First off, that Miami runback was fucking absurd. Not luck, not blocking, just a guy who should gain 15 pounds and play HB.
On the other hand, it was against Duke. Didn't Duke have the longest losing streak in history recently? Dunno... It's not too hard to run through the arm tackles of a bunch of white lacrosse playing rapists.
Second off, back to that "luck and blocking" thing. No no no. People get blocks all the time. And returners usually make the mistake of thinking "I gotta get past this guy," rather than thinking "I Gotta get past the next 5 guys and score a TD."
If you pay close attention to Hester's runbacks, he's not just running scattershot all over the field (except against Duke, which means he CAN he just doesn't usually). He has ridiculous vision for where the running lane will open up, and once he sets his shoulders, he's unstoppable. That's why I think he should be a HB. Run him out of the shotgun so he can view the field, he'll be unstoppable. Even on a WR screen play now and then... or a reverse. Wickeddddddd.
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