Big Teams Vs: Fast Teams

[MustaBeen]

Who do you think has the upper hand in a head-to-head battle. the quick or the big.

And List Some Fast and Small & the the Big and Slow

[mavs64]

I would rather have a fast but small team over a big slow team. Most times by the time the big guys get out of their stance the quick guys are by them. Also with those really big guys they tend to wear out quicker. Now the Big but fast guys are another story entirely.

[GRIDIRON GURU]

It really depends, a big team needs some speed on defense, in 9-man especially!

A big team can play for 3 yards a carry and keep the speedy offense off the field. A speedy team and score on any play.

Back in the fall of 1990 Northwood had a great 9-man team, a good athletic good size line and a big stud tailback by the name Shad Thorstenson, who ended up playing fullback at UND. A very athletic QB and a solid defense.

Northwood waxed everyone during the regular season it was like men against boys. I went and watched them play Wyndmere in the playoffs, This was not one of Wyndmere's power house teams of that era, they were small athletic and quick.

Those little guys came up and chopped Thorstenson down at the knees on every play I bet he did not have 50 yards in the game. The smalll fast team whipped a much bigger and more physical team.

This thread reminded me of that match up 21 years ago.

[winner-within]

Who do you think has the upper hand in a head-to-head battle. the quick or the big.

And List Some Fast and Small & the the Big and Slow

Whos Playing?? throw out a couple of teams

[NDFan09]

Give me the fast team every time. You can teach blocking & tackling to any size player. Speed is either there or it ain't. Some of the Mott teams of the past decade come to mind. They had what I would consider to be smaller lines, but they worked well as a unit & allowed their speed guys to make plays.

[footballchicken]

Obviously one needs strength to sustain blocks and to tackle - but when it comes down to it, in ND 9 man , SPEED wins

[MustaBeen]

Who do you say the top Speed Team, and the top Size teams are in each Region?