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Damien Martinez has picked up where he left off at Oregon State, with a 6.0 yards per carry average and numerous physical runs. He met with reporters to discuss his season and the RB room:

On the running game in the first half v. the second half: Everybody kind of saw it first half. We came out kind of sluggish and hit a wall. Halftime, we knew what we had to do. We went in there. It was kind of quiet. Everybody knew we were better than that. So we came out in the second half with a...

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rsa coral gables said:
to be clear, if we have success, it will be the ACCCG and 3 playoff games, correct? Like Dawson, I'm not good at mathematics.
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Yes.

Although (GOD FORBID) if our first loss came to, say, Clemson in the ACC-CG, I think we could still pull a CFP spot and then play (up to) 4 playoff games. Including the first one "on campus" at Hard Rock.

HEY, DID SOMEBODY CLEAR THIS WITH THE DOLPHINS?!?!
 
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AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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FCS has been doing it for a while. I understand that they don't have the same number of guys going pro, and I'm sure there is little to no data available to study this. Wait and see mode I guess.
 
AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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Not if they only play 3 years...

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But you are correct, it is going to be a bit of a challenge to manage, particularly for the younger players.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Not if they only play 3 years...

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But you are correct, it is going to be a bit of a challenge to manage, particularly for the younger players.
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Which is why it is important now more than ever to recruit depth so a) you can spread the burden with reps, and b) you don't have to play the younger players as much. The expanded scholarships may help with that, too.
 
AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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That's a valid concern. It'll be up to coaches to properly manage snap counts and adjusting the new way. Basically you don't want to be a workhorse RB on a team that could make the CFP. You'll burn out before you even make the NFL.
 
orange&green84 said:
That's a valid concern. It'll be up to coaches to properly manage snap counts and adjusting the new way. Basically you don't want to be a workhorse RB on a team that could make the CFP. You'll burn out before you even make the NFL.
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And I think Mario is doing that by giving snaps to 3 regularly, and 4 if we keep giving CJ snaps.
QB’s are also going to miss a few games a year as many do in the NFL College roster management will need to mirror NFL roster management to make it through an entire season.
 
AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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I’ve considered this. An extra 3-4 games packed tight is crazy. But I ain’t gonna lie and act like I’m not watching.

Teams that make it will need real depth and strength on the lines at the end of each season. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Washington and TCU got pummeled the last 2 years in that second game.
 
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AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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I'm sure you're right. But at least now some of those players with professional aspirations are being compensated for the durability loss. It's not the same but at least there's something.
 
AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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That’s where depth and load management ideally comes into play. But most don’t have that luxury, I’m looking at players like Hampton from unc or jeanty from Boise st getting abused.
 
OptimusCreampie said:
That’s where depth and load management ideally comes into play. But most don’t have that luxury, I’m looking at players like Hampton from unc or jeanty from Boise st getting abused.
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Exactly. College football playoffs will end up like pro football playoffs whereby the healthiest/deepest team will win, not necessarily the most talented.
 
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AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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You definitely are not. The pros are about to go to an 18 game season. The things these guys put their bodies through year round is like nothing else I've ever seen. Hopefully we don't see guys literally dying on the field before a change is made and player safety is made more of a priority.
 
canesbaby said:
You definitely are not. The pros are about to go to an 18 game season. The things these guys put their bodies through year round is like nothing else I've ever seen. Hopefully we don't see guys literally dying on the field before a change is made and player safety is made more of a priority.
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what your gonna see is running backs staying in college less time due to wear and tear
 
AtlAtty said:
Am I the only one worried about college kids playing 16-17 games a season? Won’t that have the potential of shortening their pro careers, fi they have them? Snaps are biologically limited.
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Hence why they need to be compensated for the physical demand that it takes on their body & the potential deduction it could have on their earning potentiality.
 
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