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100% agree. I'd look at these 3 points: 1 - UVA/UNC - Cam 6.9 ypc & Knighton 4.3 ypc 2 - The OL has WAY more of an effect on a RB's performance at the NFL level than it does at the college level - couldn't agree with you more. 3 - Look at how bad 5 out of the 8 teams Knighton faced ranked in...

Definitely. It's not like our OL all of the sudden got worse when Knighton got in. IMO I think going from a running QB in King to a pocket QB in TVD skews our overall team rushing numbers. But even so - if you isolate just Cam vs Knighton - the gap remains over a yard difference both years...

I agree that cut vs UNC was epic, and the jets he put on shows his elite speed. My concern is - so what's the 2nd best cut of his career? Knighton's got 200 carries now, and I can't really find even a 2nd "wow" type of cut. I know Duke keeps getting thrown out as a comparison, and that's what...

Great point! In 2021: Knighton - 145 carries vs ACC teams. Had 3 20+ yd carries Cam Harris - 20 carries vs ACC teams. Had 3 20+ yd carries It's a hard pill to swallow - but Knighton has actually been our least explosive runner since Mike James. His big plays have been in the passing game...

Agreed - I said later I don't think it's "vision" as much as it is "decision making". I don't think Knighton doesn't see things, it's more what he decides to do with what he sees. He's 190 lbs running like he thinks he's 230 lbs. I'm hoping Smith can coach that out of him - but that's far from...

Knighton is tough as **** and I respect how he has no hesitation is laying the wood. Problem is he's trying to stick everyone. He just needs to pick and choose his spots better. Right now he's leaving too many yards on the table, and taking on too much self-inflicted wear and tear that could...

Homer is a great comparison because both were smaller RB's who loved smashing into defenders at full speed. Both had no fear. The subtle advantages each had when comparing them IMO: Knighton - Looks a notch faster and can make quicker cuts (but for whatever reason chooses not to) where Homer...

Here's an example of where IMO Chaney's vision/decision making is better When Chaney has 5 yds between him and the defender - He cuts at an angle so they can't get a clean shot, and does a better job at keeping his head up and getting good lean, but not leaning too far forward. When Knighton...

I really like the pick-up of Parrish too. I could see 5 RB's (all except Brown) ending up as our best RB. I've got no idea how the RB rotation is going to shake out.

I could post pics of 30 runs and we could break down if the blocking correct or not. The blocking is somewhat irrelevant to my points. My points would be this: 1) There's too many examples where it's not "He didn't make someone miss" - it's that he didn't even "try" to make them miss. He's...

100% agree with you. Knighton is a 190 lb RB who runs like he thinks he's 230. It's admirable, and he's tough as ****, but it isn't the smartest way to run. Everyone here knows our OL needs to improve - so need to post pics of runs that are getting stuffed. No one thinks differently. The...

You talked about the OL getting blown up - but here they open a big hole. This is different - it's an example of downfield/2nd level blocking. I won't argue if Mallory does or doesn't make the right decision here - but a wider angle shows there's 2 defenders and he has to choose 1. But say...

Here's just a couple examples (but there's a good amount more) of where Knighton's vision/decision making can improve. OL opens a big hole, but Knighton just runs straight forward into the defender who's 5 yards away without attempting any type of move. I'm not trying to say Knighton sucks...

100% agree. You can see Knighton has a different level of speed and burst just by watching the spring drills clips. He looks like he's gotten bigger too. I hope he plays in the 195-200 lb range. The vision & IMO decision making has been a struggle for Knighton so far - so I'm hoping Smith...