Cleveland Buck;508579 wrote:If you are getting hit in the backfield, then the offensive line isn't doing their job. After that, the running back is responsible for gaining yards. Herron has much better vision than Saine, and finds many of the holes Saine doesn't. Herron's problem is that he goes down much too easily most of the time.
In limited time, Jordan Hall is the most complete runner Ohio State has right now that I have seen. He has the vision to find a hole, the quickness to hit it, and can run through an arm tackle. He has a 5.2 yards-per-carry average in his career. You can say he was playing against backups (though he has been in with the first team several times in his career), or you could say that his carries came at the end of games when teams knew exactly when and where he was getting the ball and he still gained yards. Whatever, his YPC is still far superior to Herron or Saine, and there is no excuse for him not to see the field in a game where we couldn't run until the final drive, and we couldn't throw because Pryor was hurt.
Your thinking is flawed. How many plays do you suppose Hall, Berry or Hyde get in practice with the #1 offense when they're putting in their game plan for that week's coming opponent? Herron and Saine MUST get 99%, they're the #1 and #2 tailbacks. A coach NEVER EVER splits the time by thirds between 3 backs. If you want Hall to get a significant number of carries early in the game then you have to sit Saine or Herron during the week. One week of practice getting 50% of the plays with the #1 offense still won't get him enough time. He's WAY WAY behind Herron and Saine as far as experience is concerned. I've seen Hall pass block when he's been in the game, it's not pretty. ALSO, don't forget Saine has the second best set of hands on the team when it comes to catching passes.
