re: Russell Shepard is in the NFL because of CLM

I think it was a mixture of poor timing for both LSU and RS

RS was/is a decent athlete, but he came to LSU at a time where there was already an infusion of talented skill position players. He did not compare favorably with any of the RBs or WRs we had on roster. That's why CLM could afford to try him out at QB. Too bad he sucked badly apparently.

Coaching staff tried to do right by him by converting him to a skill position but he didn't have the physical makeup to be a RB. He fit best as a WR but he didn't know how to play the position. We already had Randle and Toliver, who took away snaps in his early years, and Beckham was too good to bench as a true freshman so he took them away in his senior year. The team's trajectory during his tenure at LSU was headed towards a national championship caliber season. There were not a lot of snaps available for a WR apprentice. As a result his development suffered.

He still got to the league. He got as much accomplished as he possibly could given the circumstances, and for that he should be proud. He just wasn't good enough and there wasn't enough playing time at LSU for him to make up ground on those that were pure WRs. He should've been developed as a WR during high school.

I don't get the "we should've utlized him more" talk. Who was he better than?