2008 Florida
14-37 yd 1-15 yd
Some tough runs mostly inside against a very fast Gators defense that would stop any runner on this day.
When the defense set camp in your backfield, it's a rough day.
A nice shoestring catch out of the backfield and a couple of good moves to get 15 yds.
@Auburn
8-30 yd
Worked hard and kept his feet moving even with tacklers all over him.
Broke some tackles. The Vols' line was inconsistent all year long.
Georgia
3-3 yd 3-8 yd
The Bulldogs controlled the ball for 42 mins.
They loaded the box and dared the Vols to pass. Just as the aforementioned teams.
The O-line was inconsitent all year. Did I just repeat myself there?
Alabama
6-21 yd 3-32 yd
Bama controlled the ball for 35:32 mins
Showed good hands out of the backfield. Can make the touch (and tough) catches.
A nice little shake-and-bake move once, when he got past the LOS, momentarily froze the OLB.
That gave him enough separation to turn to the outside and make a nice catch on the screen pass for 12 yd,
carrying the LB the last ten yards or so.
Caught a flare pass into the flat about 3 yd behind the LOS,
and just drilled the CB who came up to try make the play, and plowed forward 4 yd out of bound.
Came off the LOS around the LT,
put a double move on the LB, started inside, then spinned back to the outside, putting the LB on one knee.
Pulled the ball in from under his waist for a nice little one-handed grab.
The OLB recovered very nicely, limited it to 12 yd gain.
A better throw might have made a difference.
Foster would have had a chance to beat out the safety down the sideline for a possible TD.
Just as many other teams, Bama loaded the box often.
Foster always worked hard to gain yd in the middle, but he can't do it alone all the time.
If the D-linemen keep getting penetration, or the LBs get free, there's only so much a RB can do.
One time, he found a little hole off-guard, got up to daylight.
The DT caught him about 3-4 yds beyond the LOS,
but Foster kept moving his feet, working for an extra 4-5 yards, even as the LB came to help.
Another time, on 3rd and short, he met the DT Darius? #57 a couple of yds behind the LOS,
lowered his shoulder squarely into the lineman's chest,
drove into him so hard you can hear the pad go smack loudly.
The impact jolted both of them momentarily, but Foster kept his legs churning,
and pushed forward almost three yards, with Darius riding him, and another 3 defenders piling in.
Announcer: "Marcell Darius drilled him but couln't hold him.
And thats a clutch run by Arian Foster.
He got nailed by 290 some pounder and just bowled (balled???) him off.
They got an awful lot penetration up front."
Vanderbilt
11-53 yd
Inside zone run left. Started left, nothing there.
Foster made a quick cut back to the right (pretty much up the middle) for 13 yds.
A draw run up the middle. Nothing there,
Foster made a quick cut to outside RT, saw that the CB was there to turn the play in.
Double move, faked to the outside, then turned inside, leaving the CB D.J.Moore in the dust.
22 yd gain.
Eight men in the box.
Inside zone run right. Started right, nothing there.
Cut back straight up the middle. Avoided the LB's grasp. Gained 5 yd.
Drove the safety and the helping CB backward, for an extra 4 yd.
Ten men in the box.
3 yd loss.
Ten men in the box.
3yd gain up the middle.
The last two series of the game, the Vols practically rode Foster to kill the clock.
And they succeeded.
