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re: Malachi Dupree getting cut

Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:38 pm to
Posted by Open Your Eyes
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:38 pm to
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Had Shepard gone somewhere to play QB he may not be playing WR in the NFL today. Yes Les gets credit for having Shepard be an all around player. That's literally the only reason he's still playing in the NFL.


Shepard is the single most criminally underused offensive skill player in the les miles era. That's not even up for debate. more receptions last year in the NFL than his last 2 seasons combined at Lsu. Him being in the NFL is a testament to his work ethic and mindset, not because of anything les miles did for him.
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:42 pm to
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Open Your Eyes


Your post is correct. He was going to be cut the next day at Tampa. Then Coach Smith saw him as a gunner laying a lick on the returner. They kept him, he worked his arse off, and he is gonna play some ball, In spite of how Miles misused him.
This post was edited on 9/2/17 at 1:44 pm
Posted by atltiger6487
Member since May 2011
18187 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 1:43 pm to
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Shepard is the single most criminally underused offensive skill player in the les miles era. That's not even up for debate.

I'm not a Miles fan, but I have to say that Miles did all he could to give Shepard touches. Shep just wasn't good here. Bad routes, bad hands, no juke-ability, went down at first contact, and fumbled.

Clearly has improved in the NFL, but he just wasn't good here, and Miles gave him plenty of chances.
Posted by alumni95
Member since Jun 2004
7591 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 2:01 pm to
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Shepard is the single most criminally underused offensive skill player in the les miles era


Ask the TE's how they really feel...
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65477 posts
Posted on 9/2/17 at 3:34 pm to
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more receptions last year in the NFL than his last 2 seasons combined at Lsu

23 receptions in 16 games in year 4 (more than the rest of his NFL career combined too) doesn't exactly show me a player that was criminally underutilized in college. THAT is the biggest myth on the rant, however.
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