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55 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Ha! Afraid to dive because he had pads on! 

 

I played HS football and college rugby. It’s hard to change the way you play and hit. He was obviously at a much higher level, but it’s got to be crazy strange for him to have a helmet and pads. Much harder than going the other way. 

 

Yeah for sure, and I was dying when he said that.  Loved this moment and loved his interview.  I am really pulling for him to make the team even though it’s going to be tough, but hopefully at least the PS.

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On 4/8/2019 at 10:41 AM, MAJBobby said:

Here is something written about him.

 

https://texanswire.usatoday.com/2019/04/04/texans-look-rugby-christian-wade-receiver/

 

What stands out about Wade is his pace. He has explosive pace and great top end speed. Coming from a rugby background he is clearly an athletic individual and he is extremely tough to bring down. He possesses good hands and a good eye for the ball, and when running he can be very elusive.

 

His rugby highlights look amazing, right?

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1 hour ago, Kelly the Dog said:

He still would have to go through waivers. 

 

It turns out that Wade read the defense before the ball was snapped and knew he was going to take it to the opposite side because they overloaded to (the Bills) left. That's almost more impressive than reading the play as it developed considering this was his first game and carry. He said after the game that is what he was taught by the coaches to look for. Incredible really. 

That is a good sign watching his rugby highlights it seemed clear he'd be dangerous in space but if he's picking up the system quick that's great.

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3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

So cool

 

 

And its only the preseason....we deserve a season's worth of plays like this for the last 20 years of pain!

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RB is a relatively easy position to learn. Look at all the rookie RB's in recent years that started out great. If this kid is the athlete he looks to be, they'd better keep him because a lot of other teams would be thrilled to pick him up. Rugby offers some very transferable skills to an NFL RB. They need to give him more touches to see what he can do.

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42 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

 

 

This guy is impressive 

 

(yeah against 3rd stringers but still)

 

Yeah, maybe he doesnt break those tackles against starters (although maybe he does), but that catch, the balance, the acceleration and speed likely works against anyone.

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