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This is why you stack. Kid has a ton of athleticism and talent, but that doesn't always translate. CJ never developed from a sprinter into a RB or RB/WR threat. Football is not track. Maybe the next world class track athlete we take will make that transition. Keep stacking chips and it will work itself out.
 
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It’s only somewhat annoying because he will have every opportunity to get playing time this year and you bail?

Could Dawson have found ways to get him involved? Sure. But when you have the #1 offense in the country you’re gonna do what you do

This is supposed to be the time when guys like this step up instead of stepping out

Whatever really
 
Cribby said:
Tyler Warren is another one. Look how he was used at Penn State. He’d line up at te, hb, slot , out wide and wild cat qb . That’s identifying a guys skill set and taking advantage of it. He did everything but snap the ball on their offense. I should make clear I’M NOT COMPARING CJ TO WARREN lol
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I agree with u....funny thing is Tyler warren did the snap ball on offense on a trick play.... lined up at center and then caught a TD pass.


 
grover said:
This is why you stack. Kid has a ton of athleticism and talent, but that doesn't always translate. CJ never developed from a sprinter into a RB or RB/WR threat. Football is not track. Maybe the next world class track athlete we take will make that transition. Keep stacking chips and it will work itself out.
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Everyone says we should have created plays for him like we couldn’t put up points.
I said during spring I thought Weatley Humphrey looked better.
I wish him best. I just never got the hype.
 
Cribby said:
I think you completely missed my points in this thread. Once again it’s about putting speed in space and some refuse to get that. Get him going downhill with momentum which showcases his strength. I’m not comparing the players but more the coordinators scheming to their abilities. YOU USE YOUR PLAYERS TO THEIR STRENGTHS. If not there’s no sense in playing them. I know some of yall will defend the staff to no end and they have no responsibility but they have failed with BS and CJ. Ajay being another one that’s been wasted.
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Meh.

You're the same guy that ran with the fast and fizical meme last year when that's exactly what we needed with TVD shifting himself. Now we are indeed fast and physical on the way to being arguably the best and most balanced offense in the country. If anything we needed more power runs on the short yardage failures vs GT and up 21 vs Cuse.

But if powerball back fires you will tout being "rational" and poke holes in a "caveman" approach.

But carry on calling everyone who disagrees a "staff defender" like you don't run with you're same BS narratives when the team loses.

Everyone knows the DC hire was horrible now. Thats on Mario just like Gattis. That said just about everyone wanted Guidry back on this board and were peeing down their leg about LSU stealing him.

Back to CJ. His next make you miss move will be his first. Reality is CJ is a one trick pony who can't block and is not better than the guys playing ahead of him.

And he isn't close to BS who isn't close to Bush or Harvin. So what are we really talking about here?
 
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IbzRlz said:
Speed doesn't do anything sitting on the bench. Dawson failed to get him meaningful touches...he'll go to SMU and kill it like Breshard Smith did this year
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lol like 80% of the time he was on the field the play was designed for him. He sucks and all he has is straight line speed.

He’s nothing like Breshard Smith. Miami wanted him at RB and he refused and he pretty much got kicked out and had to transfer.

Most of the non SMU transfers have sucked at their new schools.

I read a Barry Jackson article and I was shocked at how bad the ex canes have done. This is why you need to collect as many good players as possible to factor in the busts.
 
Cribby said:
Because neither guy was used to their strengths . That’s the comparison. Both are perfect guys to play in space and used in gimmick situations yet they never were. Putting Brashard in the wildcat was them being creative lol. Johnson would go in motion and get a quick pass , that was his creative plays lol. Watch Percy at UF. Westbrook in Philly. Bush in New Orleans. There’s a million ways to get guys in space or 1 v 1 situations from the backfield but our coaches can’t do that. I said two years ago Brashard was a rb and people laughed or said he can’t pass block , now here we are. Dawson has yet to show he can handle speed or multi dimensional athletes from the backfield.
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Preach!
 
GOCANES05 said:
He never got warmed up and feel of the game , CJ will explode with another team that will give more than a couple snaps .

To come into a game especially at RB get a hand off and come off the field is terrible. I always felt CJ was never used he couldn’t even break a sweat .

CJ is DEFINITELY doing what’s best for his family in GETTING OUT..

CJ has a tremendously bright future and he’ll play in the NFL .

We’ve made ANOTHER HUGE MISTAKE, if CJ lands in ACC , we will pay dearly.

A MONSTER LOSS HERE 🤬
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Yet somehow Lyle and Ajay made the most of their limited snaps.

Please stop. CJ isn’t a 25 a carry back that needs a ton of carries to wear the defense down or to get going.

He will always be an RB that gets 10-15 carries.
 
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Cribby said:
Tbh ii’m more of an Ajay guy. Every time he touches the ball it feels like it could be the one. Not a great pass blocker but he’s dynamite in the backfield. There’s games the rb’s would be struggling and he’d come in and add a spark. CJ I can somewhat get but Ajay is a head scratcher by the staff. You can find him ten touches a game via return game and offense.
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Good thing Mario won’t see it with him and will try to get another mediocre RB who is a decent pass blocker
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
I think it's just because we have been talking/watching Brashard SMith and others leave Miami and have great careers elsewhere...
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Is that a bad thing? Not everyone can play. Brashard ended up averaging 0.01 more yards per touch than Damien, yet Damien fit our offense better. While Brashard was recruited to play in Lashlee offense.
 
JamesQuall said:
Good thing Mario won’t see it with him and will try to get another mediocre RB who is a decent pass blocker
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the guys who will play in nfl are mediocre but the guy who can get on field and looked like garbage in the spring game is the next Adrian Peterson lol
 
Cribby said:
Did he even touch the ball 10 times on offense this year ? How many plays put his speed in position to win? Outside runs ? Wheel routes ? Reverses ?
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Exactly...can't make plays on the bench. And when he did see the field, the entire defense knew he was getting the ball. Did you see the play Texas just ran on 4th and 1 with Manning? The entire Georgia defense was keyed in on Manning so they hiked the ball through Manning's legs to the RB for a first down. We can only dream of this typoe of cretaivity
 
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nycane said:
the guys who will play in nfl are mediocre but the guy who can get on field and looked like garbage in the spring game is the next Adrian Peterson lol
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I’m not sure what you’re getting at other than you don’t like Allen?
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s only somewhat annoying because he will have every opportunity to get playing time this year and you bail?

Could Dawson have found ways to get him involved? Sure. But when you have the #1 offense in the country you’re gonna do what you do

This is supposed to be the time when guys like this step up instead of stepping out

Whatever really
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bruh dead *** Pringle was going to pass him and he saw it. That RB tape is real RB tape, I just think he's smart and left and we can get a depth guy, so at the end of the day it gives the staff more clarity about the depth of the room now rather than later. But I saw this coming (pause) the whole season and I thought he should hit the portal ASAP and he did.
 
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nycane said:
I like Allen. I thought you were talking about cj too. Allen I want to keep
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Nope. That was dunk on Mario not on our RBs.

Personally I want another Martinez as I believe he was underutilized and underrated by many on this board.
 
Dwinstitles said:
bruh dead *** Pringle was going to pass him and he saw it. That RB tape is real RB tape, I just think he's smart and left and we can get a depth guy, so at the end of the day it gives the staff more clarity about the depth of the room now rather than later. But I saw this coming (pause) the whole season and I thought he should hit the portal ASAP and he did.
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Yeah I mean we need speed and he has tons of it

But same time it’s not a big deal
 
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