Luke had a speed burst to get the edge. Skattebo’s best skill is his bruising

Dec 18, 2024
6:33:13pm

BYUheaven Truly Addicted User

Style. I am not sure how his style will translate to the NFL. The number of runners that can do that week in and week out in the NFL are few and far between and I can’t think of really any in years

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How did Luke Staley compare to Skattebo? I’m too young to remember LS’s style.

Royal_Minister

6:28pm

Luke was a tall, upright runner with breakaway speed. Scatt is a bowling ball. He'd find a hole and hit hyper drive. He

zonacougar

6:29pm

Yep. Lots of defenders took bad angles, because they underestimated Staley's speed.

Spiff

8:45pm

Luke was shifty like Sanders IMO and so fast- not a pound it guy as I recall

SBB

6:29pm

I don’t recall him being a make you miss shifty back. Fast and decisive.

Charles Darwin

6:33pm

Yup - hit the hole and gone.

Eddie

6:37pm

It’s been a long time. I trust you’re memory more than mine

SBB

6:38pm

This. Perhaps a bit shiftier than given credit for, but more plant and go

cajuncoug

6:44pm

Would Taysom Hill be a good running style comp? Maybe Hill ran stronger, but

Mr Salad

6:54pm

I was thinking Taysom is a pretty good comparison.

Eddie

6:57pm

Taysom might be the best “athlete” I remember at BYU

Lifi

7:07pm

Maybe not shifty but his change of pace was elite. His ability to accelerate in

Pepe

8:48pm

Not very shifty but big strong speed back.

coug10278

6:41pm

Sanders?? As in Barry Sanders?? No, Luke Staley was nothing like Barry.

LakeshowCougs

7:04pm

Colonel sanders from Space Balls maybe?

byuTX

7:46pm

Probably closer to that than to Barry

LakeshowCougs

7:59pm

CB should really have a rule against drunk posting

Sid Vicious

8:18pm

Haha. Incorrect. Not shifty at all. Ran straight up. Not good with contact. One cut n gone.

Haysom Till

7:32pm

Skataboo gets a TON of yards after contact.

Eddie

6:31pm

Yup. Luke's upright form and lack of low body agility meant that he did not get

oxcoug

6:34pm

He blasted through holes because of his speed.

Archaea

6:36pm

He was always the fastest guy on the field

Lifi

7:00pm

Not true. Arnold Parker from Utah caught Luke from behind

LakeshowCougs

7:06pm

But most of the time that wasn't the case - Luke's Doak numbers happened on the

oxcoug

7:06pm

Skattebo is more like Tyler Allgeier

The 435

6:32pm

More like Fui Vakapuna

Mabuhay Coug

8:40pm

Luke had a speed burst to get the edge. Skattebo’s best skill is his bruising

BYUheaven

6:33pm

Staley did much of his damage to the outside

Sir_Ten

6:34pm

Not similar at all. Skat is all power. Staley was pure speed.

Blueto

6:40pm

Both white and played the same position, end of comparison.

Hank Rearden

6:43pm

Luke didn’t run through contact. He ran around it. Next level speed. Skatt much more physical.

Haysom Till

6:48pm

Staley used speed and ran in straight lines

Belboz

6:51pm

He was an upright speedster - link

Lifi

6:55pm

Just watch this. He was a stud

MrSandman

7:00pm

Both had really good hands. Good receivers

GFCougar

7:28pm

Upright runner with good but not explosive speed. He was able to get long

gopman

7:31pm

Luke's NFL combine time was 4.42 which is pretty dang fast. I think I'd

oxcoug

7:55pm

Correct. He didn't have that explosive-change of direction first

gopman

8:18pm

You just made the same mistake made by every defender left in his wake. He had a gear no one else did.

Hank Rearden

8:48pm

Luke had power and speed, he didn't need to knock a bunch of people over bc once he was through the hole or around the

BYU Grounds

8:12pm

Apples and oranges. The afterburner speed Luke had was other worldly.

Idacoug

8:24pm

Jenkins, McKenzie & Brathwaite were much faster. Luke was fast

gopman

8:34pm

I disagree. He had game speed that was uncanny and cannot be correctly evaluated

Idacoug

9:00pm

Allgier is a much more comparable running back than Staley.

Cougar Jazz Fan

8:34pm

Luke was a demigod amongst mere mortals

Helm Hammerhand

8:44pm

Luke was straight up speed with great hands

boctabulous

8:50pm

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