Marlon Mack, RB South Florida 4th Rd
 

This is EXACTLY the type of RB they needed to add to this roster. So many of those plays see Mack having to make the first man miss within 1-2 yards of the LOS, then showcase his athleticism in breaking through to the 2nd and 3rd level. Mack will make something out of nothing several times this year and it may be enough to swing a game or two.

Major concern is ball security, though. They need to get him out of the habit of holding the ball like a loaf of bread.

I really like this kid. He's explosive and possess great long speed.

My only concern is that it may take awhile for him to get acclimated to receiving hand offs from under center as opposed to the shotgun like he did a lot in college.

He has good acceleration and he knows how to look off potential tacklers.

I'm curious how he's going to do between the tackles. The quarterback he played with last year is an exceptional athlete as well, and you could tell that he was able to take advantage of that in the running game.

He uses his head fakes like Addai used too. He's good at using his eyes to look defenders off, using a feinting burst to put defenders in bad position and using his legitimate burst to take advantage of that.

He looks scrawny to me though. Not really a "move the chains" type guy but a 3rd down change of pace guy, which is not a bad deal given we have two bruisers in Gore and Turbin.

Sometimes I wonder if it's a lack of discipline or if there are times during the game where the guy just feels so "on" he doesn't think he has too.


Same thing, I guess.

Exactly. This is a guy who you want to get the ball in space and let him go to work, not a guy you want to run up the middle 20 times a game.

Ball security is definitely a concern at least in this clip. Is fumbling an issue for him or is it just this clip that is worrisome?

Anyway, that pull away ability showcased in that clip is impressive. He looks like a guy who has a strong will to not be tackled.

If his home run ability comes with an increased risk of fumbling compared to the rest our backs, I'll have to take it.

Josh ferguson part 2?

Don't rain on our parade, Puck.