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In my opinion the most under appreciated and under used player on the team! I had my doubts at first but he legit sacrificed a draft grade just to come here! Selfishly I want him to stay & get 18 -22 carries a game! Do you all think we have a chance to keep him? If not best of luck!
 
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TooWise said:
In my opinion the most under appreciated and under used player on the team! I had my doubts at first but he legit sacrificed a draft grade just to come here! Selfishly I want him to stay & get 18 -22 carries a game! Best of luck!
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I don't think he was eligible for last year's draft was he?
 
Criminal usage last few weeks, particularly yesterday.

Made the most of it even though the scheme wasn’t for him. I wish him all the success, whether it’s pro or portal. Very good back.
 
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I think he's ready for NFL. the other thing is he and fletcher wanted to play together. you assume a guy wants the play 35 times a game. guys who carry the ball like that in college are normally damaged goods by NFL.
 
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flips said:
Glad Coach didn't listen to CIS and bench him earlier this year
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He did lose his spot but he came back better.. Wish we gave him the rock more to close out the season.. What is point of conserving RB over season if you not gonna give him touches when its winning time in the money stretch.. Just bad management.. Great player and I think he showed other aspects in his game with passing situations, both blitz pickup and catching out of backfield. He was great in both roles..
 
skyman said:
He did lose his spot but he came back better.. Wish we gave him the rock more to close out the season.. What is point of conserving RB over season if you not gonna give him touches when its winning time in the money stretch.. Just bad management.. Great player and I think he showed other aspects in his game with passing situations, both blitz pickup and catching out of backfield. He was great in both roles..
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Yes he should have gotten 25+ carries in both the GTech and Syracuse games. Am convinced we would have won both of them had that happened.

People were being silly about him early in the year, when he was adjusting to a new scheme and our best OL was injured (but still getting every short yardage opportunity he was given, while being elite at pass pro and good at catching the ball out of the backfield) saying we should play Lyle/Allen/CJjr over him.

I wish he would come back but I don't see what he has left to prove. He's managed to play 3 super productive college football seasons, without geting seriously injured, while only having 500 carries on his tires. Seems an ideal time to go to the NFL.
 
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TooWise said:
No but if he stayed I can imagine he gets way more yards than he did this year
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Oh I misunderstood what you said. I thought you meant he turned down NFL to come here.

But anyways, I doubt he'd get more yards…Cristobal would still platoon him with Fletcher, no matter the magnitude of the game.
 
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