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Classicalwit
Richard Sherman, the injured and aged
CB, was going to run down the 10 years younger Cam Akers on his 61 yard run.
I can't figure out why aging players and defensive linemen are coming from 5 or 6 yards behind and catching our RBs from behind in the open field. Either our players are lacking vision or their speed is not good. On Akers' run, it didn't look like he ever accelerated; he stayed at the same speed at which he came through the line. Sherman and the player who caught Akers were turning their legs over faster.
Akers was timed 4.47, Henderson 4.49. Which should be fast enough. But both have been run down from behind this year by players they should be able to out-distance.
My guess is that they are coached to make sure they aren't stripped of the ball, even if it's at the expense of speed. The other possibility is track speed vs football speed.
