alt.sports.college.pac-10

"Andrew" wrote in message...
> "Greg Sumner" wrote in message...
>>
>> We have to chalk it up as a learning experience for Locker and wait
>> until we can recruit somebody who can run the ball. And maybe a few
>> guys who can block for him. It's unbelievable to me that UW can't
>> recruit a tailback. I haven't seen a good tailback here since before
>> the Neuheisel days.
>
> I dunno. I think Rankin could be a pretty good back, you just don't have
> anything in the way of effective offensive linemen up there it seems...

I got to disagree here. I think Rankin is too tall & light for a good RB.
I don't think he has good vision, nor does he get his pads low when going
inside. Give me a 5'10" 220 lb RB that likes to punish the tackler. In my
unprofessional opinion I think Rankin would make a good H-Back. He is good
enough to go across the middle in that role. Unfortunately I don't think
Locker sees the middle of the field well yet. That or there is no one ever
there. Does UW have any TEs anymore? They sure aren't seen much in the
middle.

I do agree the OL is not all that good, but they are better than the past
few years. My feeling is they are slow. Probably because they are so big.
One of the biggest OLs in the Pac from what I heard.