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Brashard Smith: Miami or SMU

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If things are going well then we'll always have guys that can go somewhere else and be a star but here only has room to flash a little bit
 
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Brashard Smith didn’t want to play running back at Miami.

Brashard Smith didn’t want to play running back at SMU until it became apparent he wasn’t going to get much time at WR there either.

Sometimes players should listen to their coach. Smith will likely have an NFL career because Rhett Lashlee told him he was a running back and not a receiver.
 
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DTP said:
Brashard Smith didn’t want to play running back at Miami.

Brashard Smith didn’t want to play running back at SMU until it became apparent he wasn’t going to get much time at WR there either.

Sometimes players should listen to their coach. Smith will likely have an NFL career because Rhett Lashlee told him he wasn’t a running back and not a receiver.
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Sometimes players trust the opinion of one coach over another and that the criticism / critical feedback is for the player's benefit, too, and not just the coach's.
 
I dont see him being anything more than depth for some team at best.

This is the NFL. Not Duke, BC and FSU. Maybe he could carve out a niche as a specialist
 
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Did he transfer back to Miami...no, oh then
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Even if Brashard has switched to RB here, he never would have been a feature back in a Mario Cristobal lead team like he was at SMU. Not with Fletcher and Lyle on the roster.

Brashard had 274 touched at SMU this year. Martinez had 176 touches at Miami this year.

Brashard going to SMU was a win for him and allowed us to bring in Martinez as well.

Worked out for both of us.
 
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Gransapo said:
If Duke Johnson was a career backup in the NFL (which is not a criticism at all), you all think Brashard Smith is going to be something more?
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True but I believe Duke Johnson was ran into the ground in high school and at UM. He gave his best years, longevity and health to the years that didn’t pay. He took a lot of hit and had an entire career of carries before reaching the NFL. Ironically, Brashard Smith’s lack of an established position or role at UM has saved his body for the NFL.
 
Yoyo423 said:
Even if Brashard has switched to RB here, he never would have been a feature back in a Mario Cristobal lead team like he was at SMU. Not with Fletcher and Lyle on the roster.

Brashard had 274 touched at SMU this year. Martinez had 176 touches at Miami this year.

Brashard going to SMU was a win for him and allowed us to bring in Martinez as well.

Worked out for both of us.
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And they're completely different backs. Look at what Lashlee did for Smith at SMU vs what he would've been asked to do at Miami. He's not built like Martinez
 
TexasCane90 said:
Who’s his comp? Maybe Tony Pollard

Think he’ll be a nice 3rd down change of pace back who can make catches out of the backfield
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Nyheim Hines from NC St. Converted from WR to RB and went 4th RD. Similar build, similar stats.

If Brashard Smith tests like Hines did at the combine, he has a legit shot at going Day 2.

Martinez/Smith would've been an incredible 1A/1B this year. Too bad we didn't get to see it, but it worked out the best for both of them.
 
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