rajon neal needs to start at running back. period.

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huntin4bear said:
He's been dinged up since the Cincy game! He got his back tweaked pretty good in that game on the one goal line play!
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I don't recall that play was it MT where Tom Smith got folded in half at the goal line? That one I remember cringing when I watched it.
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#52
Can we do any worst then we have been? UT is 117 out of 120 teams in Div 1 rushing the ball.
 
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UTvolinBGKY said:
how is that speed working out for the titans and cj2k? foolish thread.
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Hahaha you could have picked Reggie Bush, Leon Washington or any number of random people and your way of making a point is "No, speed sucks, look at the second-best RB in the NFL." Genius.
 
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Speed is a wonderful attribute but it has been shown over and over and OVER again that in-and-of-itself speed is a pretty lousy predicator of being a good football player. If Neal is going to win the job it's going to take more than being a couple ticks better in the 40 than Poole or Lane.
 
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Walter Payton couldn't run behind this line. If we come out of the Buffalo game still ranked 117th in rushing yards then I think we have an issue. We could easily blow up for 200+ rushing yards against them.
 
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From an article on TOS about timing issues in the run game it's looking like no one should be expecting Neal to be taking handoffs. TIFWIW.

With Rajion Neal working almost exclusively with the receivers these days, Tennessee's third option at tailback is freshman Tom Smith. He carried three times for 6 yards in Game 1 versus Montana but has not touched the ball since.

"Tom Smith is coming along well," Fontenette said. "He's a downhill runner who has been doing a very fine job the last few days, and I'm pretty sure we'll start to see him in the rotation some."

After conceding that the performance of his running backs is "not what we expected," the grad assistant added: "It's just us hitting the holes like we need to. It hasn't been there but practice has been going well. Guys are running harder, and we expect to see some differences
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If I had to guess as to why we'd be rotating only TP, ML and TS it's got to be because they want down hill runners and they don't see Neal as that type. Looks to me like he and DY will be "specialty" guys and RN doesn't want to do returns which effectively turns him into a WR.
 
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.....How about our big I mean huge offensive line blow people off the ball. It shouldnt matter who is at RB with these cats up front. :loco:
 
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volfan4lyfe said:
I would think he deserves some more carries. Neal showed some real promise last year coming in to spell Poole. His injury(ies?) during spring apparently have been a major setback, causing M. Lane to become the #2 back. What has been most troubling for me is why the coaches keep saying that he [Neal] needs more touches, and that has yet to happen.

However, the problem with our running game has just as much to do with our offensive line as it does with the poor stats of our running backs. Changing RB's won't be the answer until we get our run-blocking figured out...
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Didn't he play most of the second half against Florida? Maybe not I can't remember we were irrelevent again running the ball. Our rushing problems are multi faceted and some of the blame can be assigned to the rb's. If they are tackled behind line of scrimmage we are missing blocks or not picking up blitz. There is no put this guy in and we will be a good rushing team again.
 
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franklinboy said:
he's the fastest guy on the team according to the coaches in the spring!!:salute:
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they would like for him to try KOR but he wasn't interested in doing it so they aren't interested in him at RB or WR or anywhere.. just one of his little issues
 
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LWSVOL said:
they would like for him to try KOR but he wasn't interested in doing it so they aren't interested in him at RB or WR or anywhere.. just one of his little issues
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This kid hasn't said he wouldn't do it look at his interviews but what he has said im working hard just trying to get on the field. When this kid gets healthy and comfortable at reciever watch out,trust me!!!!
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cleonard1 said:
This kid hasn't said he wouldn't do it look at his interviews but what he has said im working hard just trying to get on the field. When this kid gets healthy and comfortable at reciever watch out,trust me!!!!
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I've seen you defend the guy repeatedly and I applaud that. Maybe you've known him or his family to speak on RN. If so why did he decline return duties to see the field. It seems like he's either injury prone or reluctant to play banged up or just wants to have some say since he's dropped to now 4th string on the RB chart.
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LWSVOL said:
they would like for him to try KOR but he wasn't interested in doing it so they aren't interested in him at RB or WR or anywhere.. just one of his little issues
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Do you know more than the snippet I posted from TOS? I've been trying to piece his deal together and it doesn't add up but I know usually you know more than most. There was talk last year he was slow to pick up plays I wondered if that had something to do with all this.
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DD4ME said:
Do you know more than the snippet I posted from TOS? I've been trying to piece his deal together and it doesn't add up but I know usually you know more than most. There was talk last year he was slow to pick up plays I wondered if that had something to do with all this.
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he has been soft and doesn't like to get hit. and his attitude about doing whatever he is asked to do is poor.
 
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LWSVOL said:
he has been soft and doesn't like to get hit. and his attitude about doing whatever he is asked to do is poor.
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That's bull****.All this negative talk will stop very soon. He might not run like Lattimore but who does.The kid is not soft and he had the best attitude you can have when you have played a position all your career and all of a sudden you r moved.That's alot to take in.
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cleonard1 said:
That's bull****.All this negative talk will stop very soon. He might not run like Lattimore but who does.The kid is not soft and he had the best attitude you can have when you have played a position all your career and all of a sudden you r moved.That's alot to take in.
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you could be right. all he has to do is change his approach. he has the opportunities..
 
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#68
He is the fastest in the 40 time, but its pretty obvious that it doesnt translate to the field. Where it really matters.
 
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PTVol said:
He is the fastest in the 40 time, but its pretty obvious that it doesnt translate to the field. Where it really matters.
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Just let him get more more than 2 touches a game and then make that comment
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cleonard1 said:
That's bull****.All this negative talk will stop very soon. He might not run like Lattimore but who does.The kid is not soft and he had the best attitude you can have when you have played a position all your career and all of a sudden you r moved.That's alot to take in.
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I assume you're either a relative or a family friend of Neal.
 
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cleonard1 said:
This kid hasn't said he wouldn't do it look at his interviews but what he has said im working hard just trying to get on the field. When this kid gets healthy and comfortable at reciever watch out,trust me!!!!Posted via VolNation Mobile
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Mel Kiper is that you? You seem very confident. I must ask.. why?
 
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cleonard1 said:
Just let him get more more than 2 touches a game and then make that comment
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I asked in a previous post which you may have overlooked or may have disregarded but my simple question is why not take touches as a returner if this were the case? It's clear in what I've seen he only wants RB or WR. RB he's buried due to injuries and WR he has to get the plays down so returning kicks or punts would have been instant touches.
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DD4ME said:
I asked in a previous post which you may have overlooked or may have disregarded but my simple question is why not take touches as a returner if this were the case? It's clear in what I've seen he only wants RB or WR. RB he's buried due to injuries and WR he has to get the plays down so returning kicks or punts would have been instant touches.
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When have you knew of a player in CollegeFootball dictated what he does and the head Coach still insists that he needs to get him the ball. It's all up to the coach.No player is bigger than the team.You play where ever you have to play to win.
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