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Najees Vision

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Sep 19, 2022.

  1. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Actually for some plays this may not be a bad Idea.
     
  2. blackandgoldpatrol

    blackandgoldpatrol Well-Known Member

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    Last season Najee was hit in the backfield on 60% of his handoffs.... I'm pretty sure that messes with his head, so even if the line opens a hole, I think his 1st impulse is to bounce outside... A poor line will do that to a player..... We've seen it plenty of times with young qb's that get ruined by bad blocking so much that they can't trust it on the times that the blocking is good.... Rb's are no different
     
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  3. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    I hope he runs mean tonight, we need him bad.
     
  4. cajunyankee

    cajunyankee Well-Known Member

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    Looks like you’re getting your wish!!

    Cajun
     
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  5. Benny Lava

    Benny Lava Well-Known Member

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    Najee sucks. Warren is better. I am 100% serious.
     
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  6. Da Stellars

    Da Stellars Well-Known Member

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    No disrespect to Naj, but damn Warren is explosive.
     
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  7. Benny Lava

    Benny Lava Well-Known Member

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    Warren is not only faster, more explosive but also runs tougher. I think Herbstreit or Michaels commented that Najee thinks he's 190 pounds and Warren thinks he's 230 pounds. The implication is that Najee runs like a small RB and Warren runs like a bruiser.
     
  8. Kreighoff

    Kreighoff Well-Known Member

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    I agree I think Warren out played him tonight.

    Harris is missing holes and just not trusting where the hole is
     
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  9. Brice

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    Hoping to see Najee get over 20 carries this week against the Jets.
     
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  10. Steelvision

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    maybe he's not watching were he's going, or doing it enough, i know its an oversimplified statement but a few times i've seen close up replays where it appears he got his head down when he takes the hand off
     
  11. JAD

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    I agree, last year he got hit so much in the backfield that he started to get hesitant in hitting the whole and danced a little too much. This has continued this year even though the line seems better and has had better holes for Harris to run in but he still hesitant when hitting the hole and more times then not he is not seeing the hole.

    What we don't know yet is he not seeing the hole because of his vision, is not quick enough to plant and cut with his weight gain or is his foot and ankle hurting so he can't cut as he should. Definitely something is not right with him and that is why Warren is a better back running now than Harris. If it is his foot and ankle that's bothering him, then Warren should get more touches until it's better. If it is in his head because he got hit so much in the past then he needs to overcome that. If it's his vision then he got a bigger problem and this takes longer to fix if it ever fixed.
     
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  12. mikeyg

    mikeyg Well-Known Member

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    he did not :(
     
  13. mikeyg

    mikeyg Well-Known Member

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    he should

    i read about how our OLINE is soooo much better - PROVE IT. We are bottom 3rd still IMO until we can control the game better at the LOS.
     
  14. PWP

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    The Jets are going to play press man and run blitz on almost every play , I don't think our run game will be very effective...
     
  15. Steelrules

    Steelrules Well-Known Member

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    Najee needs microscope eyes to see the holes that our OL is creating
     
  16. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    You must wear Magoo glasses!
     
  17. mikeyg

    mikeyg Well-Known Member

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    agree
    we suck on O, that is bottom line. No balance and nothing really hard for any coordinator to plan for.

    the Jets will sleep safe and sound on Saturday night :puking 3:
     
  18. mikeyg

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    najee might be a bust, we will see....
     
  19. PWP

    PWP Well-Known Member

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    I think he is a bad fit , he looks more like a man blocking runner instead of a zone blocking runner ...He wants to be shifty make jump cuts in the hole juke and make guys miss that is not the style needed for zone blocking as LB'S are just waiting for him to commit to a hole ,which he doesn't see them very well.. So IMO he needs a designed hole and get him 1 on 1 in that hole that's just not our scheme...
     
  20. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Thats the coaches fault, not using schemes that fit the personnel. I dont know why they were so gungho for zone blocking, IMO that took them out of the running for Humphrey because they felt Green was better suited for zone.
     
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  21. dobbler-33

    dobbler-33 Well-Known Member

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    See if Dickerson will let him borrow his old goggles.
     
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  22. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    Least of our worries
     
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  23. CK 13

    CK 13 Well-Known Member

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  24. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    :facepalm:
     
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  25. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Beer is good

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    We suspect you are

    But as you grow up you may gain wisdom

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