Alvin Kamara fastest ever

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kyvol98 said:
Roger Craig is pretty good company to be in
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Yep, it's a much different game now than in the Montana/Roger Craig era. NFL started protecting the Offense which is not a bad thing but IMO kind of puts an asterisk on these new records. Thats, why a Brady can play the game in his 40', 's takes fewer hits than a QB back in the pre basically no contact days.
 
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How in the world Botch Jones didn't just line up Dobbs ,Kamara, and Hurd all in the same backfield is mind boggling. 95 Nebraska wishbone style. Would of been nasty beyond belief.
 
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Cartervol said:
How in the world Botch Jones didn't just line up Dobbs ,Kamara, and Hurd all in the same backfield is mind boggling. 95 Nebraska wishbone style. Would of been nasty beyond belief.
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I screamed this at the tv more than 50 times in '16.

With those 3 in the backfield - pick your poison. Who ya gonna cover?

Also idiotic was Botch running Kamara up the middle and Hurd to the outside. It should have been exactly reversed. Botch was an imbecile.
 
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goldvol said:
you may be right, but not regarding his use of Alvin Kamara. unless you also think Sean Payton is an idiot.
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Sean Payton utilizes Kamara in every way possible and he touches the ball 25 to 30 times a game. Jones couldn’t figure out how to use him if you drew him pictures. That’s your difference.
 
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Delmar said:
Sean Payton utilizes Kamara in every way possible and he touches the ball 25 to 30 times a game. Jones couldn’t figure out how to use him if you drew him pictures. That’s your difference.
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Sure, he does now. Compare Kamara’s usage in year 1 in both systems to compare apples to apples
 
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goldvol said:
Sure, he does now. Compare Kamara’s usage in year 1 in both systems to compare apples to apples
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The problem is that isn't apples to apples either. Mark Ingram was a 7yr veteran coming off the #11 rushing season in the league and 3rd highest YPC among 1K rushers when Kamara arrived in NO. Hurd was a SO with 190 collegiate carries and 899y to his name when Kamara came in at the top of the JUCO pile having just rushed for 1200+ yards in only 9 games. Then this happened. (from a prior post of mine on the subject)

In the opening game of the '15 season Kamara had 15c for 144y. He wouldn't see more than 7c 'til game 10. Meanwhile Hurd went on to the 3rd most carries by a Vol back ever in a season.

In games both played in '15/'16 Hurd averaged 21cpg vs Kamara's 8. That's 391c vs 153 or 72% vs 28%. If you think Kamara's making that up in receptions it's just a tick of the needle; 68% vs 32% touches.

The all or nothing route many take in this discussion is silly. There's no reason for anyone to insist Kamara should have relegated Hurd to pine rider. Having said that the disparity between those numbers above considering Kamara's talent is (and was) absurd.
 
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