Darren Sproles Looks To Be More Patient On The Field (1 Viewer)

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[Dan in Lafayette]

Thanks for the link. Good read.

 

[v3kt0r]

Hopefully he'll break the "30 year old RB's decline" thing.....

He's not an every down back though, so he's prolly still a 26 year old

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

I forgot all about that play (as I have deleted the 2012 season from memory):

Midway through the second quarter, QB <NOBR>Drew Brees</NOBR> threw to Sproles on a screen when Aldon Smith, a 6-4, 258 pound linebacker, came hauling towards him.

Sproles took Smith head on, twirled him over his back and slammed him to the ground. Sproles&#8217; acrobatics were not enough as Smith was able to keep his grip and eventually bring Sproles down. However, the play showcased the small-statured Saint won&#8217;t go down easy.

Anybody got a .gif of that?

 

[GeauxSaints53]

 

[Saints 4 life]

One of my favorite gifs of Sproles.

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[Hanau Eepe Saint]

Another thing I love is how good his ball security has been. He averaged 3 fumbles per season in San Diego but I haven't seen him put it on the ground in two seasons here, despite having just as many touches if not more..

All our running backs have been pretty good at that lately which definitely is something to be happy about!

 

[blasian]

Another thing I love is how good his ball security has been. He averaged 3 fumbles per season in San Diego but I haven't seen him put it on the ground in two seasons here, despite having just as many touches if not more..

All our running backs have been pretty good at that lately which definitely is something to be happy about!

Last time I can remember was 49er playoff game.

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

Ha!

Aww man. I love this guy. Cant believe some people think we should trade him.

 

[TCUDan]

Yea he hasn't taken a beating, I don't see him slowing down.

 

[LonghornSaintsFan]

Ha!

Aww man. I love this guy. Cant believe some people think we should trade him.

I remember watching that, I was like DAMN! DS is so beast for such a little guy hes reminds me of a small wrecking ball hes tiny but packs a **** load of power.

Isn't he the shortest player in the NFL? Ironically he is one of the best too.

 

[Pai Mei]

I remember watching that, I was like DAMN! DS is so beast for such a little guy hes reminds me of a small wrecking ball hes tiny but packs a **** load of power.

Isn't he the shortest player in the NFL? Ironically he is one of the best too.

Trindon Holiday is shorter... shortest.

 

[LonghornSaintsFan]

^ I guess you are right Sproles is 5' 6" and Holiday is 5" 5". Still the guy is amazing for being so small. He is I guess the second shortest player in the NFL. Being a Texas fan I remmeber him at Kansas State he gave us trouble on our Championship year in 05.

 

[saints4eva]

Loved this:

In 13 games with six starts in 2012, he carried 48 times for 244 yards (5.1 avg.) with one touchdown and had 75 receptions for 667 yards (8.9 avg.) with seven touchdowns, to lead NFL running backs in receiving.

Without knowing who Sproles was, the average person wouldn’t predict that the 5-6, 190 pounder was an NFL player or the league’s all-purpose yards leader since 2007.

Nobody better at what he does best!

 

[literature]

Ever notice how he's a genius at taking the best angle when getting tackled and not taking a beating? He always seems to roll away from the hit and land without much impact. Like sam bradford in reverse.