Arian Foster

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bamasucks76 said:
Im glad he is doing well, but you forgot the biggest one!

Bammer '05, it was 6-3, we were driving on last pos. of the game and he fumbled going in to the end zone. Punched a hole in my door after that! Never forget it!
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I'm pretty sure that was Cory Anderson.
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justingroves said:
And Crompton's just as much at fault as Foster is for the Auburn 08 fumble.
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people even blamed him for the one Crompton bounced off the FB's hip (except I had a pic). Seems there were 4-5 number 27's on the field every game

bamasucks76 said:
Im glad he is doing well, but you forgot the biggest one!

Bammer '05, it was 6-3, we were driving on last pos. of the game and he fumbled going in to the end zone. Punched a hole in my door after that! Never forget it!
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bamasucks76 said:
Im glad he is doing well, but you forgot the biggest one!

Bammer '05, it was 6-3, we were driving on last pos. of the game and he fumbled going in to the end zone. Punched a hole in my door after that! Never forget it!
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No. Corey Anderson fumbled that when (iirc Roman Harper) hit him. Gerald Riggs Jr led us down the field and was injured on a run inside the 15. Anderson then fumbled it freakishly out of the endzone. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
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#35
#35
The problem with Foster wasn't that he fumbled. He really didn't fumble that often.

His fumbles were just at the worst time. It seemed that his came just after we had gotten momentum or when we were going in to really put a game away. The '08 season is an example where he definitely cost us 2 games. In '05 I remember one, I thought Bama was the other, but maybe that was someone else.

Main point is he was a good back who could have been great, but he just had bad luck not on his fumbles, but really the point in the game where he fumbled.
 
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#36
Manvol said:
Yes, especially since he almost single handedly caused Fulmer his job with all the fumbles in the red and end zone.
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What cost Fulmer his job was having guys like Montario Hardesty, Arian Foster, Chris Scott, Ramon Foster, Williams, Jon Crompton, Robert Ayers, and getting absolutely nothing out of them.
 
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Manvol said:
I love it when people engage mouth without knowing what they are talking about....:eek:k:

The first one was in the South Carolina game in 2005, at the goal line going in with a 12-7 second quarter lead. The Vols lost 16-15.

The second one was in the Outback Bowl at the end of the 2006 season. In a 10-10 ball game with ten minutes left, Foster fumbled at the Penn State 12, and it was returned 88 yards for a touchdown. Penn State won 20-10.

The next one was at Florida in 2007, with the Vols trailing 28-20 with the ball in the third quarter. Florida picked it up and ran it back for six. They never looked back, 59-20.

At UCLA in 2008, Foster fumbled going inside the five yard line with the Vols ahead 14-7 on the first drive of the third quarter. UCLA won in overtime.

A few weeks later at Auburn, another Foster fumble led to another defensive touchdown. The Vols lost 14-12.

Five fumbles in four years. These are to name a few when the game was on the line. There were more....:salute: You think we win those games Fulmer is still here...Yea that's what I thought....
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It isn't set in stone that we win any of those games without Foster's fumbles. Maybe South Carolina. Definitely not Florida. And yes, Fulmer would still be gone.
 
#38
#38
Count me as one of the people who thought he would make it in the NFL. I never thought he would lead the league after a few weeks though. He would have even more yards if he wasn't held out for 1 quarter a few weeks back.

Congrats to Arian. Love seeing him do well.
 
#39
#39
Foster's running style is perfect for the Texans offense. Glad to see him doing well! Naysayers can eat crow! I guess the pro scouts were right about him being a great all around back and an NFL caliber back.
 
#40
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kptvol said:
It isn't set in stone that we win any of those games without Foster's fumbles. Maybe South Carolina. Definitely not Florida. And yes, Fulmer would still be gone.
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but we definitely beat UCLA without his fumble in the 3rd qtr. Somehow it would have made Chavis a better DC
 
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vol63 said:
6 games into the season and he still leads the nfl in rushing. Can't believe he turned out to be this good. I thought he'd make it to the NFL, but not at this level. :clapping:
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He almost won the all time UT rushing title, but you didn't think he'd be good?

This has always puzzled me. He's a one-cut between the tackle runner that's perfect for the zone blocking scheme and he's in a Denver system. I knew when he was picked up that he'd be a good runner.

I doubt anyone expected him to be leading the NFL in rushing 6 weeks in, but there were many around here who knew he was a steal.
 
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Sabanocchio said:
He almost won the all time UT rushing title, but you didn't think he'd be good?

This has always puzzled me. He's a one-cut between the tackle runner that's perfect for the zone blocking scheme and he's in a Denver system. I knew when he was picked up that he'd be a good runner.

