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What's shocking to me is that Duke has been playing running back for, probably, over a decade, and not one coach, including the ones at Miami, have taught him how to hold the ball.
 
rudebuddha said:
What's shocking to me is that Duke has been playing running back for, probably, over a decade, and not one coach, including the ones at Miami, have taught him how to hold the ball.
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Of course they have. I'll bet he's been show this many many times. Seeing it, doing it in practice, then reverting to what he's comfortable with.

Why did it take Tiki Barber 8 years in the league to "get it"? Some guys never get it. But, I'll guarantee they've been shown a million times.
 
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duke is alright... i like how he switches the ball to the right hand when he gets in open field and his stiff arm is legendary...
 
rudebuddha said:
What's shocking to me is that Duke has been playing running back for, probably, over a decade, and not one coach, including the ones at Miami, have taught him how to hold the ball.
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Good point, as a former Optimist coach I can tell you that we taught players how to block for a return, better to allow the tackle of the punt returner than to get a penalty for a block from behind. You see players in the NFL who still make that mistake and more egregiously way behind the runner who on his way to a TD!

Mistakes made on basic stuff frustrates coaches on every level.
 
BigDikCane said:
duke is alright... i like how he switches the ball to the right hand when he gets in open field and his stiff arm is legendary...
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Duke is really not a fumbler either. He gets risky trying to score though. That "non touchdown" in the WF game is interesting. He's been told not to reach out like that unless it's the last play of the half, or the game, or it's 4th down. That play was 1st and goal from the 6. He's been told not to do that. He risked turning the ball over at a critical point in the game. How many times do you have to teach that before it becomes a coachability issue?

Duke is a special talent. But even special talents have flaws.
 
Dingaan1828 said:
BigDikCane said:
duke is alright... i like how he switches the ball to the right hand when he gets in open field and his stiff arm is legendary...
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Duke is really not a fumbler either. He gets risky trying to score though. That "non touchdown" in the WF game is interesting. He's been told not to reach out like that unless it's the last play of the half, or the game, or it's 4th down. That play was 1st and goal from the 6. He's been told not to do that. He risked turning the ball over at a critical point in the game. How many times do you have to teach that before it becomes a coachability issue?

Duke is a special talent. But even special talents have flaws.
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+1
 
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