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I have to say that I agree with this. Besides Lynch and Evans, I thought Wright was one of the most impressive players on the field!!!
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Bills rookie Wright has the power, speed
Running back also has finesse moves
There is an old saying that is often repeated by NFL scouts and personnel men: "The tape never lies."
Two weeks into the Buffalo Bills' training camp at St. John Fisher College, it appears that the tape didn't lie about rookie running back Dwayne Wright, but it didn't tell the whole story, either.
"He's a big, powerful guy who can run," Bills' running backs coach Eric Studesville said the other day. "You look at him, at 230 pounds, you think he's kind of a thumper, an inside-the-tackle guy, and that's what I thought after watching him on tape. But he's come out here and he's good in space. He can move a lot better than I had anticipated.
"We thought he would be more of a physical runner, a downhill, punishing runner, but now we see the other things that he can do."
Wright was known as a power runner in college at Fresno State because the Bulldogs utilized a power-running inside style, and that's what attracted the Bills to him. After picking Marshawn Lynch in the first round, they were looking for another back who would give the opposing defense a different look, a guy who could move the pile and convert short-yardage third downs.
At least that was the plan. It turns out that Wright is nearly as fast and shifty as Lynch, and he has shown an ability to catch the ball, something that set Lynch apart from any other back in the draft.
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Bills rookie Wright has the power, speed
Running back also has finesse moves
There is an old saying that is often repeated by NFL scouts and personnel men: "The tape never lies."
Two weeks into the Buffalo Bills' training camp at St. John Fisher College, it appears that the tape didn't lie about rookie running back Dwayne Wright, but it didn't tell the whole story, either.
"He's a big, powerful guy who can run," Bills' running backs coach Eric Studesville said the other day. "You look at him, at 230 pounds, you think he's kind of a thumper, an inside-the-tackle guy, and that's what I thought after watching him on tape. But he's come out here and he's good in space. He can move a lot better than I had anticipated.
"We thought he would be more of a physical runner, a downhill, punishing runner, but now we see the other things that he can do."
Wright was known as a power runner in college at Fresno State because the Bulldogs utilized a power-running inside style, and that's what attracted the Bills to him. After picking Marshawn Lynch in the first round, they were looking for another back who would give the opposing defense a different look, a guy who could move the pile and convert short-yardage third downs.
At least that was the plan. It turns out that Wright is nearly as fast and shifty as Lynch, and he has shown an ability to catch the ball, something that set Lynch apart from any other back in the draft.
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