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Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - Rally - 10-19-2014

Sadly, on national television I watched Barry J deliver the worst "block" by anyone other than a kicker I have ever seen.  Unless he tripped he appeared to be desperately avoiding contact while going through the motions.  If he didn't trip that may be why he doesn't play more.  Surprised no one else saw it/has mentioned it.  Did I see it wrong?

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - Simas - 10-19-2014

Looked like a terrible block to me too and at the time I thought, "oh, that's why we don't see more of him."  OTOH, Wright has been guilty of similar "blocks" in other games.

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - gocard14 - 10-19-2014

You didn't see it wrong, he whiffed horribly on a key block that led to a sack.  That being said, he has looked pretty good on pass protection this year outside that play. 

I count myself in the "Barry Believers" camp, but clearly the problems with our offense run much deeper then who is at tailback right now

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - Simas - 10-19-2014

gocard14...just to be clear I agree with you.  I did not mean to bash Barry J.  If anything, he has been one of the positives on offense this year and I don't think gets enough touches.

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - Rally - 10-19-2014

(10-19-2014, 06:13 PM)gocard14 link Wrote:You didn't see it wrong, he whiffed horribly on a key block that led to a sack.  That being said, he has looked pretty good on pass protection this year outside that play. 

I count myself in the "Barry Believers" camp, but clearly the problems with our offense run much deeper then who is at tailback right now

I'm not bashing Barry either.  I refuse to bash any of these kids.  They try hard and want to win.  God bless them.  But it reminds me of dog breeding.  For many years we bred and showed Champion Newfoundlands.  It was a family endeavor.  Sometimes a promising dog didn't work out so we retired him/her to the house, where they lived out their lives as much loved pets, and entered another to try to win and advance the kennel rep and bloodline.  We never bashed the first dog, it just wasn't working so we went with Plan B.  Fortunately, in dogs, there isn't weekly TV and polls so you have time to go to Plan C.  Is this OT enough? :)

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - SamAtoms1980 - 10-19-2014

Our offense this year has been such a dogfu** that I can't really call it OT.

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - ThePassionOfTheChryst - 10-19-2014

Far be it from me to second guess a man who knows infinitely more about the game than I do, but waiting for one of the backs to emerge is absolutely a mistake.  This constant rotation is hindering their ability to get into the flow of the game and actually be productive.  Running backs aren't receivers, you can't just keep switching them in and out and expect them to be effective.  Especially the way they use theirs.  BJS comes onto the field, the defense has a pretty good idea of what's coming.

Re: Barry Sanders fanatics . . . . - Hank 91 - 10-19-2014

This isn't a new suggestion by any means, but I'd love it if Shaw showed up to his Tuesday press conference, pulled out a coin and flipped it, then told us who the lead running back would be against Oregon State. Choose one -- and by one, I mean either Sanders or Wright -- and give him 20-25 carries. No back this year has gotten more than 14 carries in a single game, and that's a problem. Also, Stanford has yet to have a back gain 100 yards in a single game. When do you think was the last time the Cardinal went seven consecutive games (it's actually eight, if you go back to the Rose Bowl) without someone hitting the century mark? I really thought Sanders would do it when he gained fifty yards on his first two carries against Washington State, but he only had a handful of carries after that promising start.