Quote:The OL is getting whooped in those plays. He's trying whatever he can to escape and make something happen, but nobody on that OL is blocking anyone. In other words, it's not like he's bouncing outside from the get go like Marlon does... rather, he tried going up the middle but there was absolutely nothing there for him.

So Mack is running up to the LOS and seeing the gaping holes right in front of him and still choosing to bounce it outside? No, he bounces it outside when there is absolutely nothing there for him too. Same thing. 

 

Bouncing outside like that is also a major part of how Dalvin Cook had a class worst 19.9% of his carries wind up as tackles behind the LOS. That's just something you deal with with those types of runners. They aren't your plodding power back that will just lower his head and try to get back to the line. 

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