Brian Robinson Jr. explains what sort of vehicle Will Anderson would be

If you were to compare athletes to cars, you’d probably compare more talented athletes to better cars. For example, you could call Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. a Ferrari because he’s arguably the best defensive player in the country.

Well, Brian Robinson Jr. has a different comparison.

This all started after Anderson used a car analogy to explain why he was snubbed from Heisman Trophy candidacy. A reporter, in turn, asked Robinson what kind of car he’d use to describe Anderson.

Let’s just say he didn’t call him a Ferrari.

“Will is more like a dually truck,” Robinson said. “One of those big old mud-tire, driving trucks. I can’t really explain. But he’s one of [those] guys who can get real dirty, get himself up and get ready to do what he did all over again. That’s what you use those big dually trucks for, off road type of stuff.”

Whatever works, right?

Anderson was the anchor of Alabama’s defense this year. He has 97 total tackles, 17.5 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss this season. The Crimson Tide are now getting ready for the national championship game Jan. 10 against Georgia — a rematch of last month’s SEC Championship.

Will Anderson uses car metaphor to downplay Heisman Trophy snub

Alabama linebacker Will Anderson is having a historic season for the Crimson Tide, and his elite performance continued through the College Football Playoff semifinals.

No. 1 Alabama on Friday beat No. 4 Cincinnati, 27-6, and Anderson had his name written all over the stat sheet. He logged six total tackles (two solo stops), while also notching two sacks, bringing his nation-leading sack count up to 17.5.

This season, Anderson was the well-deserved recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top defensive player, but he was curiously left off the list of Heisman Trophy finalists. Anderson previously expressed a care-free mentality about his Heisman snub, stating that he had loftier team goals in mind: winning a national title. But on Monday, in Alabama’s College Football Playoff media availability, Anderson used a new metaphor to discuss the snub.

“I had conversation with my high school coach, and he was telling me that your body is your engine. And I’m a car. And the only thing you need to get going is that engine,” he said. “Anything else that comes with it, any accolades, anything else, that just to make you look nice. As long as your engine is going in your car you’re fine.”

If Cincinnati was any indication, Anderson’s engine is working just fine.