I know a lot of you think that this guy is too small to hold up in the NFL. I always like to look for a precedent of a guy with similar size that had success. To me the comparison that fits best isn't Sproles but rather Warrick Dunn.
Dunn was listed as 5-9, 180 when he came into the league and Pumphrey is 5-8, 175. When Sproles came into the league, he might have been a bit more slight than he is now but he always that enormous strength in his huge legs with a low center of gravity. Sproles is only 5-6 and weighs 10 pounds more.
Pumphrey's legs and running style are more like Dunn's. He runs with much more vision and elusiveness from what I've seen in the videos. Blocking is always a concern when a guy is that size but blocking is always about technique and desire rather than size.
Dunn was listed as 5-9, 180 when he came into the league and Pumphrey is 5-8, 175. When Sproles came into the league, he might have been a bit more slight than he is now but he always that enormous strength in his huge legs with a low center of gravity. Sproles is only 5-6 and weighs 10 pounds more.
Pumphrey's legs and running style are more like Dunn's. He runs with much more vision and elusiveness from what I've seen in the videos. Blocking is always a concern when a guy is that size but blocking is always about technique and desire rather than size.
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