(05-06-2019, 03:17 PM)Deacon Wrote:

(05-05-2019, 12:04 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Just watching some Armstead reels on YouTube and while I understand the narrative that he’s cut in the Fournette one cut and go mold - there are some differences.

Armstead seems to be looking downfield more than looking at the next defender. Perhaps a bit more vision than Fournette in that regard. 

The other thing I’m seeing that I really like is his:
A.  Decisiveness when he sees a crease and 
B.  His ability to “get small” when he sees the slightest gap to squeeze through 
He doesn’t do the bull in a china shop routine in those spaces. He squeezes through. 
Encouraging trait.

After watching some of the games he played in, Armstead to me is a classic "Outside Zone" running back. And I'm not so sure that's a good thing considering this team and their recent approach to the Running Game. 

The offense under Hackett with Fournette as the feature was (is?) more Power oriented where they lead with a Fullback to pry open the Defense. Whether or not Fournette's current style of "go to the hole called no matter what!!!" is a result of Fournette' ability or the coaching is up for debate. But what you see from Armstead is a player who reacts to where the hole develops, not where it's called. When you see him stick his foot in the ground and cut back on a LB, that's classic Outside Zone stuff. And where you see him always move forward and fight for yards, a lot of that is classic Zone style as well. "You don't need five yards every time, but you have to get yards every time."

Now, if they plan on making the most out of Armstead, are they going to do more Zone style where the blocking surface is expanded and there is often only one RB in the backfield? Will Fournette adjust to that? Will Armstead adjust to a Power style? I like the kid, but the Staff needs to find the best way to get the most out of the talent that they have.

I'm not positive, but I think I remember DeFilippo saying "both" when asked about which type of run scheme he'd employ. 

The eagles 2017 run certainly utilized both effectively so Foles and DeFilippo are familiar with the concept of diversifying run concepts.  (I'm not as versed in what they ran under Groh in 2018) 

I don't see why they'd not attempt both in Jax.  

This twitter thread shows some of the run diversity they used under Reich in 2017.

https://twitter.com/fduffy3/status/912419188991561735

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