Originally posted by iLL49er:i saw an nfl network interview b4 the draft w/ Ladanian tomlinson when hyde was on the set and they praised him for changing from a guy who ran out of the I-Formatoin b4 urban meyer got there to what he did out of the pistol
unfortunately i can't find any tape on youtube of 2011 when he would've run out of the I-formation at ohoi state
Ah so he did, at one point, run out non-pistol formations. I'm not in tune with college football so I didn't know Meyer was the reason OSU went heavy pistol. Did Hyde mention anything when comparing running out of the I versus the pistol when he was on the set on NFLNetwork?
About the Gore versus Hyde running styles. Give me a guy that finds small holes to squeeze through, then consistently falls forward for a 5 yard rush, over a "homerun threat" that may get arm tackled. If Hyde can be like Gore in this way, he will thrive with this Oline.
I wonder if Hyde is too tall. Gore will run low and make it hard for DL and LB to locate him behind the Oline.