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Just a hunch I have...

If Gus shows he can have somewhat of consistent success against VT's D, he's the real deal. Can't wait to see how he does with probably will amount to be 7-10 carries.
 
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Notsince1985 said:
We proved against UNC we won't abandon the run without Duke. Our ****ing 2 minute offense was almost all runs to win that game. Obviously VPI has a much better defense than UNC, but the Heels knew we were running it and we still ran it. I have no doubts we will run it 30-40 times if need be.
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I think we stand a much better chance running against Vag Tech than passing.
 
OBLIVION said:
Notsince1985 said:
TheU1984 said:
Lol if Gus, at this stage, was a quality back he'd be getting touches outside of the SSU game. Not saying he won't mature into one but for now he is what he is. Serviceable.
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Didn't Gus have like 10 carries against USF? Not saying that's impressive, but its not just savannah
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Sure did, for 53 yards with 5.3 ypc. Compared to DC who had 13 carries 34 yards, and 2.6 ypc.
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Nah. He sucks. Impossible.
 
Golden said as much on Hurricane Hotline last night. Looking for Gus to get some carries and contribute more. He's going to get his opportunities. Hope he has the blitz pickup thing down....
 
I don't see it(him taking over). He seems to be lacking in vision from the limited snaps we've seen of him. I don't think he looks particularly fast. He also doesn't utilize his power well right now. It's going to take some time for him to develop.
 
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Behind Duke, Gus is the most natural RB we have on the roster. I can't wait to see this kid get a lot of carries in the future.

Love my man Crawford though
 
Take Golden at his word. I would expect Gus to get 10 carries on Saturday and that will determine where we go from there. My guess is we'll have no choice but to go with RB by Commitee for the rest of the year to try and keep those three healthy. DC with 15 and the other two with 10 each.
 
Bigtip said:
Notsince1985 said:
We proved against UNC we won't abandon the run without Duke. Our ****ing 2 minute offense was almost all runs to win that game. Obviously VPI has a much better defense than UNC, but the Heels knew we were running it and we still ran it. I have no doubts we will run it 30-40 times if need be.
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yeah the problem is that those runs will not be nearly as effective with Duke out.

DC has been good but Duke's 10-15 yard bursts are 5 yard gains for DC. and after DC, there is really nobody. EC i pray to god comes out of da woodwerks and can take 10-15 carries a game (something he has never done in his career)
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Huh? Duke was out the entire time DC was making those runs against UNC.
 
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bomb said:
He was 4th string. For a reason. If he were better right now than any of the other three guys ahead if him he would have been playing. They were obviously hoping that they could spot him this season as a short yardage back but continuous failure in those situations killed that idea.
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He's not a short yardage back. And I'm not one who takes that "he was 4th string" stuff as gospel. Damien Berry was 4th string here till everyone got hurt. When he finally got his shot, he showed everyone he was better than the other guys and never let go of the job. Edgerrin James was 2nd string behind the immortal Dyral McMillan for awhile. Do you think Dyral was the better RB? Portis was behind James Jackson. Shockey was behind Mercer. The list goes on.
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Don't you dare knock Dyral McMillan
 
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I just don't see it with him.

I thought he ran very timid for a guy of his size. He didn't finish runs violently or with any aggression. He went down pretty easily for being as big as he is. He just didn't look like a natural runner or a guy with an understanding of his stature and what it could do for him.
 
WhatTheHell said:
I just don't see it with him.

I thought he ran very timid for a guy of his size. He didn't finish runs violently or with any aggression. He went down pretty easily for being as big as he is. He just didn't look like a natural runner or a guy with an understanding of his stature and what it could do for him.
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So your saying he's a true freshman who needs to work on his technique and understand how to run with his body??

I agree on I hope he doesn't have a scat back mentality in his big body frame
 
CaniacMike21 said:
I don't see it(him taking over). He seems to be lacking in vision from the limited snaps we've seen of him. I don't think he looks particularly fast. He also doesn't utilize his power well right now. It's going to take some time for him to develop.
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I see it just the opposite on all that.
 
WhatTheHell said:
I just don't see it with him.

I thought he ran very timid for a guy of his size. He didn't finish runs violently or with any aggression. He went down pretty easily for being as big as he is. He just didn't look like a natural runner or a guy with an understanding of his stature and what it could do for him.
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Didn't you love him a few weeks ago on here?
 
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bomb said:
He was 4th string. For a reason. If he were better right now than any of the other three guys ahead if him he would have been playing. They were obviously hoping that they could spot him this season as a short yardage back but continuous failure in those situations killed that idea.
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This.
 
Sorry, Gus isn't taking over anything soon unless Crawford or Clements go down. We're done playing the likes of Savannah State and Al is going with the experienced hands. Pass blocking is at a premium, especially with Morris playing on a gimpy ankle, isn't putting his season in Gus' hands.
 
The Franchise said:
WhatTheHell said:
I just don't see it with him.

I thought he ran very timid for a guy of his size. He didn't finish runs violently or with any aggression. He went down pretty easily for being as big as he is. He just didn't look like a natural runner or a guy with an understanding of his stature and what it could do for him.
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Didn't you love him a few weeks ago on here?
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I like him but not for a feature role right now. He doesn't understand how to use his size yet. I said the same thing after the USF game.
 
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Like his potential. Don't think he's ready though. Doesn't seem to run like he should for his size..yet. That being said, I still want him getting some reps and hopefully we see improvement from him over these next few crucial games.
 
It's going to take Time for The bus to get rolling. There's a big time speed adjustment coming from New York to major college football. I think a year of U Tough will make this kid a monster.
 
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