Whaley RB or LB?

I don't think this guy will tough enough to play lineback. Five minutes of highlights and he's tackled three times and run out of bounds twice. This guy probably only gets tackled four times a week, counting practice. He's gotta be a running back. Maybe he's 6'3", but he's nifty, shifty and faster than anybody he was playing against in the highlight reels.
 
TenDead..... maybe I missed it, but I didn't see one single
guy (defense) line up to take him head-on. They conveniently
got out of this guys path.
On the other hand, the competition that he faced ain't
exactly 5-A.
 
TenDead: I'll agree that he probably won't be able to run like that against collegiate competition. If he does he'll win four straight heismans. Except for their heights and the fact that I'm glad both chose to be Longhorns, I can't imagine comparing him to Melton. He looks a lot more to me like Edwin Simmors or Eric Dickerson.
 
Not every big back has to be a bruiser. Whaley could be an Eric Dickerson type -- tall, fast, a little elusive, and not that powerful.
 
this whole thing about a guy being too big to be a running back Is ridiculous. Guys arguing over how muscles are connected and comparing that to baseball bats? WTF?

Watch his tapes. Then remember how many of the greatest running backs ever were 6'1" or over. Including the greatest ever, Jim Brown. Ask him how good a 6'3" 220lb back can be.

Some of the crap you haters come up with to gripe about is too much.
 
All I know is that I miss the days of having a Ricky Williams type runner, not saying he is Ricky WIlliams. But a big guy who has the defense wore out by late in the 3rd quarter and can lead an offense on a 7:00 minute drive.
 
I haven't seen any film so I can't say much to Whaley specifically.

Physics wise, it is easier to lift weights the shorter your arms are because the range of motion is smaller therefore you are at your strongest more of the time.

However, with swinging a bat it is easier to swing a shorter bat because of the weight but a longer (and larger) bat will provide more power kind of like someone mentioned with the golf club.
 
Some observations / comments:

I like this kid and want to see him at RB, not LB
Dude is a man among boys
Powerful, quick to the hole, pretty fast for a big man
good hands - can catch the ball
has a pretty good OL
I know it was the highlight video, but the competition D looks pretty avg. to mediocre
D teams all tried to arm tackle him, as someone else pointed out - no one tried to form tackle him
When he was tackled it was from behind or by the sideline
I think he can be successful at D-1 level, but he won't be getting unchallanged running through the DL if someone has a shot at him
 
OJ = 6'1", 212
Marcus Allen = 6'2", 210
Paul Hornung = 6'2", 215
John Riggins = 6'2", 230
Franco Harris = 6'2", 230
Jim Brown = 6'2", 232
Dickerson = 6'3', 220
Csonka = 6'3", 237

All are hall of famers.
Size alone is no reason to not give him a legit shot to play RB. He looks like he might be one of those rare big guys who really is special.

HOOK 'EM,
Texdoc
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This kid is very fast and does not get caught from behind. Like most big backs he carries his pads well so he will not get caught from behind by smaller dbs and he will flat outrun safties and linebackers. His offensive line was very average last year.
 
Edwin was 6'3" if he stood on his right leg, and he was 6'4" on his left leg. True story, had one leg shorter than the other, all though I really don't remember which one. But it contributed to his knee problems that plagued him.
 
What the hell do we have against 230 pound RBs? No one seemed to mind when we had Earl or Rosey Leaks. If he doesn't leap to 250, let him have the ball!
 
Some folks haven't re-watched his videos. Whaley's a hoss...give him the ball twenty or more times, and don't worry about how tall or heavy he is. He's a natural-born stud running back...unlike anyone we've had since Ricky.
 
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