Former Arkansas RB coach Tim Horton also knows coach Mike McCarthy’s offense. At Arkansas, he says, Petrino’s staff would watch film of the Packers’ zone-blocking scheme. He thinks it’s a perfect system for Davis.
“Knile is a one-cut, north-and-south-type runner,” Horton says. “He’s got good speed. I wouldn’t say he’s got elite speed, but he’s going to stick his foot in the ground, and he’s going to run hard and tough. He’s not going to sit there and dance.