swish7
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Smith definitely had a tinch more room to work with. And, Smith did take full advantage of what room he was given.I watched the game and Tuck had zero running room. That being said, Smith had a decent game, got decent yards. Not sure if Smith had better blocking or was just better at breaking tackles or making something out of nothing. I agree, Tuck has got to produce, he will be getting a legitimate shot and chance with Edmonds out.
Tuck was bottled up immediately and the plays called to him were of the slow developing show handoff variety, where the opponent knows he's going to run it the majority of the time he is in. My guess is that when Tuck is in, they are keying on certain types of runs. With Smith, maybe the film is showing that he is being used in a variety of ways so they have to wait a bit longer before deciding.
Would be nice to see some misdirection stuff.