Malcolm Brown or Aaron Green?

by Sunkist on Jun 9, 2009 12:32 PM CDT Comment 16 comments

Who do you think is better? Who do you think we have a better shot at?

I bring this up as we all wait for Seastrunk to make his decision. Yes, his decision won't be made until the very late in the process but a lot of us are desperate for a 5-star STUD RB like Cedric Benson was coming out of school. Some of us have given up on Seastrunk which is fine, but I personally still have hope (though it gets less and less each day). Whaley could be THAT guy, but we all know that he's more of a big bruiser type of back with impressive speed.

Anyways, it's never too late to look to 2011 as most of our 2010 class is locked in (hopefully no more de-commits!). These two RBs are studs (ranked #1 and #3 in the state of Texas on the lists right now) and after watching their Youtube clips, they both look quite impressive.

Aaron Green looks to be a step faster than Brown but Malcolm Brown runs with more power and is very similar to Adrian Peterson in high school. Brown is making a trip to camp this weekend...so is it almost a lock that we get one of these two studs? Any chance we get both?

I'm still unsure of who I would want if I had to pick between the two. Right now, after the clips, I'd take Malcolm Brown but that could easily change.

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Green is much more like Seastrunk,

or maybe a better version of Fozzy Whittaker and I think he complements the larger backs Texas has taken in Traylon Shead and Chris Whaley. Brown just doesn’t have the top end and speed and while he is a tough runner, I think his skills are redundant with the other two big backs on campus, not to mention Cody Johnson. I think I would definitely prefer Aaron Green, who has incredible speed and cutting ability. I think he may be more elusive than Seastrunk.

Good post though, Sunkist.

by GhostofBigRoy on Jun 9, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

GOBR

Do you know the 40-time on Malcolm Brown? He still looks really fast. Aaron Green is faster for sure so if we’re looking for that scat-back..he’s it (and to be quite frank, he looks more impressive than Seastrunk on the Youtube highlights)

"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite

by Sunkist on Jun 9, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Couldn't find any 40 times in a cursory look,

for some reason I feel like I saw a 4.5-4.6 time on him at some point. Not sure, though, from watching his highlights that’s about where he looks.

by GhostofBigRoy on Jun 9, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's your answer on the 40 time,

if you choose to believe the numbers that a player reports ($) rather than something run at a combine: 4.5.

by GhostofBigRoy on Jun 11, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here's your answer, that is.

by GhostofBigRoy on Jun 11, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cool. Thanks!!

So he’s not nearly as fast as Adrian Peterson….I guess he’s more in the mold of Shead or Whaley. Bummer. His highlights are still more impressive at the HS level than that of Shead and Whaley and rightfully so.

"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite

by Sunkist on Jun 11, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does not compute

Whaley could be THAT guy, but we all know that he’s more of a big bruiser type of back with impressive speed.

Are you wishing for a smaller guy that is slower? I’m sure Mack got a hold of the kid an said “Whaley, you hit people too hard and you are too fast, we got to fix that.”

"From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I have ever seen on a running back." -John Madden

by run Bevo run on Jun 9, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well Whaley runs a 4.55 40. So he's not THAT fast..he's plenty fast for his size though.

I’m just saying Whaley could step up to be our #1 RB. He’s just an unknown right now. But he is not the burner type that all of us are looking for. We think Whittaker could be that guy but his injuries are a concern so we might not be able to count on him.

"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite

by Sunkist on Jun 9, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was just busting your balls

But not busting you balls, I’d really like for us to get the top OL talent available more than the top RB talent. An awesome OL has a funny way of making wonderful RBs.

"From the waist down, Earl Campbell has the biggest legs I have ever seen on a running back." -John Madden

by run Bevo run on Jun 9, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ron Dayne approves of this message

(and so does Cedric Benson)

proud to swim home

by learned hand on Jun 9, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who else?

even if we get one of these guys i doubt we get both who who else should we get?

by ovs23 on Jun 9, 2009 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

There's a lot of RB talent in Texas in 2011.

Some other names to think about:

Bradley Marquez.

Quandre Diggs

Stephen Williams (cousin of break-out candidate DB Aaron Williams)

Malcolm Brown is the only BIG BACK in the early top 20. The rest are speedy and smaller. Green & Brown, though, are the gems right now.

"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite

by Sunkist on Jun 9, 2009 3:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Herschel Sims is another name to watch, he's from Abilene.

by GhostofBigRoy on Jun 9, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hate to be Greedy

but I want them both. We probably need Green’s talent base more than Brown’s, but they are both amazing. If we stick to one RB (Shead) in 2010, why wouldn’t we go after both of them hard for 2011. They look like they could compliment each other if they were on the same team.

by jkovach on Jun 9, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs