I’m gonna say it, Homer is a better back...

[Canes731]

All I can say is when Walton went down I was really worried about the rest of the season and Homer has stepped up and keep our offense moving and scoring.

 

[Verobob]

To Mark Walton: come back next yr and we'll see who is the better
back (please.)

 

[Harry Heinous]

Homer definitely has a chance to be better than Walton and that is saying A LOT. Walton is a stud. Homer seems to be one in the making as well. Helluva start this past weekend!

 

[KrazyCane]

Travis homer got the potential and now the opportunity to prove that he's better than Mark Walton, starting last game.

Yeah what's funny is Homer still looks great even against p5 competition which Walton's number took a huge hit. Let's see if homer can keep it up

A healthy Mark Walton wouldve ran all over GT as well. Travis Homer had the benefit of surprise we'll see if he can continue to make big plays now that teams are going to n keying in on him.

Maybe, maybe not. His track record against solid P5 defenses is mediocre. Homer had no benefit of surprise. GT knew he was the key RB.

It's a given that Mark Walton would've ran all over GT. Theyre an easy team to beat in the run game.

How can you compare anything before this year like the circumstances where the same??

They knew Homer was the rb but definitely weren't planning for him like he could have that level of impact. I'm sure they thought the run game would fall off without Walton playing.

 

[tcgrad1014]

Travis homer got the potential and now the opportunity to prove that he's better than Mark Walton, starting last game.

Yeah what's funny is Homer still looks great even against p5 competition which Walton's number took a huge hit. Let's see if homer can keep it up

A healthy Mark Walton wouldve ran all over GT as well. Travis Homer had the benefit of surprise we'll see if he can continue to make big plays now that teams are going to n keying in on him.

Maybe, maybe not. His track record against solid P5 defenses is mediocre. Homer had no benefit of surprise. GT knew he was the key RB.

It's a given that Mark Walton would've ran all over GT. Theyre an easy team to beat in the run game.

How can you compare anything before this year like the circumstances where the same??

They knew Homer was the rb but definitely weren't planning for him like he could have that level of impact. I'm sure they thought the run game would fall off without Walton playing.

GT has the 13th ranked rush defense in the country AFTER Homer ran all over them. They are solid.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I said it in a thread last week before the game and I saw nothing to make me change my mind: Travis Homer's running style is a perfect fit for this offense, and I only need one stat to prove my point. In his 20 carries Saturday, only one failed to gain positive yardage.

But I do want to point out one little detail. As much as folks on this board like to rag Richt for his vertical passing concepts, he basically eliminated Tech's secondary on running plays. Homer was consistently facing 6 man boxes. That makes a **** of a difference.

 

[JMG]

Homer is that game breaker.

 

[Salt]

different style backs. Homer reminds me of James Jackson's style and Walton more like Edgerrin James. Homer's style would have been better suited against penetrating fast defenses like FSU where all you need is a crease. He is a one cut and go guy. Walton is too much of a bounce and cut back guy and those kind of guys tend to get swallowed up by penetrating defenses.

 

[Hurricane23]

Walton is more of a pure football player, you could put him at safety and corner and he'd excel. That being said as a running back Walton is more shifty, more patient as a runner and let's the play develop, he is more of a zone runner I.E. (Bell from the Steelers or one of our own Frank Gore) I think Walton might be tougher to take down, as he has better balance. On the other Homer is more of a slasher, kind of the opposite of Walton. Homer has another gear that Walton does not have, he reaches the second level in a blur if he has a hole and can out run the secondary, his running style reminds me of Portis. While he's not as shifty as Walton he can make people miss in open space.

 

[LPK2006]

I would have to agree, but to be fair to Walton, it's been a while now since I've seen the guy play at 100%. I like Homer's running style a lot for this offense....I wanted to see more of him spelling Walton even before the injury.

I watched the extended GT highlights on Youtube. Wow, I am even more impressed. From where I was sitting, I wasn't even seeing some of the things he was doing.

 

[brock]

Walton is more of a pure football player, you could put him at safety and corner and he'd excel. That being said as a running back Walton is more shifty, more patient as a runner and let's the play develop, he is more of a zone runner I.E. (Bell from the Steelers or one of our own Frank Gore) I think Walton might be tougher to take down, as he has better balance. On the other Homer is more of a slasher, kind of the opposite of Walton. Homer has another gear that Walton does not have, he reaches the second level in a blur if he has a hole and can out run the secondary, his running style reminds me of Portis. While he's not as shifty as Walton he can make people miss in open space.

