I'm bored and waiting for a flood insurance guy to come visit my house here in central NY. I figured I would breakdown some film on Ish. I do not claim to be an expert but my football knowledge as a former offensive coordinator/RB/QB coach at the high school level leaves me with the following.
1. His film highlights do not seem to be "speedup" like many recruits are doing today, you can usually catch this by watching the speed of the quarterback, and the players that aren't mixed up in the play. Conclusion-a quick burner that could be very good in the ACC.
2. Vision-natural vision can't be taught and this kid has some great natural vision. Now I realize I was only able to analyze a couple youtube videos, but I can tell he has great vision of the whole field when he is running. This vision allows Ish to make some tremendous cuts.
3. Footwork-Wow, put a foot in the ground and go somewhere with power. On some cuts he is making up 3 to 4 feet of space. Not a dancer, a true plant and go guy. Best trait of Ish lies in his footwork and cutting ability.
5. Puts his shoulders down and rumbles when he has no lanes, I like this because it takes many HS backs time to adjust to the idea that they can't bounce everything outside. Ish doesn't bounce outside much, but when he does he has the speed to get around the end if the DE's have been sucked in.
4. Criticism-not high and tight on his ball handing. Sometimes he carries the loaf a bit lose, but this would be fixed immediately in a college training system.
Overall-If we get Ish, we have a potential future star in the making. I could see him and GMIII really moving the offense down the field. Mix in Ashton and McFarlane over the next couple years and we have a top notch backfield in the ACC.
Here's to you ISH, come join the family. We would love to see you make those cuts in the dome.
