is 1000 yard rushers. Elijah Hood now has 945 yards rushing. I'd like to him bust a long TD on the 1st play from scrimmage to join the Tar Heel 1000 yard club.
One of the most prized stats to many UNC football fans
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Definitely. It also disproves the theory that the Fed Spread can't let a star running back shine. Heck, Hood is a power runner and yet is getting his yards on pitches, draws, swing passes, and the like. I love the plays where it's a quick shovel to #34 and he can get outside then quickly get vertical and run with a full head of steam against boundary players that probably aren't too thrilled to try to tackle him.
Hood has been a monster this year. 3rd in the ACC in rushing yards, tied for 2nd in TDs while getting 6 yards a carry, which is 2nd among active ACC RBs with 100+ carries. To me, the only RB who has played better than him this season in the ACC is Cook, and even then, Cook doesn't have to contend with a teammate who is also in the ACC's top 10 in rushing yards. Hood is playing great ball, and I'm looking forward to seeing him get that 1000 yards on Saturday.
That notion was debunked in his first year here, actually. Gio went for 1,228 and 6.7 ypc in 2012. The struggles since then have mostly been the product of a young O line.
Oh I don't disagree. I meant it debunked the misconception / viewpoint that it was a pass-heavy offense. You know the type of people I'm referring to
How could we be a pass-heavy offense? We have a tight end playing quarterback, for crying out loud.Oh I don't disagree. I meant it debunked the misconception / viewpoint that it was a pass-heavy offense. You know the type of people I'm referring to
Agreed. Mitch is no doubt a better pocket passer, and a serviceable runner, but I wouldn't be surprised if the offense takes a step back. On the other hand, we should return 4 starters on the offensive line and all our running backs so maybe the traditional ground game will flourish and offset the loss of MW's running ability.
I cant help but remember those painful renner rush attempts. Did he ever gain a single yard? Yet every drive we tried one.
MUCH more mobile. Trubisky is getting undersold as a runner by our fans, only because of how proficient Quise is at running. Trubisky can scoot.
Next year, I envision the passing game being a tick better, with the running game depending much more on the running backs than it does the QB. The beauty about the read-option though is that if the QB can move at all, the play is almost guaranteed to get a minimum of 3 yards. As long as the QB reads it correctly. Mitch may not break 50-yard gainers like Quise, but he'll still pick up a good 5-9 yards which still helps.
I don't want my QB breaking too many tackles lest he be injured. Take what the defense gives you, then get down. MT won't break as many long ones but he'll keep the defense honest.
IIRC, he actually averages slightly more YPC than Quise, albeit with a much smaller sample size.
IIRC, he actually averages slightly more YPC than Quise, albeit with a much smaller sample size.
