'Just get it to the big man and let him rumble' DeBoer talks Kadyn Proctor's run

It takes a lot to make William "The Refrigerator" Perry look small. The former Chicago Bear was famously used as a goal-line running back in the 1980s. He pales in comparison in size to Kadyn Proctor, Alabama's newest offensive weapon.

Two weeks in a row now, Alabama has called on Proctor - a star left tackle - to get the football in critical situations. He's delivered both times.

Last week, Alabama threw a screen pass to Proctor - ruled a backward pass and a run - and Proctor gained 11 yards down to the two-yard line, setting up a Ty Simpson rushing touchdown to extend Alabama's lead against Georgia right before the half.

This week, on a key fourth-quarter drive with Alabama nursing just a six-point lead, Proctor lined up at fullback on 3rd-and-1. Instead of using him as a lead blocker like most sane play-callers would've, Ryan Grubb chose to hand the ball to the 6-foot-7, 360+ pound Proctor, who proceeded to gain two yards and move the chains. Alabama ultimately kicked a game-sealing field goal that put them up by nine points late.

"Just get it to the big man and let him rumble," Kalen DeBoer said about Proctor's carry. "He did a great job."

Kadyn Proctor's hand-off was only recently added to the playbook

Unlike the screen pass last week, which was worked on throughout fall camp, Proctor's carry this week was only recently added to the playbook. This week, in fact.

"We put that in this week," Proctor told reporters after the game. "Tuesday or Wednesday, Grubb called me up in the middle of practice and was like you're going to run this play right here. Anything I can do for the team, just go and do my job, get a first down. That's all I'm trying to do.

It was fitting to see Proctor lined up in the backfield after it was something that Saban mentioned wanting to see on College GameDay Saturday morning. He wanted to see Proctor at fullback ala Terrence Cody, though Saban never handed the ball to Cody like Alabama fans always wanted. He was strictly a lead blocker.

Proctor has obviously earned a lot of trust from the coaching staff. And in short yardage situations, a defense is going to be hard-pressed to stop a 360-pound man from falling forward and gaining a single yard that's needed.

At times, Grubb seemed to outsmart himself against Vanderbilt. But that's one he got right.