Vincent Smith Run (Free Video)
I know this has been discussed already, but the video wasn't free on Rivals so I found it on youtube instead. This is the run everyone has been talking about from Spring practice in the Wolverine Drill.
For your viewing pleasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA3pn2YI7ME
Thank you for that link! The kid looked real good on that run. That's just raw talent!
Was that RR in the background with the hat on smiling (You'll have to look at the slow replay).
wow, that is pretty amazing. Doesn't say much for our tackling.
#89 tackled just fine in that drill.
I know that stuff happens but I wouldn't say he tackled just fine when he doesn't get the runner down.
You don't say?
/Your sarcasm meter needs adjusting, friend
sorry. adjusting.
haha, good one.
Is there something wrong with me if the thing that stood out to me most in that video, after last year's tackling fiasco, is Booboo just throwing a shoulder into him instead of trying to wrap up?
I thought the same thing.
Looked to me like he had just shed a block and couldn't get in a position to do much more than throw a shoulder at him.
edit: regardless, that was some spectacular ability in Smith keeping his balance and shedding tackles in near-parallel fashion.
I am now on the Vincent Smith bandwagon. I will not be getting on the bandwagons of #59, #33, and #89.
Only Booboo is a starter and/or high on the depth chart.
yakkity-sax
WOW, that is impressive. To be able to break tackles while stumbling from having just broken another tackle - that is athletic ability. I am not sure exactly which kind - balance, flexibility, quickness, agility - "float like a butterfly" comes to mind as a good descriptive. I hope he keeps this up and brings that #2 back to glory.
edited the reference to Ali - oops
My (wildest) hope is he becomes a 5'6'' version of pre-NFL Reggie Bush. The play that comes to mind is the USC/FSU game from 2004ish where Bush runs up the left side, stops on a dime to let an FSU defender fly by in front of him, reverses field and cuts across into the end zone for a TD.
One positive is that he seems to have a fairly low center of gravity. I think one of McGuffie's problems last year, besides being a tad bit small (freshman, only one year in the weight program etc), was his upright running style that gave opposing defenders the chance to just tee off on him. Hopefully Vincent will not have the same problem.
agree with everything you just said. After the first time I saw Sam run last season, I knew he was gonna get killed. Vincent seems to be a better low runner before impact but knows when to break it to full stride.
That was pretty awesome. I second the notion that his low center of gravity can be quite an asset. Those big guys have to get REALLY low, even relatively for their size, to get this guy down which is something to watch.
Also, for McGuffie, I too agree his upright running style contributed to his concussions and hard hits. But I also think the fact that we had so many problems with fumbling he was often forced to run with 2 hands on the ball which made it even harder for him to deflect hits, keep his balance, stiff-arm, etc. Those factors probably had a big role as well.
YAY for shitty blocking and shittier tackling...as cool as this was, its prob not a good thing. somone plz tell me that that was our coaches dressed in uniform and playing defense
most of those players are walk-ons
It was JUST one run. Should we be getting worked up over our tackling ability based on one run during a drill that favors the offense? Tackling last year wasn't great, so I recognize the concern, but still.
I don't think the amazing part of that run was that he never went down because with sure tackling he would have. However, the fact that with all the contact he encountered, that run was quite impressive. In the same circumstance in a game, he would likely go down. But this shows that there will be instances where, if our opponents tackling isn't spot on, Vincent Smith will be able to make some big things happen.
BAR-RY! BAR-RY! BAR-RY!
Poor tackling, sure, but Mike Hart made a living on simply not succumbing to arm tackles and shoulder hits. Smith looks like he will be fun to watch for the next few years.
It was a great run don't get me wrong but, that movie itself showed that some of the defensive players dont understand the concept of tackling just yet.
When they slowed down the run, did anyone else think that Smith still looked to be moving pretty fast?
They just got all their yards from poor tackling. They themselves had nothing to do with it.
