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This is how they explain the difference between power backs and scat backs on wikipedia:
There is a great diversity in those who play at the running back position. At one extreme are smaller, faster players. These fast, agile, and elusive running backs are often called "scat backs" because their low center of gravity and maneuverability allow them to dodge tacklers.
At the other extreme are "power backs": bigger, stronger players who can break through tackles using brute strength and raw power. They are usually (but not always) slower runners compared to other backs, and typically run straight ahead (or "North-and-South" in football terminology) rather than dodging to the outside edges of the playing field (i.e. running "East-and-West") like shorter, quicker, lighter backs will often do.
Several successful running backs fall somewhere between the extremes of "scat back" and "power back", combining speed and agility with power and strength.
Now there are quite a few scat back type players available in the draft this year, who had good to moderate success in college last year. Here´s a few:
Devin Moore, Wyoming
Cedrick Dorsey, SMU
Tyrell Fenroy, Louisianna-Lafayette
LaRod Stephens-Howling, Pittsburgh
Antone Smith, Florida State
The list is by no means complete, just a few I found searching the internet. Now if you had your sights on getting a scat back, how does Darren Sproles with his four years of NFL experience compare?
There is a great diversity in those who play at the running back position. At one extreme are smaller, faster players. These fast, agile, and elusive running backs are often called "scat backs" because their low center of gravity and maneuverability allow them to dodge tacklers.
At the other extreme are "power backs": bigger, stronger players who can break through tackles using brute strength and raw power. They are usually (but not always) slower runners compared to other backs, and typically run straight ahead (or "North-and-South" in football terminology) rather than dodging to the outside edges of the playing field (i.e. running "East-and-West") like shorter, quicker, lighter backs will often do.
Several successful running backs fall somewhere between the extremes of "scat back" and "power back", combining speed and agility with power and strength.
Now there are quite a few scat back type players available in the draft this year, who had good to moderate success in college last year. Here´s a few:
Devin Moore, Wyoming
Cedrick Dorsey, SMU
Tyrell Fenroy, Louisianna-Lafayette
LaRod Stephens-Howling, Pittsburgh
Antone Smith, Florida State
The list is by no means complete, just a few I found searching the internet. Now if you had your sights on getting a scat back, how does Darren Sproles with his four years of NFL experience compare?
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