Noted on another site. Love this idea. Let him stay LB for his day job and part time for RB. We need an intimidating RB for short yardage ...and maybe more. Dial him in both ways like Carl Pickens.
During Tennessee’s open date this week, Jeremy Pruitt discussed Crouch playing at running back and what he brings to the table.
“The first thing is, he weighs 248 pounds and the other running backs weigh 205 pounds,” Pruitt said. “When its third-and-one or fourth-and-one, that would be an option. It’s something that we talked about doing when we recruited him.
“He rushed for 3,000 yards during his junior year of high school, so the guy can play running back. He came here to play linebacker with the thought that he’d have an opportunity on short yardage and goal line. He got a little banged up in fall camp, so we didn’t have an opportunity to work on that package, because you worry about ball security. It took us a little bit of time to get it in there, but hopefully moving forward we can do that.”
During Tennessee’s open date this week, Jeremy Pruitt discussed Crouch playing at running back and what he brings to the table.
“The first thing is, he weighs 248 pounds and the other running backs weigh 205 pounds,” Pruitt said. “When its third-and-one or fourth-and-one, that would be an option. It’s something that we talked about doing when we recruited him.
“He rushed for 3,000 yards during his junior year of high school, so the guy can play running back. He came here to play linebacker with the thought that he’d have an opportunity on short yardage and goal line. He got a little banged up in fall camp, so we didn’t have an opportunity to work on that package, because you worry about ball security. It took us a little bit of time to get it in there, but hopefully moving forward we can do that.”