I doubt anyone expected him to be leading the NFL in rushing 6 weeks in, but there were many around here who knew he was a steal.
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He had a lot more carries than Henry did. I'm not knocking Foster, but it was more of a really long, relatively injury-free career that had him in place for the record than some exceptional season. That's also one reason that some Vol fans look at him in such a poor light.

Foster never had a game where he just took control and led the Vols to victory. His best game was by far the 05 Vandy game. If Tennessee had won that game, people would look at Foster a lot differently.

I always said he'd be a solid pro RB. However, he's about three steps faster now than his last two seasons at Tennessee.

Kudos to Foster.
 
#43
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vol63 said:
6 games into the season and he still leads the nfl in rushing.
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This would make a man who, faced with a choice for his fantasy team, chose Montario Hardesty over Foster feel rather foolish at this point in the season.
 
#44
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justingroves said:
He had a lot more carries than Henry did. I'm not knocking Foster, but it was more of a really long, relatively injury-free career that had him in place for the record than some exceptional season. That's also one reason that some Vol fans look at him in such a poor light.

Foster never had a game where he just took control and led the Vols to victory. His best game was by far the 05 Vandy game. If Tennessee had won that game, people would look at Foster a lot differently.

I always said he'd be a solid pro RB. However, he's about three steps faster now than his last two seasons at Tennessee.

Kudos to Foster.
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He played through a lot of injuries here. The dude is a warrior. Made of good stuff.

And he is faster. You're right.
 
#45
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HARTUPM said:
Foster's running style is perfect for the Texans offense. Glad to see him doing well! Naysayers can eat crow! I guess the pro scouts were right about him being a great all around back and an NFL caliber back.
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The scouts weren't too much on the mark about Foster or he would have been drafted. Even our porn mustached mentally deficient QB was drafted.
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#46
#46
Count me in as one who thought he had the potential to do well in the bigs, despite some very inopportune/unfortunate fumbles that marred his career at UT. I love that he is tearing it up and hope he has a long and successful career.
 
#47
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kiddiedoc said:
Count me in as one who thought he had the potential to do well in the bigs, despite some very inopportune/unfortunate fumbles that marred his career at UT. I love that he is tearing it up and hope he has a long and successful career.
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I did not. He isn't particularly big, or strong, or fast, or shifty. He is OK in all of those areas but, at least at UT, excelled in none. So far in the NFL, he seems to have put all of those decent traits together into one good back. Color me surprised.

I am glad he is doing well, though, despite not seeing it coming.
 
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Manvol said:
I love it when people engage mouth without knowing what they are talking about....:eek:k:

The first one was in the South Carolina game in 2005, at the goal line going in with a 12-7 second quarter lead. The Vols lost 16-15.

The second one was in the Outback Bowl at the end of the 2006 season. In a 10-10 ball game with ten minutes left, Foster fumbled at the Penn State 12, and it was returned 88 yards for a touchdown. Penn State won 20-10.

The next one was at Florida in 2007, with the Vols trailing 28-20 with the ball in the third quarter. Florida picked it up and ran it back for six. They never looked back, 59-20.

At UCLA in 2008, Foster fumbled going inside the five yard line with the Vols ahead 14-7 on the first drive of the third quarter. UCLA won in overtime.

A few weeks later at Auburn, another Foster fumble led to another defensive touchdown. The Vols lost 14-12.

Five fumbles in four years. These are to name a few when the game was on the line. There were more....:salute: You think we win those games Fulmer is still here...Yea that's what I thought....
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Pretty infamous list.

The problem was the offense couldn't put anyone away. Any miscue could give the other team a chance to win, and did.

The interesting thing about Foster, I think everyone thought he was too slow to do well in the NFL.
 
#49
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cotton said:
I did not. He isn't particularly big, or strong, or fast, or shifty. He is OK in all of those areas but, at least at UT, excelled in none. So far in the NFL, he seems to have put all of those decent traits together into one good back. Color me surprised.

I am glad he is doing well, though, despite not seeing it coming.
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Arian is 227 pounds. That's a pretty damn big back for an everydown guy, and he delivers a blow upon contact. Most people here have always criticized his speed, but his speed is pretty good. It's not phenomenal, but it's pretty good. He looks a lot slower than he really is because he's a long strider.
 
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#50
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Vol423 said:
Arian is 227 pounds. That's a pretty damn big back for an everydown guy, and he delivers a blow upon contact. Most people here have always criticized his speed, but his speed is pretty good. It's not phenomenal, but it's pretty good. He looks a lot slower than he really is because he's a long strider.
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He was listed at 215 here, but people grow. My point was that he wasn't a power back, he wasn't a speed back, and he wasn't a scat back. He was a tweener, but he seems to be making the most of that now.
 
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