A junior who was redshirted in 2006 with a knee injury, Coffee said he’s learned not to complicate the game.“When it’s that easy you just gotta run. Just make it simple and run with the ball,” Coffee said. “I always worry about feeling (for where the hole will be). It’s easier for the running backs when the line is blocking like that.”
The home run was all that missing from Coffee’s arsenal. He can run with power, pass protect, catch the ball and make yards after contact. But he had been bothered that it took so long for his explosiveness to return after knee surgery.
“I lost some of the speed after the knee and the sports hernia and I feel like I have gotten most of it back,” Coffee said. “Sometimes I can’t bend my knees like I want to but, for the most part I got it back.”
Quarterback John Parker Wilson said Coffee’s productivity has gone up along with his patience.
“The way he’s hitting the hole, he’s trusting his blockers.
He’s got great patience. He’s not making premature moves,” Wilson said. “Watching tape of this past week, he would hit the hole at the very last second when it would just open up. I think he’s being really patient and just reading the holes, reading the blocks very well.”
Coffee Shows He Can Deliver
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