re: Why do people call Shepard a bust?

thats so true we failed him. he didnt fail us the dudes talent level is ridiculous and we failed to give him the ball

He isn't a bust. But it appears that way since he isn't used enough by a talent wasting offense.

He is very effective when he has the ball. His catching the ball is his deficiencies

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This right here is why a lot of the fan base calls him a bust. When his number is called, he does not deliver

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Like UNC or Bama in 2010? Without his big plays in those games we don't win. My point was he is a running back not a wide receiver. He is not going to make those catches down field but he has been our most productive player when called on to run the past four years. To average 7.2 yards a carry in 95 attempts when the whole defense knows you will get the ball every-time you line up at running back is an unbelievable feat. Kenjon Barner can't even average that much in Oregon's offense. Imagine what he would do if he was put in Shepard's shoes. We need to mix it up more with him the backfield and put him there more. I mean damn we got a back averaging 3.9 yards a carry this year when the defense doesn't know pass or run and nobody complains about his production! Shepard might go down with a fart but it's better than someone who is too slow and runs into three people at LOS every-time

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Posted by Stingray Shepard should have recognized his limitations at QB, been recruited as a halfback/slot wr hybrid and redshirted his freshman year to learn the position. This or play QB in a less competitive conference.

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Shep was 18 when he made a poor choice to come to a school like this to play QB.
Miles should have known better than to mislead him into thinking he could play QB here. Miles recruited him under false pretenses and screwed him.