Yeah, seems more the bruiser, a heavy runner
“It’s pretty cool to watch his progression since he got here and how far he’s come,” LaFleur said after Wilson carried 28 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns — all career highs — in a 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings (and Jones) on Nov. 23 at Lambeau Field.
“E is a big, powerful back. He’s kind of unassuming at times, but he’s powerful, and when you run with the right pad level, it just shows you what he’s capable of doing.”
Added Jacobs: “I love the guy, man. As much as he works, how hard he works … He's very coachable. I mean, he comes up to me every day and asks me something that I think he should work on. What did I see on this play? Or, how do I view certain plays? Things like that.
“He's willing to learn, and he always tries to implement that into his game. I always try to tell him, ‘Man, just be who you are. Keep running how you’re running. Make sure you're running hard and just be who you are.’”
“Our pro staff did a great job evaluating [and] identifying Emanuel and just saying, ‘Hey, here’s this 230-pound guy with great feet,’” Schneider said Thursday on his radio show on KIRO-AM radio in Seattle. “And you sign a one-year deal like that, it’s kind of like a, ‘Come on in, come be part of our culture, come prove it, see what you can do and compete with a group.’
“He gives us a little bit of something different. He’s a heavy runner.”
