[EKUAlum05]

I don't want to be "that guy" but from an unbiased standpoint I am not sure the Bears lose much with Long being gone.

Wasn't overly impressed by him in the lead up to the Belfry game, or following. Long had nice quickness and the ability to elude defenders, but he was hesitant to hit the hole and would take a 5 or 6 yard loss trying to bounce a play when he should have settled for no gain. Secondarily he was an injury waiting to happen it seemed. Every time he was tackled in bounds he was getting absolutely crushed.

IMHO, the Wilson kid is the best true runner HC has. Whitehead is a very good player and I love the way he runs, but he is not a feature back. Whitehead is the guy made for 3rd and 3... but for HC to really push defenses they need that guy who can take it to the house on 1st and 10