This is What I love about Lendale

Glad someone realizes this guy can play ball when hes on track, and when we have a passing game

 

Good assessment. It would great to see these two develop into a long-term Titans combo for years. I like Lendale wearing em down and then Chris Henry flying past them in solid relief duty.

 

He's a tough runner, and he earns his yards, that's for sure. Everything you said is true. That said, he shouldn't be as overweight as he is. If he were in better shape, he's STILL be a load to bring down (Lendale is just a big boy in general, and you'll never mistake him for a small back). However, if you watch old USC tapes of him, he's slimmer and he's quicker to the hole. That's the problem; yeah, he may not be easy to bring down, but does that matter when he's being tackled at or near the line of scrimmage most of the time? Hard yards and softening defenses is one thing, but the fact that remains that his conditioning and quickness have been sacrificed for his poor weight control.

 

From what I have seen he is good at being a disciplined player but that does not mean he is a great RB. If you watch the USC games, he did a great job in pounding the ball but Reggie was the game breaker. He will never be a game breaker instead we have to hope that VY and Henry/Brown. That is what happened on that Chris Henry run on sunday and thats what happened against the Jags. We are basically under the same situation that the Jags were in last year, and that the falcons and dallas are in this year (1 back can pound and he is decent, but the other is explosive and can be a homerun hitter at any point (Barber and Norwood)). To be most successful i would love to see chow line both up and make the def guess who is gonna get it.

 

would be nice

 

Chris Brown is still the change of pace back tho'. Henry will have to wait his turn. Chris Brown has looked like the most explosive back we have thus far.

 

LW can be a back that breaks for 15 yds at a time no more than that. My man said it above. The passing game has to be a treat for the passing game to work well, and vice versa. if teams just continue to put 8 in the box, then you will see LW struggle to get those yrds. The kid is a good feature back that could stand to lose some weight. With a hole there he will do his thing. Let's just remember an elite back can make it through a 2 sec hole, LW is not elite, he's good so don't expect to see him go flying through a hole that's there for only 2 sec's.

 

Everyone wants to call Lendale a power back but he really isn't much of a power back. He has little speed, quickness or burst which doesn't equal much force behind him except his 240lbs. Which really is only 10 more than Henry yet Henry looks bigger.

I'll go to NCAA to prove a point. Ray Rice who is a whopping 5'9 205 lbs is more of a power runner than LW...why? He is built like a rock, conditioned, has excellent quickness, burst, and maybe the most important thing is he runs with passion and fire. He wants to hit you harder than you want to hit him and he has desire. He gets better in the 4th quarter why because he's conditioned and has the heart and desire.

LW is slow, has minimal burst and speed and has yet to show he has much desire if any or heart.

Who would you rather have come at you?