When @allaroundplays was first discovered in middle school, those who observed knew they were witnessing a special athlete.
On his path from Bluffton to the #Seahawks, aided by countless supporters in his corner, he has proven to be far more than that. si.com/nfl/seahawks/n…
Special thanks to all of Eskridge's former high school coaches who spoke with me before I wrote this piece. I couldn't have done it without them.
I don't believe the other two coaches have Twitter accounts, but thanks to @MrKunkBHS for taking the time to chat with me. I appreciated the great insight into D'Wayne's incredible journey to the NFL!
I'm still chuckling a bit about this story because I can just picture D'Wayne looking like a blur after taking the handoff and racing for an easy 80-yard touchdown. Since he was seemingly doing it each week, who can blame the coach for never wanting to run a different play?
Bumping this one last time... thanks to all who read and shared! 👆
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Watched six full games for Carlos Hyde from 2019. A few quick thoughts before I share more details on upcoming film breakdown...
As a runner...
1) Consistently pushes the pile at tackle point. Rarely gets brought down without at least falling forward, usually drives forward for extra yardage. Not going down to arm tackles. 2) Quality jump cut at line and in space allows him to make defenders miss.
3) Good, not great, ball carrier vision. He seems to do better out of shotgun in this regard seeing blocks unfold in front of him, running with patience. A few too many times where he bounces outside too early for my liking. 4) Fumbles were a problem last year...