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Why Malachi Toney could be faster No second gear)

MadCane said:
Love Malachi's game and attitude, but OP is right on this one. Hester doesn't get caught on that return.
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Agreed but Hester is an anomaly, and keep in mind that Hester was a year removed from high school when he was a freshman at UM. he had to sit out a full year because NCSU (or maybe FSU) raised issues with his test scores.
So Hester was likely 19 when he stepped on the field against UF.

Mali is a few months from turning 18. I will bet by this time nest year Mali isn’t caught on that same play. Not saying he will ever be as fast as Hester, but he is going to get faster.
 
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skyman said:
Good post, too high level for most guys on here and think you dissing him instead of how he can get better.. This is basically track talk and thats hated on this board.. lol..

Whats crazy is his pops was a burner, a good track season would get him right
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Thank you for responding with this bro....you are right on point. Some of these other corny goofballs think everything is a slight at a player. That's the 3rd punt return that Toney could have taken back for a TD that he was caught from behind on. If an once he works on that....then that's a special player becomes generational.
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
Actually it was a smart play. If he had tried to cut it up field, there were two free UM defenders and he didn’t have a time out. With 30 or so seconds, if you get tackled in bounds the clock would bleed to at least 10 to 15 seconds.
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Why didn’t he just run past everyone to the corner like Mali did on the TD. Concepcion is a 10.6 track guy.
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
What I find hilarious is that he is actually fighting himself when he runs…LOL

The thing I’ve noticed is his running stride once he breaks into the open field. When he hits daylight, it doesn’t look like he has a true second gear. His stride mechanics are what’s slowing him down.

Keeping it simple. He has to much ground contact. Ideally you want to decrease your ground contact and increase your stride length.

To me it’s like he is shuffling his feet..lol. It’s weird because once he his (second gear) his stride decreases which slows him down
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He is a Freshman. Those mechanics will be improved off season.
 
skyman said:
Good post, too high level for most guys on here and think you dissing him instead of how he can get better.. This is basically track talk and thats hated on this board.. lol..

Whats crazy is his pops was a burner, a good track season would get him right
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He'll only improve

But yea def not a diss and good post
 
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CityboyCanes4life82 said:
What I find hilarious is that he is actually fighting himself when he runs…LOL

The thing I’ve noticed is his running stride once he breaks into the open field. When he hits daylight, it doesn’t look like he has a true second gear. His stride mechanics are what’s slowing him down.

Keeping it simple. He has to much ground contact. Ideally you want to decrease your ground contact and increase your stride length.

To me it’s like he is shuffling his feet..lol. It’s weird because once he his (second gear) his stride decreases which slows him down
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Word is Mario has him signed up for off-season dance class, hoping to get him lighter on his feet & stop dragging them. Needs to do away with the Mali Shuffle.
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
I’m not saying he’s slow at all and obviously he has good speed. But there’s a difference between short-burst speed and long-term speed, and that’s where turnover comes in.

Guys like Devin Hester aren’t just fast solely because of genetics. They have efficient stride mechanics that allow their turnover to increase once they’re upright and running, which is how they hit that second gear. His stride mechanics are not clean which is preventing him from having that next level speed like Santana Moss or Hester.

The good thing is that he has everything you need to be an elite fast guy. He’s got the burst, the quick-twitch, and the power. Mechanics are actually the easiest thing to fix. This is something that can absolutely be cleaned up in the offseason.
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santana moss and devin hester were long term track athletes from youth level
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
What I find hilarious is that he is actually fighting himself when he runs…LOL

The thing I’ve noticed is his running stride once he breaks into the open field. When he hits daylight, it doesn’t look like he has a true second gear. His stride mechanics are what’s slowing him down.

Keeping it simple. He has to much ground contact. Ideally you want to decrease your ground contact and increase your stride length.

To me it’s like he is shuffling his feet..lol. It’s weird because once he his (second gear) his stride decreases which slows him down
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Okay track star
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
What I find hilarious is that he is actually fighting himself when he runs…LOL

The thing I’ve noticed is his running stride once he breaks into the open field. When he hits daylight, it doesn’t look like he has a true second gear. His stride mechanics are what’s slowing him down.

Keeping it simple. He has to much ground contact. Ideally you want to decrease your ground contact and increase your stride length.

To me it’s like he is shuffling his feet..lol. It’s weird because once he his (second gear) his stride decreases which slows him down
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I think you mean (3rd gear) top end speed....also, some players are more quicker than fast ....Mali has the quickness and superior footwork to easily separate from defenders.....there's no need to worry about his top end....at 18 the young man is already the most electric player in cfb...
 
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The kid is one of the top 10 players in the country as a freshman & will likely end up the best overall player one day, he doesn’t need to be a bonafide track star lol he’ll be A ok
 
Our strength coach Ervin Young is a speed specialist and the players love him. I suspect Baby Jesus will take these to house next year.
 
PennsylvaniaCane said:
Has consistently gotten to the corner and broke angles on that punt return. Yet a diving shoe string tackle means he’s slow or doesn’t have a second gear? Get out of here.
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Wasn't even a shoe string he clipped his own leg. Happens sometimes but he definitely out ran him.
 
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