Devonta Freeman wants to become an aggressive runner
The Atlanta Falcons are pissed this year. They have already embraced the motto “Embrace the Suck” and now their starting running back does not want to be brought down by arm tackles.
Devonta Freeman says he wants to run harder, and wants to be disrespectful when he runs the ball this year towards defenders.
“Little things like breaking arm tackles,” Freeman told reporters Tuesday when talking about what he needs to improve on. “Running through — I feel like I could get better helping our offensive linemen out. They bust their butts. They don’t get to rotate. The only time they get a break is if we score a touchdown and the defense goes on the field. But if we have an 18-play drive, they’re on the field the whole game. Helping those guys out by giving them a blow by breaking a big tackle – last year I left some runs out there. Open field, continue to make guys miss. Punishing guys.
“I just want to be real disrespectful this year when it comes to football.”
He has a great point, it will be fun to see him run wild this season.
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