One thing I noticed last night was how massive his lower body
looks (maybe it was the tight white pants) and how quick he's feet move into the right position. He resembles MJD from the waist down. I know he's a lot taller than MJD, but when he keeps his pads low he has that same squatty look. It says he's 6'1, but I find that hard to believe. He looks closer to 6'. The other thing I noticed was with Langford in there it was 2 "3 and outs" in a row. Offense actually moved with the rookie in there. He had some nice pass rush blocks too.
This was a nice showing of his power:
Caught a dump off pass at the 51 and had first contact at the 44 of the cowboys.
Look how low his pads get.
http://screencast.com/t/p6iHmT4upSra
Drags defenders to the 39 gaining the 1st down and a total of 5 extra yards after contact.
Langford can't do this:
http://screencast.com/t/ymclTwQg
His last dump off was a good showcase of his skillset.
He made one defender miss then plowed 3 defenders for the first down, again dragging them for 4 yards after contact.
Dump off in open space at the CHI 47:
http://screencast.com/t/71oZ07SJLHBl
Sets up defender in open space:
http://screencast.com/t/jj2Vc2u3M
Breaks tackle and cuts across field to avoid 2 defenders with speed:
http://screencast.com/t/UA3hR4sfFvs
Gets corralled at the 51 of DAL:
http://screencast.com/t/PkHcXxicQ
Beautiful footwork for a big man cust back vertical toward 1st down marker:
http://screencast.com/t/5QBX0ZmqgSSv
Contact at the DAL 40 ... getting low:
http://screencast.com/t/xxMbYqCxU0u
He got under the LB Sean Lee's pads and has leverage.
http://screencast.com/t/H1KJkIhu1jr
Defenders ride along as he drags them to the 36, for 4 extra yards after contact:
http://screencast.com/t/SVcGEfBc
First, this play shows he can catch the ball without losing speed. Second he shows tremendous footwork for a big man, avoiding defenders in space and breaking tackles with adequate speed and showing good feel/vision to avoid additional defenders in the open field, third once corralled he gets 4 extra yards with his power to again cross the 1st down line.
There were some rookie mistakes as well like missing an easy dumpoff that would have been a big gain. All in all a nice night for the rookie.