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Posted on 9/11/14 at 12:05 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:Uh, wasn't that our coaches making that comparison? And guys on our team, along with most of the recruiting "experts" and "BUGA NATION" fanatics on this board?
However, people comparing this kid to one of the all time great RBs to ever play the game of football, not to mention, one of the biggest physical freaks to ever play the game, is just ridiculous
When these people say he has AD speed, vision and power right now, that's hype that has not been lived up to. It's like saying the team's gonna win every game, and then when people question that after losing the first game you start acting like you meant they'd be the best team by the end of the season. That would be great, and it's a fine prediction, but it simply is not what was said beforehand.
What was said beforehand about Fournette was, unfortunately, not quite true in the first two games. But it doesn't bother me, because I'm pumped about seeing it come true from here on out!
Posted on 9/11/14 at 12:51 pm to TheCaterpillar
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would bet his laser time is between 4.4 and 4.5. People calling him a sub 4.4 guy are high on some good shite. AD ran a 4.4 flat and I can't think of a faster guy at that size.
People still don't understand that Peterson was never anywhere near 230lbs. Peterson was 6'2 207 when he entered college. He would be our smallest back right now. When he left, he was 218. Fournette is 6'0-6'1 230lbs That is a huge difference. He's built like a tank with insanely quick feet and once be gets a full head of steam. he's gone.
Let's say he loses 10lbs. I would expect him to not only get faster, but even more shifty, and increase his initial explosion.
For example, Todd Gurley was listed at 6'1 207 on 247sports, on Scout 6'1 210 Rivals, 6'1 195, on ESPN 6'0 205. So I'd go with 247. He was listed at 231 his sophomore year (gaining 24lbs!). UGA now lists him at 226.
He is still bigger than both of these guys, and was never small even as a junior in high school. Maybe his college junior year he tones up even more finishing around 220, but more muscle. That's when the AP comparisons will really explode.
Once he gets acclimated to the game, and gets the blocking (Welcome back Porter), the hype will be insane again.
Note: I'm not saying he's better than those guys right now, what I am saying is that he is comparable to them tool wise (speed, strength, hands, feet) at 20lbs more coming out of high school, and that's just after watching 2 games. This guy will be starting at some point in the season, and the debate about he's not this, or he's not that, will be over with the swiftness.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 1:01 pm to redfieldk717
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the play calling isn't helping him out much....these stretch plays are not for him. let him pound the rock north south and bounce that shite out to the house!
They kill me with this shite. He'll find out how to run those later in the season. Right now, the blocking isn't good enough for it, and he is too tentative in trying to wait for a hole to set up. Until the blocking is better on those sideline runs, or until he just hits the hole with the first sliver of daylight on those stretch plays, they will always go for negative yardage.
Let the guy go north and south. Give him a hole and he'll make guys look stupid in open space.
This post was edited on 9/11/14 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 9/11/14 at 1:25 pm to BobBarker
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He runs a 10.68 100 meters. frick a 40, that's insane. He can outrun any DB.
I know lol. This is from al.com
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seen a 225-pound young man fly?
Leonard Fournette may not have gotten airborne, but he did something most 225-pound athletes can't do last weekend, winning the 100-meter dash at the Louisiana Class 4A track and field regionals in Metairie with a time of 10.68 seconds, according to NOLA.com.
By comparison, two top prospects in the state of Alabama who are also top track athletes -- Hoover defensive back Marlon Humphrey and Oxford running back Roc Thomas -- ran the 100 meters in 10.63 and 11.00 at recent sectional meets, respectively, according to al.milesplit.com. Humphrey weighs about 175 pounds, while Thomas is about 195.
Fournette, who earned boys' overall MVP and track MVP honors, also won the 200 meters and ran a leg on St. Augustine High's winning 800-meter relay team. He now moves on to compete in the state track meet on May 4 in Baton Rouge.
Anybody that says this guy isn't fast, is insane!.For reference, Nick Chubb (UGA freshman) ran a 10.69 in April. Thing is, Fournette did this as a junior. Chubb's fastest time as a junior was 11.15.
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