Read this on another forum. Sums up Hayne's performance pretty well.
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Hayne's first up performance on the weekend only reinforces what I thought at the beginning of his journey. He's best shot of making the team and being consistently effective is still as a kick/punt returner.
The stars aligned for Hayne on that 50+yd rush in that he was able to display all the attributes that have made him one of the best athletes in Oz. In only his second competitive snap, he was fortunate to get a play where Bruce Miller was able to steamroll the shit out of two defenders who were otherwise in Hayne's path, and from there Jarryd could exhibit all the elements of his ability by hitting the hole which must have resembled the Sydney heads to him.
The onus in American football defence of limiting yardage allowed Hayne to easily use his step to evade the safety who took a direct line to him. In rugby league, cover defenders are taught to stop the try and would have taken a line to make Hayne continue wide. It would give up territory but put the defender in a better position to save a try. Instead, with limiting the yardage gain the primary defensive objective of American football, the safety instinctively had little thought of covering the field and just made a bee-line to him. Advantage Hayne. It opened up the inside of the field so he could use his step and easily evade the cover defender. The fend on a jumper grabbing defender to steal another 10 yds before running out of bounds was a rugby league & Hayne beauty too. League defenders would have gone low there.
There's no doubt that Hayne can find a hole and make players miss. I've had great joy in watching him exploit this talent in rugby league his whole career......with no blockers! But what was more telling than that big play was the 4 other carries where frankly, he looked slow, uncertain, and still runs way too upright. If anything, he generally looked like a fullback than a tailback. It's quite the skill and takes a lot of hip, knee and ankle mobility to be able to run in the low position of an RB. What he showed is that he is able to ekk out a few yards with his strength rather than be a real threat between the tackles with his agility. However, once through a hole or in space outside the offensive tackles, he'll show his excellent attributes. Open-field play. This is where he can use his natural running style and athletic ability to shine which that big play and a couple of returns showed.
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Hayne's first up performance on the weekend only reinforces what I thought at the beginning of his journey. He's best shot of making the team and being consistently effective is still as a kick/punt returner.
The stars aligned for Hayne on that 50+yd rush in that he was able to display all the attributes that have made him one of the best athletes in Oz. In only his second competitive snap, he was fortunate to get a play where Bruce Miller was able to steamroll the shit out of two defenders who were otherwise in Hayne's path, and from there Jarryd could exhibit all the elements of his ability by hitting the hole which must have resembled the Sydney heads to him.
The onus in American football defence of limiting yardage allowed Hayne to easily use his step to evade the safety who took a direct line to him. In rugby league, cover defenders are taught to stop the try and would have taken a line to make Hayne continue wide. It would give up territory but put the defender in a better position to save a try. Instead, with limiting the yardage gain the primary defensive objective of American football, the safety instinctively had little thought of covering the field and just made a bee-line to him. Advantage Hayne. It opened up the inside of the field so he could use his step and easily evade the cover defender. The fend on a jumper grabbing defender to steal another 10 yds before running out of bounds was a rugby league & Hayne beauty too. League defenders would have gone low there.
There's no doubt that Hayne can find a hole and make players miss. I've had great joy in watching him exploit this talent in rugby league his whole career......with no blockers! But what was more telling than that big play was the 4 other carries where frankly, he looked slow, uncertain, and still runs way too upright. If anything, he generally looked like a fullback than a tailback. It's quite the skill and takes a lot of hip, knee and ankle mobility to be able to run in the low position of an RB. What he showed is that he is able to ekk out a few yards with his strength rather than be a real threat between the tackles with his agility. However, once through a hole or in space outside the offensive tackles, he'll show his excellent attributes. Open-field play. This is where he can use his natural running style and athletic ability to shine which that big play and a couple of returns showed.
