Darius Leonard calls Zeke the hardest player in the NFL to tackle

Proof · Jan 17, 2020

Beast_from_East said:
The problem with the Cabo Ewok is he buffed up to handle the load of being a bell cow and as a result he lost his breakaway speed.

His longest run of the year was 33 yards and it was in the season finale against the Skins.

And yet he finished fourth in rushing and second in all purpose yards. Disappointing by his/our standards, but incredible by all others

gimmesix · Jan 17, 2020

65fastback2plus2 said:
Derrick Henry says hi

Henry is strong like bull, but runs a little high. You can get to his body if you can avoid his stiff-arms.

With Zeke, he comes in low and hard, so if you take him on high, he's going to knock you back. You've got to get even lower than he does. As Leonard said, he gets behind his pads.

Runwildboys · Jan 17, 2020

Proof said:
what does what everyone in the league says have to do with anything, unless you’re providing their direct quotes. This thread is about a player saying Zeke is the hardest player to tackle despite having to face Henry many more times. So yes, posters offering up Henry without anything to base it on other than opinion are hating on zeke. You’re dumb

Well, as soon as some of us saw the quote, Henry immediately came to mind because he's a beast. It's not hating on Zeke to understand that there might be someone even harder to take down, just like it's not hating on Dak to admit that Brady is better.
If you can't comprehend that, you're a moron.

stilltheguru · Jan 17, 2020

I didn't even enter the zeke vs henry thread. Some of yall are hilarious. Zeke is the best. Down year for him is 4th in rushing. Down year for henry is barely 1000 yards. Whatever. Next year youll get reminded

Rockport · Jan 17, 2020

stilltheguru said:
I didn't even enter the zeke vs henry thread. Some of yall are hilarious. Zeke is the best. Down year for him is 4th in rushing. Down year for henry is barely 1000 yards. Whatever. Next year youll get reminded

I like the optimism and totally agree.

MWH1967 · Jan 17, 2020

Risen Star said:
Only because he could never make contact with Pollard.

perfect

CowboysBravesSpurs · Jan 17, 2020

65fastback2plus2 said:
Derrick Henry says hi

Lmao, last year this board was obsessed with Barkey. Now it’s Henry. Zeke can break his back winning 3 more rushing titles & you people wouldn’t care.

nobody · Jan 17, 2020

visionary said:
Zeke will have a great year next year

I think it'll be better for sure.

65fastback2plus2 · Jan 17, 2020

CowboysBravesSpurs said:
Lmao, last year this board was obsessed with Barkey. Now it’s Henry. Zeke can break his back winning 3 more rushing titles & you people wouldn’t care.

I like Zeke just fine. And hard to tackle ain't nearly the only attribute of a rb either.

dragon_mikal · Jan 17, 2020

Uh oh someone somewhere said something positive about Zeke! Get the roach spray ready!

DallasDW00ds0n · Jan 17, 2020

Runwildboys said:
Saying someone else is probably harder to tackle is a diss?

Is that what Darious Leonard said?

Runwildboys · Jan 17, 2020

DallasDW00ds0n said:
Is that what Darious Leonard said?

No. A few posters here said they believe Henry would be harder to tackle, and Zeke's mom took it personally.

HanD · Jan 17, 2020

65fastback2plus2 said:
I like Zeke just fine. And hard to tackle ain't nearly the only attribute of a rb either.

Vision, check
Balance, check
Blocking, check
Pass catching, check
Workhorse, check
Solid yard gains without many losses on runs, check

He's a great all around back. One of the best. Very good at almost everything just like touted out of college. Lack of homerun speed is his weakness and I can live with that. Most that have homerun speed can't do half of what he can.

DallasDW00ds0n · Jan 17, 2020

Runwildboys said:
No. A few posters here said they believe Henry would be harder to tackle, and Zeke's mom took it personally.

This board has run amok with hatred for Zeke the minute he held out and that doubled the minute he was paid. The Henry comments were more jabs thrown his way.

Hawkeye19 · Jan 17, 2020

LocimusPrime said:
This guy used to punish us

wow... 2 whole plays! Congrats on your “career” Brandon lol

Mr_437 · Jan 17, 2020

Let my boi Zeke get his credit. Leonard is a dawg too.

Runwildboys · Jan 17, 2020

DallasDW00ds0n said:
This board has run amok with hatred for Zeke the minute he held out and that doubled the minute he was paid. The Henry comments were more jabs thrown his way.

Mine weren't jabs, and I have no hatred for him. I think he might be the best all around RB in the league, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's the hardest to tackle, even if one person said so.

Aviano90 · Jan 17, 2020

DallasDW00ds0n said:
This board has run amok with hatred for Zeke the minute he held out and that doubled the minute he was paid. The Henry comments were more jabs thrown his way.

Or maybe it’s a realistic viewpoint to think Henry is more difficult to tackle than Zeke is despite what Leonard claims?

I mean you can look at the highlights and see Henry gets tough yards like Zeke does but Zeke does not have the same open field ability Henry does.

You also have differing opinions out there and high praise from other players about what it is like to tackle Henry. Links below.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl/you-might-be-able-to-tackle-derrick-henry-but-youre-not-going-to-like-it/2020/01/16/9514d9e8-38ba-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html?outputType=amp

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27387564/the-toughest-running-backs-tackle-how-do-it?platform=amp

https://www.sportscasting.com/what-running-back-is-the-hardest-to-tackle-in-the-nfl/

It doesn’t have to be a jab at Zeke. Zeke isn’t even listed as one of the hardest to tackle on the last 2 links I provided. Feel free to disagree but it’s not like Zeke is most definitely the hardest RB to tackle just because Leonard says so.

CalPolyTechnique · Jan 17, 2020

DallasDW00ds0n said:
How fortunate are we that we get to diss a RB that clears 1k and 10tds on a “bad season”

We’ve got the best fullback in the game.

Proof · Jan 17, 2020

Aviano90 said:
Or maybe it’s a realistic viewpoint to think Henry is more difficult to tackle than Zeke is despite what Leonard claims?

I mean you can look at the highlights and see Henry gets tough yards like Zeke does but Zeke does not have the same open field ability Henry does.

You also have differing opinions out there and high praise from other players about what it is like to tackle Henry. Links below.

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nfl/you-might-be-able-to-tackle-derrick-henry-but-youre-not-going-to-like-it/2020/01/16/9514d9e8-38ba-11ea-9541-9107303481a4_story.html?outputType=amp

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27387564/the-toughest-running-backs-tackle-how-do-it?platform=amp

https://www.sportscasting.com/what-running-back-is-the-hardest-to-tackle-in-the-nfl/

It doesn’t have to be a jab at Zeke. Zeke isn’t even listed as one of the hardest to tackle on the last 2 links I provided. Feel free to disagree but it’s not like Zeke is most definitely the hardest RB to tackle just because Leonard says so.

Solid research provided. You’re missing the point tho, this simply about what Darius Leonard thinks personally for him. It’s like asking a boxer who’s punches hurt the most and then arguing his response with the score on the punchatron

it was just a cool thing to hear about our guy.

for what it’s worth though, when they asked him I expected the answer to be Henry

Darius Leonard calls Zeke the hardest player in the NFL to tackle

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