Arian Foster on CBS now

#4
#4
I though he had no NFL future at all. He's starting to prove me wrong.
 
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#7
UTK said:
Because he fumbled like hell and his last year at UT was pretty bad. But I'm happy for him.
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He didn't fumble "like hell." He had a normal amount of fumbles to the amount of carries he had. Fan perception is almost always skewed. He's not fumbling with the Texans. His ball security is as good as it gets.

Foster received the brunt of disgruntled fans' angst for inopportune fumbles. You don't pick when you fumble.

Everyone had a bad year on that offense.
 
#9
#9
9 carries for 57 yards. TD called back on a hold.
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Sabanocchio said:
He didn't fumble "like hell." He had a normal amount of fumbles to the amount of carries he had. Fan perception is almost always skewed. He's not fumbling with the Texans. His ball security is as good as it gets.

Foster received the brunt of disgruntled fans' angst for inopportune fumbles. You don't pick when you fumble.
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Agreed. I always liked Foster, but his fumbles stick in our memory more because almost all of them were at key moments. Just bad luck, because I don't think his ball security was really below average in general.

And even that last year, he always ran hard and straight ahead and got 2-3 when other backs would dance around looking for a hole and get stuffed for a loss. I think a lot of people disliked him because of the pterodactyl thing, which I always thought was funny. Then again, he's the same age as me, and I'm also a philosophy major.
 
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Incipient said:
Agreed. I always liked Foster, but his fumbles stick in our memory more because almost all of them were at key moments. Just bad luck, because I don't think his ball security was really below average in general.

And even that last year, he always ran hard and straight ahead and got 2-3 when other backs would dance around looking for a hole and get stuffed for a loss. I think a lot of people disliked him because of the pterodactyl thing, which I always thought was funny. Then again, he's the same age as me, and I'm also a philosophy major.
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Have you been thinking about graduating sometime soon?
 
#13
#13
His fumbles don't stick in my memory. I just don't listen to the blowhards who push that agenda for whatever reason. I hope Arian has a long and successful career.
 
#14
#14
Sabanocchio said:
He didn't fumble "like hell." He had a normal amount of fumbles to the amount of carries he had. Fan perception is almost always skewed. He's not fumbling with the Texans. His ball security is as good as it gets.

Foster received the brunt of disgruntled fans' angst for inopportune fumbles. You don't pick when you fumble.

Everyone had a bad year on that offense.
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I don't think it was necessarily that he fumbled a lot, it was just when/where he would fumble. It happens though. I will always be greatful for his efforts at UT. Arian was fun to watch.
 
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Sabanocchio said:
He didn't fumble "like hell." He had a normal amount of fumbles to the amount of carries he had. Fan perception is almost always skewed. He's not fumbling with the Texans. His ball security is as good as it gets.

Foster received the brunt of disgruntled fans' angst for inopportune fumbles. You don't pick when you fumble.

Everyone had a bad year on that offense.
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He fumbled at the worst times. Three off the top of my head are against Penn State (lost), South Carolina (which was miraculously recovered by a lineman way downfield), UCLA (lost). He seemed to lay it on the ground more than normal.
 
#16
#16
He's looking good in this game though, but I'm watching my Titans more, boring game so far though.
 
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#20
Everyone keeps on saying he fumbled at bad times. When is a good time to fumble?? Fumbles are going to happen and you can't pick when. Arian did not fumble any more frequently than any other back carrying the ball as many times as he did.

If you look at it logically and check your emotions at the door, Arian was a solid back and one of the best in UT history, and that's some impressive company. It's no surprise at all to me in the least bit that he is doing well in the NFL. The surprise was that he went undrafted.
 
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Sabanocchio said:
Everyone keeps on saying he fumbled at bad times. When is a good time to fumble?? Fumbles are going to happen and you can't pick when. Arian did not fumble any more frequently than any other back carrying the ball as many times as he did.

If you look at it logically and check your emotions at the door, Arian was a solid back and one of the best in UT history, and that's some impressive company. It's no surprise at all to me in the least bit that he is doing well in the NFL. The surprise was that he went undrafted.
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He definitely should have went out after the 07 season.
 
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tums said:
He fumbled at the worst times. Three off the top of my head are against Penn State (lost), South Carolina (which was miraculously recovered by a lineman way downfield), UCLA (lost). He seemed to lay it on the ground more than normal.
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Didn't he fumble against Alabama at a key moment or was that the Tight End Chris Brown?
 
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