Why Alvin Kamara is the Toughest Matchup in the NFL | Baldy Breakdown
 

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Re: Why Alvin Kamara is the Toughest Matchup in the NFL | Baldy Breakdown
 

Dickerson is a good comparison. A buddy of mine calls Kamara "what we wished Reggie Bush would've been". I've heard this so often that I end up repeating it myself.

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Reggie spent to much time running in the same place like Fred flint stone

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Vision, change of direction, patient, elusive in space, strong lower body strength. Not many like him in the game.

Alvin is athletically gifted but a lot of that is God given talent.

Special player.

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You forgot speed, and we all know that speed kills. Has he ever been caught from behind? I recall a number of plays where he seems to have just enough speed to out-run even pursuit angles. Makes you wonder how much he has in reserve.

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I don't recall anyone ever running him down with success. It's like he has a rearview camera in his helmet because he could certainly be run down. He's not blazing fast but don't have to be with a slight angle adjustment.

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NFL network did a Simulcam with AK, Fournette, Zeke, Christian McCaffery & Saquan showcasing 40 times at their respective Pro days. Quite naturally AK times last (4.56) out of the bunch ...

I've seen all RB's (Zeke gets caught by angles) with the exception of Alvin get caught from behind in a real NFL game. I guess that goes to show you that some players have speed and others have football speed.

I remember Bill Walsh went on record as saying that Jerry Rice (ran a slow 40 at his pro day) had the fastest 2nd gear he had ever seen in his life. If he got behind the defender, game over.

Same goes for AK ... he has a different level of speed that he can turn on and off when necessary. Just a graceful runner as if he's gliding.

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To think the Giants passed on drafting Sam Darnold for Barkley, what a mistake. They could have a bright future right now with a young QB instead of the generational talent RB that isn't everything.

There was a lot of statistical evidence that proved that Barkley really didn't help the Giants offense improve much at all cause... surprise surprise, their QB was still mediocre at best.

Walter Payton is my pick for GOAT RB and the Bears only got one ring out of him.... and it came in a year where they had an above average passing game with a positive ANY/A percentage and a historical ranked defense. Many people pick Barry Sanders for GOAT yet he only won a single playoff game. The Lions didn't even get a playoff win the few years they had good QB play. Only RB in the GOAT discussions with a handful of rings is Emmitt Smith, and I'm sure it helped that he had a Hall of Famer handing him the ball and another Hall of Famer catching passes, as well as elite defenses in all 3 of those SB years.

Kamara has Brees. Terrell Davis had Elway. Sony Michel has Brady. Elite QB helps an RB like that become an even better player.

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Marshal Faulk is who Payton said Kamara reminded him of in personal workouts. Injuries caught up to Faulk but lb for lb he had every skill mastered. When I heard Payton say that I knew Peterson would not last very long even before the season started. I drafted Kamara for $2 with the league laughing at me.

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Marshall Faulk was a beast to watch. He put the Colts on the map in Indy. To think they made the AFC title game in 1995 without him leaves a lot of 'what if' questions, had he been healthy for that playoff run.

Hated the GSOT as one of our division rivals but I always admired and enjoyed watching Kurt Warner play, as well as Faulk.

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And understanding the defenses from film study has paid off. He got given talent but he is also a hard worker and puts in the time to be the best.

I just hope he doesn't get over used like when Ingram was out last year. He developed a limp during that time frame and it never went away.