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Classicalwit
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dzrams
You've alluded to size over and over and over in this draft process. Explain to me why their height matters so much.
I think height is a big factor for catching the football, which I thick all running backs should do. And I don't mean swing passes and bubble screens, I mean slants, seam routes and flys. I also like a longer stride length on a runner be it a sprinter like Usain Bolt, or a distance runner like Galen Rapp. American marathoner runner Ryan Hall had an otherworldly stride length. I feel the same way about football players. Eric Dickerson was beautiful and so are Marcus Peters, DeAndre Hopkins and Mike Evans. They are all beautiful; gazelle is how that type of athlete is referred to in running. All things being equal, an athlete can do a lot with a long stride length and top shelf speed.
Great! It's a good thing then that both of the Rams RBs excel in the receiving game. Akers was an excellent pass catcher in college. And last year, the Rams went on a whirlwind tour working out RBs just to make sure that the guy they selected was a superb pass catcher.
