re: Hilliard being groomed to be the next big running back

Hilliard's body is going to have to change a lot and he is going to have to get quicker--not faster---quicker. Ware is battering ran, but he has very quick feet and has moves for a guy 20 lbs smaller.

Hilliard has lots of baby fat and he is lumbering and deliberate. hopefully a couple of years in the strength/conditioning program will get him right.

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I made that point after the first time I saw Hilliard at Fullback.

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Les made it when they first started giving him reps there in preseason. Copeland was nicked up, needed to develop some depth. and somebody who could catch/ run from that position. even if the latter only yields 0.5 yds.

Hilliard's our very own Shawn Bryson.

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I think Hilliard will be a disappointment. I really wish him the best but I think he will be one of the player lost in the wash.

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please elaborate, how can you say that? what other players have we lost in this "wash"

I don't see him as ever being a starting RB at LSU unless Moffit is able to really make some changes in him. We have better and will get better backs than HIllard. In time he could be a real threat at fullback unlike any we have ever had at the position. A fullback who is a threat to run and catch out of the backfield and is still a devasting blocker possibly.