Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I always had the impression that Lance at 100% was marginally better than Bruce 100% in the backfield.
I also know that Bruce's SpTeams and Pass catching is better than Lance's. Not saying bruce is a chump, he deserves every bit of the accolades he is receiving, but I am surprised Lance is getting ZERO attention. Astonished, really.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
IMO Lance was a better RB until his hip injury. He seemed to lose a step and some of his elusiveness. He still might get a shot in an NFL camp.
Bruce is just a great all around back and his special teams play will help him land a spot on an NFL team. His health is a concern though.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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Jelo
No Snell out of Kentucky is not a very good list.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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MankatoBison
Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I always had the impression that Lance at 100% was marginally better than Bruce 100% in the backfield.
I also know that Bruce's SpTeams and Pass catching is better than Lance's. Not saying bruce is a chump, he deserves every bit of the accolades he is receiving, but I am surprised Lance is getting ZERO attention. Astonished, really.
I too believe Dunn is a better between the tackles runner. Bruce improved this going into his senior year as well. Dunn improved his vision immensely from sophomore year to Jr/Sr.
Nothing wrong with pointing out players strengths/weaknesses/improvements.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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HerdBot
I think Lance is a hell of a running back. Less powerful than Bruce but a bit faster and makes people miss.
Couldn't disagree more. Bruce's speed and burst improved greatly from his sophomore to his Junior year. His vision also greatly improved.
I think Bruce is much quicker and faster than Dunn, a much more powerful runner and has great hands. The last two years when Bruce hit a seam he was gone. No one caught him.
Nothing against Dunn as he is a great back in his own right, but I think Bruce is hands down the better back. That is the reason he was invited to the Senior Bowl.
We will see when they run 40's but my guess is Bruce will have the faster time.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
Everyone is talking on here about Bruce in the return game. I don't see him being explosive enough to be an NFL kick return guy. I think his play on kickoff and punt coverage is a better asset. Imo
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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Twincitybizon
Everyone is talking on here about Bruce in the return game. I don't see him being explosive enough to be an NFL kick return guy. I think his play on kickoff and punt coverage is a better asset. Imo
Not everyone was talking about Bruce in the return game but I was. You could very well be correct and time will obviously tell. At any rate IMO the more versatility you have the more attractive you can be to NFL teams.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
Comparing Bruce and Lance's total career yards:
BruceALL PURPOSE |
GP |
RUSH |
RCV |
PR |
KR |
IR |
TOTAL |
AVG/G |
2015 |
15 |
503 |
55 |
0 |
585 |
0 |
1143 |
76.2 |
2016 |
9 |
253 |
38 |
0 |
363 |
0 |
654 |
72.7 |
2017 |
15 |
1216 |
156 |
0 |
193 |
0 |
1565 |
104.3 |
2018 |
13 |
924 |
199 |
0 |
219 |
0 |
1342 |
103.2 |
Total |
52 |
2896 |
448 |
0 |
1360 |
0 |
4704 |
90.5 |
Lance
ALL PURPOSE |
GP |
RUSH |
RCV |
PR |
KR |
IR |
TOTAL |
AVG/G |
2015 |
13 |
468 |
26 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
525 |
40.4 |
2016 |
14 |
996 |
101 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
1140 |
81.4 |
2017 |
8 |
684 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
728 |
91.0 |
2018 |
13 |
880 |
150 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1044 |
80.3 |
Total |
48 |
3028 |
321 |
0 |
88 |
0 |
3437 |
71.6 |
Judging by these numbers, Bruce's Kick Returning helps his case, but also something that hasn't been mentioned yet, is the timing of their respective major injuries. Bruce injured his ankle pretty bad his Sophomore season and recovered to have great Junior and Senior seasons. Meanwhile, Lance severely injured his hip midway through his Junior season after being a man on a mission (he was a major TD machine at the time). I'm not sure he has completely recovered from that injury. Had the hip injury never occurred, I'm not sure Bruce goes on to have a monster Junior season and a great Senior season as Lance up to that time seemed (and I could be wrong here) to be the 1A RB.
Therefore, Bruce's return game and the timing of their respective injuries might be the reason why Anderson is the NDSU RB that NFL scouts are looking at instead of Lance. If Lance doesn't hurt his hip, the sky might have been the limit for him. Both were great players for NDSU and I'm glad we got to witness their contributions.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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Christopher Moen
Comparing Bruce and Lance's total career yards:
Bruce
ALL PURPOSE |
GP |
RUSH |
RCV |
PR |
KR |
IR |
TOTAL |
AVG/G |
2015 |
15 |
503 |
55 |
0 |
585 |
0 |
1143 |
76.2 |
2016 |
9 |
253 |
38 |
0 |
363 |
0 |
654 |
72.7 |
2017 |
15 |
1216 |
156 |
0 |
193 |
0 |
1565 |
104.3 |
2018 |
13 |
924 |
199 |
0 |
219 |
0 |
1342 |
103.2 |
Total |
52 |
2896 |
448 |
0 |
1360 |
0 |
4704 |
90.5 |
Lance
ALL PURPOSE |
GP |
RUSH |
RCV |
PR |
KR |
IR |
TOTAL |
AVG/G |
2015 |
13 |
468 |
26 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
525 |
40.4 |
2016 |
14 |
996 |
101 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
1140 |
81.4 |
2017 |
8 |
684 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
728 |
91.0 |
2018 |
13 |
880 |
150 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1044 |
80.3 |
Total |
48 |
3028 |
321 |
0 |
88 |
0 |
3437 |
71.6 |
Judging by these numbers, Bruce's Kick Returning helps his case, but also something that hasn't been mentioned yet, is the timing of their respective major injuries. Bruce injured his ankle pretty bad his Sophomore season and recovered to have great Junior and Senior seasons. Meanwhile, Lance severely injured his hip midway through his Junior season after being a man on a mission (he was a major TD machine at the time). I'm not sure he has completely recovered from that injury. Had the hip injury never occurred, I'm not sure Bruce goes on to have a monster Junior season and a great Senior season as Lance up to that time seemed (and I could be wrong here) to be the 1A RB.
Therefore, Bruce's return game and the timing of their respective injuries might be the reason why Anderson is the NDSU RB that NFL scouts are looking at instead of Lance. If Lance doesn't hurt his hip, the sky might have been the limit for him. Both were great players for NDSU and I'm glad we got to witness their contributions.
"Injured his ankle"
You sound like a bunny poster.
Re: Bruce Anderson the best RB receiving threat in Bison history?
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steelbison
Couldn't disagree more. Bruce's speed and burst improved greatly from his sophomore to his Junior year. His vision also greatly improved.
I think Bruce is much quicker and faster than Dunn, a much more powerful runner and has great hands. The last two years when Bruce hit a seam he was gone. No one caught him.
Nothing against Dunn as he is a great back in his own right, but I think Bruce is hands down the better back. That is the reason he was invited to the Senior Bowl.
We will see when they run 40's but my guess is Bruce will have the faster time.
I'll be very interested to see 40 dash numbers this spring (combine....pro day....or both). I think that it is possible that Easton will have the best time out of the three of them. I believe that all 3 will be very similar.