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Saquon's Spin Move

St. Jimmy : 12/5/2021 4:42 pm
Is there anything better than lowering the shoulder in the NFL?
That was the play of the game  
averagejoe : 12/5/2021 4:54 pm : link
Tiny Dancer with a leaping pirouette to avoid lowering the shoulder . It rivals the Larry Donnell phantom somersault . Only play I enjoyed all game.
RE: That was the play of the game  
dpinzow : 12/5/2021 5:07 pm : link
In comment 15482142 averagejoe said:
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Tiny Dancer with a leaping pirouette to avoid lowering the shoulder . It rivals the Larry Donnell phantom somersault . Only play I enjoyed all game.


Except Larry Donnell was an undrafted free agent, Saquon Barkley was the #2 pick in the draft
He got the first down  
5BowlsSoon : 12/5/2021 6:24 pm : link
With that spin.
Looked like a karate kick  
Jersey Heel : 12/5/2021 6:28 pm : link
Minus the kick
Looked like something he would do on a diving board  
Anakim : 12/5/2021 6:37 pm : link
.
Not so much a  
Bill in UT : 12/5/2021 7:17 pm : link
pussy move as a stupid move, leaving his legs exposed in the air. He did his pussy move running out of bounds rather than taking on a DB.
Remember the days  
Andrew in Austin : 12/5/2021 7:32 pm : link
of Brandon Jacob plowing in to Woodson and giving him a concussion? Bradshaw driving DTs backwards?

This is just frustrating.
Not only that, but when the play was over,  
barens : 12/5/2021 9:31 pm : link
He made the signal to be taken out, there was no injury, just needed to catch his breath, after the third play of the drive…
The best thing  
Chocco : 12/5/2021 9:35 pm : link
He did today were those 2, 4 yard gains that he had in the 4th where he didn't dance in the backfield, hit the hole hard and kept running.
I've seen that move before  
jhibb : 12/6/2021 9:12 am : link
Compare and contrast:

Saquon

Dwight
Yeah, the avoidance  
section125 : 12/6/2021 9:22 am : link
of dropping the shoulder is obvious as hell. Business decisions. Jealous of guys that just plow people over.

But if he hits the hole, his acceleration is still startling.
RE: Remember the days  
bradshaw44 : 12/6/2021 9:25 am : link
In comment 15482704 Andrew in Austin said:
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of Brandon Jacob plowing in to Woodson and giving him a concussion? Bradshaw driving DTs backwards?

This is just frustrating.


Bradshaw lost chunks of his helmet on multiple occasions smashing into defenders. These two backs should never be mentioned in the same sentence. There is nothing to compare except a good player versus a bad player.
Gotta give that defender credit  
ghost718 : 12/6/2021 10:32 am : link
It's not like they practice tackling with a Kangaroo
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