With our offensive beat up as much as it is, it might be wise to not use him for kickoffs.
I would like to see him return kicks though. It would also help his NFL stock a ton. Right now, he is basically a FCS version of Percy Harvin. Speaking of Harvin, did anyone see ESPN's pregame show? They did a quick breakdown how Seattle gets him the ball on the opposite side of the field than he lines up on, rather it be in crossing, reverses, or using him in motion. They also showed how that helps rest the offense when teams pay too much attention to him. The opposite side of the field creates a lot of space for other skill players to work. I mentioned this a week or 2 ago in another thread how I'd like to see us go to other players opposite of Van. With an inconsistent OL, I really don't know how many play variations we would have time to implement that. For that to work, our QB has to hold on to the ball long enough to let the defense flow to Van. Maybe a simple HB or slot swing pass, or screen pass opposite of Van would work at this stage.
During ESPN's whole segment on Harvin, all I could think of was how Van reminds me of Harvin. It would be great if we can our offense to work together to be able to utilize Van and our other weapons properly.
