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Comparing Shep to Harvin

Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:13 pm
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:13 pm
is this really a good comparison?
Posted by nugget
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:14 pm to
For what they want to do with him...yes
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:17 pm to
Percy was a freak though and imo his rookie nfl year showed just how unique he was. I like shep in the "percy role" everyone has created for him, but I am starting to wonder if he or even anyone else is capable of doing what harvin did.
Posted by Teacher
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:17 pm to
I would like to see Shep get 4-7 carries a game at RB, remember that 75 run.
Posted by TexasTigah
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:18 pm to
You're underestimating Shep.
Posted by DBG
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:18 pm to
he doesnt have to be as good as harvin, and he may not

but he has a similar skillset and ability, so its a fair comparison

hopefully we see him breakout in a harvin-esque fashion this year
Posted by lsu xman
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:19 pm to
DeSean Jackson IMO FWIW.

Posted by 1999
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:20 pm to
i don't feel like i am underestimating him, just starting to appreciate what percy did during his time at florida. the guy played in tebow's shadow for 3 years (even when tebow was a freshman he was still all anyone talked about), and i don't think people grasped fully what he was doing on the field.
Posted by DBG
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:20 pm to
dude was unreal

its silly for anyone to expect harvin type results from shep, but you can see the similarities
Posted by Big Fat
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:21 pm to
hope so
Posted by Books
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:22 pm to
yes
Posted by Books
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

Percy was a freak though


LINK
Posted by Teacher
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:25 pm to
I think Shep is a Harvin, Bush guy. Just get him the ball.
Posted by 1999
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:25 pm to
i am just wondering if he can look like this


and still be that elusive?
Posted by Books
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:27 pm to
doesn't have to, Harvin didn't blow up to that til his Sr year
Posted by KennesawTiger
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:28 pm to
quote:

Books

Until I see Shep do that against SEC defenses week-in, week-out(like Harvin did) I'm going to avoid annointing him a superhero like everyone else.

It's not like Harvin didn't have a similar high school highlight tape. He was pretty much the consensus #1 recruit in 2006.
This post was edited on 2/25/10 at 2:29 pm
Posted by TexasTigah
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:28 pm to
Percy was listed at 6'1, 188 on Rivals his senior year.

So basically 6'0 180.
Posted by Books
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:29 pm to
quote:

Once I see Shep do that against SEC defenses week-in, week-out(like Harvin did) I'm going to avoid annointing him a superhero like everyone else.
if only he was given the chance and had guys that knew how to involve him the same way

quote:

It's not like Harvin didn't have a similar high school highlight tape. He was pretty much the consensus #1 recruit in 2006.
that's my point
Posted by StreetDiction
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:35 pm to
I never get tired of watching his HS highlight film.
Posted by KennesawTiger
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Posted on 2/25/10 at 2:36 pm to
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that's my point


I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you. I'm just saying it seems foolish to speculate "what could be" at this point with regards to those 2.

I think too many LSU fans place undue expectations/ hype on one player(Shep) and don't give enough credit to another(Harvin)

But not just LSU fans overlooked what Harvin did at Florida. I think the entire country saw how much he meant to that offense while we watched Florida's offense spin its wheels in the mud for most of the year without him.
This post was edited on 2/25/10 at 2:37 pm
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