jalen Hurts;
"There are times when they tap me out and I'm really not tackled," Hurts said with a grin, "so we've got a mutual, what's the word... disrespect."