Your first sentence fits homer. They are very similar players because homer will go down and hit you on special teams too and could have played db as well. Homer just is a better athlete and faster

 

[Hurricane23]

Walton is more of a pure football player, you could put him at safety and corner and he'd excel. That being said as a running back Walton is more shifty, more patient as a runner and let's the play develop, he is more of a zone runner I.E. (Bell from the Steelers or one of our own Frank Gore) I think Walton might be tougher to take down, as he has better balance. On the other Homer is more of a slasher, kind of the opposite of Walton. Homer has another gear that Walton does not have, he reaches the second level in a blur if he has a hole and can out run the secondary, his running style reminds me of Portis. While he's not as shifty as Walton he can make people miss in open space.

Your first sentence fits homer. They are very similar players because homer will go down and hit you on special teams too and could hav played db as well. Homer just is a better athlete and faster

Homer is faster, but I'm not sure if he'd have the hip flex to play DB, maybe safety, but you can tell Walton is more fluid not by a lot though.

 

[ShadowSpring]

Homer has broken 17 tackles on 51 carries thus far.

He is #2 RB in the ACC in elusiveness rating.

Awesome start to his career.

 

[tcgrad1014]

Homer has broken 17 tackles on 51 carries thus far.

He is #2 RB in the ACC in elusiveness rating.

Awesome start to his career.

Great stat.

 

[OldhamA]

I would have to agree, but to be fair to Walton, it's been a while now since I've seen the guy play at 100%. I like Homer's running style a lot for this offense....I wanted to see more of him spelling Walton even before the injury.

I watched the extended GT highlights on Youtube. Wow, I am even more impressed. From where I was sitting, I wasn't even seeing some of the things he was doing.

Yeah he was setting up his blocks really, really well. I was hugely impressed.

 

[LuCane]

But I do want to point out one little detail. As much as folks on this board like to rag Richt for his vertical passing concepts, he basically eliminated Tech's secondary on running plays. Homer was consistently facing 6 man boxes. That makes a **** of a difference.

It was weird to watch. They were seemingly terrified of getting beat over the top. I'm not a huge fan of the bubble, but thought it was there almost all game. Their approach almost worked out for them, though. If I were them, I'd have taken my chances against Rosier's downfield accuracy a bit more often. They picked the other poison and we finally started gashing them.

Our offense's RZ TD ratio is probably a big reason for their decision.

 

[5XNC]

when the db is 10-12 yards off the slot wr, that play will go for 7 yards every time. it's a great play when the db is that far off. when he comes up in the face, which their dbs finally did, then you can go intermediate/deep.

 

[sstcane]

Walton vs GT in 2016 had 15 carries for 44yds.

I like Homers style better against Power 5 D's. Walton has only had a few good games against our tougher
opponents. He gets to the 2nd level in a blur.

 

[Swampcity]

In this offense.

You simply wanted to create dialogue. Homer has a certain skill set that is valuable, Walton is an NFL RB.

 

[Hurricane Warrior]

Walton is more of a pure football player, you could put him at safety and corner and he'd excel. That being said as a running back Walton is more shifty, more patient as a runner and let's the play develop, he is more of a zone runner I.E. (Bell from the Steelers or one of our own Frank Gore) I think Walton might be tougher to take down, as he has better balance. On the other Homer is more of a slasher, kind of the opposite of Walton. Homer has another gear that Walton does not have, he reaches the second level in a blur if he has a hole and can out run the secondary, his running style reminds me of Portis. While he's not as shifty as Walton he can make people miss in open space.

Your first sentence fits homer. They are very similar players because homer will go down and hit you on special teams too and could hav played db as well. Homer just is a better athlete and faster

Homer is faster, but I'm not sure if he'd have the hip flex to play DB, maybe safety, but you can tell Walton is more fluid not by a lot though.

Mark is a great athlete but so is Travis... Walton's results as a 17 year old vs Homer's as a 16 year old:
Homer was younger: 18 < 20
Homer was taller: 5-11 > 5-9
Homer was bigger: 195 > 182
Homer was faster: 4.48 > 4.63
Homer was stronger: 40 > 35
Homer jumped higher: 37.4 > 31.3
Homer was quicker: 4.03 > 4.34

Mark Walton (07/2014) DOB: 3/29/97 (2015) 5-9.0 182 4.63 4.34 35.0 31.3 88.86
Travis Homer (04/2015) DOB: 8/7/99 (2016) 5-11 195 4.55 4.03 40.0 37.4 126.51

(02/2015)

Held at the North Miami Athletic Complex, the 5’10”, 196-pound running back posted a SPARQ overall rating of 116.04. That’s good enough for No. 3 overall in the nation – at least for now.

Homer garnered marks of 4.48 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 4.35 seconds in the 20-yard shuttle, 37.8 inches in the vertical leap and 39.5 inches inter power ball throw. His peak power was marked at 7,780 watts.