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Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

December 11, 2020 03:47PM
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Ramgator
He looks like he is barely running BUT he gets the yards.

I thought the exact same thing. Dickerson was one of a kind. Nobody looked like him with all that padding and the goggles and the high stride. But the way Akers just kind of glides downfield, like a soccer player on the attack, waiting for the angle, reminds me of something I read about Dickerson. Apparently in his first practices as a Ram, John Robinson asked him to run faster. Dickerson said he was running as fast as he could. He was just so smooth in his stride that it looked like he was in third gear.
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  Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

Ramgator850December 11, 2020 05:52AM

  Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

roman18451December 11, 2020 05:56AM

  The only similarity is they're both Rams

max417December 11, 2020 05:58AM

  You missed my point.

Ramgator197December 11, 2020 06:06AM

  Re: The only similarity is they're both Rams

21Dog173December 11, 2020 06:40AM

  Re: The only similarity is they're both Rams

SoCalRAMatic214December 12, 2020 11:16AM

  Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

Speed_Kills213December 11, 2020 06:08AM

  He's nowhere near as fast as ED

Ramgator593December 11, 2020 06:10AM

  Ah gotcha now! nm

Speed_Kills154December 11, 2020 06:13AM

  I can see that...

DaJudge157December 11, 2020 07:17AM

  Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

Classicalwit317December 11, 2020 06:11AM

  Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

Rams43155December 11, 2020 06:16AM

  Emmitt Smith for me,.

alyoshamucci327December 11, 2020 09:22AM

  His suddenness reminds me of Zeke Elliot

merlin150December 11, 2020 09:43AM

  Re: His suddenness reminds me of Zeke Elliot

dzrams137December 11, 2020 11:10AM

  Me too! Their size is very similar

stlramz131December 11, 2020 05:08PM

  Re: Emmitt Smith for me,.

BerendsenRam265December 11, 2020 09:36PM

  Re: Emmitt Smith for me,.

LaloRam142December 12, 2020 08:13AM

  One thing he has that I noticed

waterfield184December 11, 2020 09:52AM

  Re: One thing he has that I noticed

MalibuRam147December 11, 2020 09:57AM

  Yes! He did that on a 3rd and short. I also like...

Ramgator229December 11, 2020 10:52AM

  After we drafted him when I watched his highlights...

JamesJM229December 11, 2020 11:17AM

  Re: After we drafted him when I watched his highlights...

waterfield128December 11, 2020 12:42PM

  He more reminds me of Emmett Smith

RockRam253December 11, 2020 11:35AM

  Re: He more reminds me of Emmett Smith

Steve433December 11, 2020 10:21PM

  Akers patience then burst of speed made me think of Faulk

Rams Junkie274December 11, 2020 01:09PM

  His cuts are very deliberate and decisive

Dram129December 11, 2020 01:15PM

  Re: Akers reminds me of Dickerson, in SOME ways.

Great Bordeni225December 11, 2020 03:47PM

  Dickerson always looked like he was in glide mode

21Dog123December 11, 2020 03:50PM

  I don't see it... but I'm not arguing with ya...

JamesJM131December 11, 2020 04:00PM

  DeAngelo Williams

Deadpool311December 11, 2020 05:22PM

  Re: DeAngelo Williams

BerendsenRam191December 11, 2020 09:18PM