In this week’s film room, let’s take a look at James Conner and Benny Snell Jr. Conner and Snell were the leading rushers on the 2019 Steelers and are likely to be the top 2 runners again in 2020. So let’s compare their running styles, specifically looking at how they read run plays, and how that shapes their success and struggles in different plays.
James Conner’s reads
2018 Week 8, 2nd quarter, 1:55.
This is a twelve yard run from one of Conner’s better games in 2018. What should stand out is the clear changes in direction he makes multiple times in this run play.