Sandy Bakshi has been playing defense since he was in high school, and has spent most of his time in the pros at Mike linebacker chasing down runningbacks and making tackles. That's why if he were to switch he would switch with Copperhead's stud RB Dick Wizardry.
"I think it would be cool to be on the other side of the equation." Sandy told a reporter, "I'd have to slim down a bit and work on my speed but I think I could do it. I know I can tackle hard so I think I would be just as hard to tackle."
At 6'2" and 255 pounds, Bakshi would be more of a fullback than a runningback, but even at that size he has impressive speed and agility. No pro RBs play at Bakshi's bulky weight, but some like Jerome Bettis, Jonathan Stewart, Mike Tolbert, Cookie Gilchrist, and even Larry Csonka have been close. Even Dick Wizardry himself is a plump 235 pounds.
"I think Dick is a great runner," Sandy said, "I would love the opportunity to learn from him and then add some of my own flavor to my running style. I think I would be more aggressive and try to truck through tacklers to get extra yards. Knowing what it's like to play linebacker, I can say the last thing you want is to up against a guy who wants you to hit him, they make you try that much harder to bring them down."
We may never know what Sandy Bakshi would be like as a runner, but one things certain: He would be entertaining.
"I think it would be cool to be on the other side of the equation." Sandy told a reporter, "I'd have to slim down a bit and work on my speed but I think I could do it. I know I can tackle hard so I think I would be just as hard to tackle."
At 6'2" and 255 pounds, Bakshi would be more of a fullback than a runningback, but even at that size he has impressive speed and agility. No pro RBs play at Bakshi's bulky weight, but some like Jerome Bettis, Jonathan Stewart, Mike Tolbert, Cookie Gilchrist, and even Larry Csonka have been close. Even Dick Wizardry himself is a plump 235 pounds.
"I think Dick is a great runner," Sandy said, "I would love the opportunity to learn from him and then add some of my own flavor to my running style. I think I would be more aggressive and try to truck through tacklers to get extra yards. Knowing what it's like to play linebacker, I can say the last thing you want is to up against a guy who wants you to hit him, they make you try that much harder to bring them down."
We may never know what Sandy Bakshi would be like as a runner, but one things certain: He would be entertaining.