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Question about Leonard Fournette's rushing stats
Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:50 pm
I don't want this misconstrued because I just don't follow high school football enough but what I do know from watching Leonard Fournette's highlights is that he's an absolute beast.
My question is this- why the big drop between his junior and senior seasons?
Junior season: 2135 yards and a crazy 31 TDs.
Senior season: 1166 yards and just 10 TDs.
What this a just a bad year for St. Aug in general? Did opponents put 9 defenders in the box to stop him? Just wondering why such a large discrepancy between the two seasons.
Leonard, if you're reading this, please don't kill me. I know you're going to shatter records at LSU and can't wait to watch you run wild.
My question is this- why the big drop between his junior and senior seasons?
Junior season: 2135 yards and a crazy 31 TDs.
Senior season: 1166 yards and just 10 TDs.
What this a just a bad year for St. Aug in general? Did opponents put 9 defenders in the box to stop him? Just wondering why such a large discrepancy between the two seasons.
Leonard, if you're reading this, please don't kill me. I know you're going to shatter records at LSU and can't wait to watch you run wild.
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Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:53 pm to ClientNumber9
He's had A LOT of pressure for one. St Augs OLine was unreal his sophomore and junior seasons but had a decent drop off this year, and teams loaded up the box and tried to make the QB beat them. Not really a knock on him at all he's legit.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:54 pm to ClientNumber9
Pretty sure they took him out at the end of a good amount of games because of the score.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:54 pm to ClientNumber9
The last couple times I saw them on TV they were running 5 wide, with him at WR, on nearly every play.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 8:56 pm to ClientNumber9
3,697 all purpose yards in 2013, they moved him around more maybe?
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:04 pm to MattLSU
Yeah he definitely caught a ton of passes this season compared to last. Plus he played stiffer competition ex. Curtis, Karr and Catholic league as always.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:06 pm to ClientNumber9
The times I saw him they threw him the ball a good bit. Tried to move him around and get it to him in different ways.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:09 pm to JJ27
He barely got the ball... Used as a decoy a lot.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:36 pm to wolff1277
quote:this is a terrible explanation; I'm assuming it has no basis in reality.
He barely got the ball... Used as a decoy a lot.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:39 pm to ClientNumber9
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The returning Gatorade Football Player of the Year, the 6-foot-1, 232-pound senior running back rushed for 1,792 yards and 16 touchdowns on 194 carries this past season, leading the Purple Knights (9-2) to the Division I state semifinals. Fournette also caught 45 passes for 745 yards and six scores, and as a Wildcat quarterback, he passed for 322 yards and two scores, completing 21-of-32 attempts. The top-ranked recruit in the Class of 2014 by ESPN.com and Scout.com, Fournette is an Under Armour All-American selection and the 2012 District 10-4A Offensive Player of the Year.
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Plus he had a good amount of return yardage.
He didn't run the ball 250, 350 like a lot of the other backs and he only played in 11 games.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 9:42 pm to Datbayoubengal
Glad you posted that. As you can see, he did more than just run the ball this season.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:01 pm to brewhan davey
quote:
3,697 all purpose yards in 2013
know some comes from kick offs and punt returns but this number is crazy! 25 TDs too.
This post was edited on 1/8/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:32 pm to wolff1277
quote:
He barely got the ball... Used as a decoy a lot.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:36 pm to Datbayoubengal
quote:
21-32 322yds 2 TD's as wildcat QB
Sign him up
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:46 pm to ClientNumber9
Got more attention and more team roles.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:52 pm to ClientNumber9
Your stats are wrong. Fournette put up over 1700 yards rushing senior year.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 1:46 am to ClientNumber9
One thing I noticed in the games I saw was they lined him up a lot at receiver with his brother at tailback. The game vs Jesuit he played more WR than RB I believe
Posted on 1/9/14 at 6:50 am to Big Moe
It's called the Crutchfield factor.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:39 am to CajunRocks
i think that he will be pretty valuable for us in the passing game with hill coming back, look for lf to split out wide a bunch next year methinks.
and be the whip man on the jet sweep with hill playing by the qb. don't think it ain't happening
and be the whip man on the jet sweep with hill playing by the qb. don't think it ain't happening
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:51 am to MOT
quote:The one full game I got to see was just like this. He may have gotten 3 carries from a traditional running formation. Then at the end of the game, his brother got those type carries.
The last couple times I saw them on TV they were running 5 wide, with him at WR, on nearly every play.
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