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07-02-2012, 01:03 PM
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| Running Back This Year
How will we handle the running back need this year? Do we have a game breaker or are we hurting at this position? | 
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07-02-2012, 01:04 PM
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| | I don't think so!
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| I heard Tiny would be getting 20-25 carries a game. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:04 PM
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| | I'm Your Huckleberry
| Lane was impressive in the spring game. I look for him and Neal to carry the load. Hopefully the lightbulb will go on for Tom Smith as well.
None of those guys have blinding speed, but they are fast enough. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:05 PM
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| | Fort Sanders Refugee
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| I am thinking Neal has blinding speed. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:07 PM
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| | I'm Your Huckleberry
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Originally Posted by NMVol  I am thinking Neal has blinding speed. | Is that with or without the football in his possession? | |
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07-02-2012, 01:08 PM
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| College football, and the SEC specifically, is reaching now what the NFL has been for the last few years: you have to have a stable of at least 2-3 good RB's to win.
Even with an elite back, the amount of work put on a single back is incredibly unrealistic nowadays. See USCjr and Lattimore. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:12 PM
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| | VOLS=ELITE!!!!
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| I think Lane gets the nod to start but don't sleep on Neal if he fixes his fumble problems he will be a superstar. Borque will see carries against some scrub teams such as ga st. And Akron. | 
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07-02-2012, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexvol Is that with or without the football in his possession? | We know you guys can be hard on a guy once he gets the knock as a fumbler. Just look how you hounded Arian.
I say let Neal loose and see what happens. Its not like the problem hasn't been called to his attention. Not as fun as thinking ya got a players number. I know. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:12 PM
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| | Per My Sources
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| Neal has blinding speed and I believe he will be the primary RB this season.
Lane will get a lot of carries too. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:16 PM
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| | catching the third wire
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Originally Posted by Lexvol Is that with or without the football in his possession? | Wait... it's back there
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07-02-2012, 01:19 PM
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| | I'm Your Huckleberry
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Originally Posted by NMVol We know you guys can be hard on a guy once he gets the knock as a fumbler. Just look how you hounded Arian.
I say let Neal loose and see what happens. Its not like the problem hasn't been called to his attention. Not as fun as thinking ya got a players number. I know. | End around!
I never hounded Arian. He had a few inopportune fumbles, but most of the time, he looked liked the only offensive player on the field that gave a **** about winning. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexvol Lane was impressive in the spring game. I look for him and Neal to carry the load. Hopefully the lightbulb will go on for Tom Smith as well.
None of those guys have blinding speed, but they are fast enough. | Neal runs sub 4.4 | |
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07-02-2012, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by VolunteerVandiver Neal has blinding speed and I believe he will be the primary RB this season.
Lane will get a lot of carries too. | Neal is fast but sometimes I think people are overplaying that card a little. D Young beat Neal's best 60m time this last track season. (FYI Young's best 60m was 2nd fastest on the squad) Neal's fast but "blinding" fast?
Q Watson is coming is with a frest GA 100m title to his credit. He is just a Fr though.
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07-02-2012, 01:23 PM
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| | Bleating Minion
| Not sure what to make of it, but saw somebody on here the other day saying Jay Graham really likes Devrin Young in the backfield. | |
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07-02-2012, 01:23 PM
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| | Gettin' Dirty Baskets
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Originally Posted by Lexvol End around!
I never hounded Arian. He had a few inopportune fumbles, but most of the time, he looked liked the only offensive player on the field that gave a **** about winning. | Agreed. I think Arian got a bad wrap because his fumbles ended up being at critical junctures in important games, so they stuck in the minds of everyone more than they should, ergo "he fumbles all the time."
I'm looking at Neal to get the start, but he's got to fix the ball security problems. If he doesn't, then it's obviously Lane. The only difference is that Lane ran against the 2nd team defense, and Neal ran against the 1s in the O & W game.
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