Tag: RBs and Vision

  • Every Play Tells a Story: RB Derrick Henry & Forcing the Counter

    Every Play Tells a Story: RB Derrick Henry & Forcing the Counter

    Eric Stoner’s latest episode of Every Play Tells a Story looks at an Influence Play involving Derrick Henry as football’s version Floyd Mayweather. You’re a boxer. You’re matched up against an extremely aggressive fighter. He’s not a reckless one, either. He has a plan. He’s been taught well. He’s calculated. Most of all, he loves punching. Hard. What are…

  • RB David Wilson’s Vision: Part II – The Low Lights

    As I explained yesterday, Vision is often poorly defined as an abstract, catchall intangible that is vital to the success of a ball carrier. Vision should be something we actively try to define and despite its intuitive characteristics I believe there are major components of the skill set that running backs learn as late as…

  • RB David Wilson’s Vision: Part I Raw Skill in Action

    To come to be you must have a vision of Being, a Dream, a Purpose, a Principle. You will become what your vision is.   – Peter Nivio Zarlenga Vision is a magical term. Even in the world of business, visionary leaders are seen as semi-fictional characters. For all of his petulance, coldness, and cruelty…