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Russell Shepard...either never got the right chance or was just not what he seemed to be?

Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:53 am
Posted by Bill W Tiger
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:53 am
I vote for the former. I just don't think that Miles and his staff could ever figure out how to get him into their offensive scheme! It wasn't lack of effort or surely not lack of talent(Outstanding HS Player in the entire Houston area!). It was a missed opportunity for LSU. He was helping recruit high school players to come LSU even before he signed his national letter of intent. He proved them all wrong by having a decent NFL stint. I hope he does well in his future endeavors and want to thank him for being such a great TIGER!
This post was edited on 8/24/23 at 9:54 am
Posted by cas4t
Member since Jan 2010
70970 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:55 am to
I love a throwback thread

That said, the board doesn’t, and you’re probably gonna get downvoted

Anyways, I blame Miles 100%
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40840 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:55 am to
He was basically a special teams player in the NFL, didn’t exactly prove anyone wrong.
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
25253 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:55 am to
we almost made it 2 weeks without this thread
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36749 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:55 am to
he can deliver a clean shitter at reasonable rate too
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:56 am to
Posted by MicahTiger
Member since Dec 2021
300 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:59 am to
This is weird. Shepard got like 8 seasons in the NFL, at WR. He had a fine NFL career. And he's already having a fine career post NFL.

Greater Houston Area...use him and his successful business for all your commercial or residential waste needs.

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Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:00 am to
He was a depth WR and special teams player in the NFL.

He did exactly what he did at LSU in the pros so he actually proved the LSU coaching staff right.

Posted by brtiger77
Member since Aug 2023
176 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:01 am to
So frustrating that they never let him throw 1 pass.

I feel like Miles did it out of spite to the general public and media basically begging to let him throw it…
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
44593 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:02 am to
Was actually a good fit for Crowton's offense (for the most part), but the QB situation was

Then Crowton left, some of the touches he was getting went away (either as a result of playcalling or better players in front of him), and he kinda faded from what looked like a lotta promise in 2010.
Posted by KingofthePoint
Member since Feb 2009
10156 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:03 am to
quote:

Russell Shepard...either never got the right chance or was just not what he seemed to be?

Both. He wasn’t a QB, but he could have been utilized much better as an all- purpose type player. (Wildcat qb, jet sweeps, rb, HB passes, Slip screens, etc)
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58317 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:04 am to
He sucked as a QB. That much is a fact
Posted by yaherrdme
The Place to Be
Member since Feb 2004
5449 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:10 am to
7 year NFL career - $9,317,252 .. I think he did OK
Posted by Jax Teller
Member since Aug 2018
3960 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:28 am to
I blame Les Miles for 9/11 so you know where I stand.

frick that dude.
Posted by lsufan1971
Zachary
Member since Nov 2003
18446 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:30 am to
quote:

I hope he does well in his future endeavors


He is doing very well. He owns a waste management company in Houston. He loves LSU and is going to be getting into the NIL game.

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Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
424484 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:30 am to
He should have been a gadget RB/slot WR in a modern system, but we had Les Miles and his dino offense
Posted by jroy64
Alexandria
Member since Mar 2023
144 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:40 am to
what exactly did he do in the NFL to prove anyone wrong?
Posted by MetryTyger
Metro NOLA, LA
Member since Jan 2004
15608 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:45 am to
You can bet Joe Brady would have known how to use him. CBK too.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58925 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:50 am to
Back in the fall before Sheps Sr year, I was invited to watch a scrimmage. I met the head coach at Cy Ridge, Gary Thiebaud. Shep was a athlete playing QB. His brother Nick played DB, he too was a very good athlete.
Yes Shep has done well since football. I saw and talked with him and Michael Brockers at a Houston TD Club luncheon.
I asked about Thiebaud, Shep said he had retired. But they kept up.


Posted by TigerDM
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
1612 posts
Posted on 8/24/23 at 10:51 am to
Didn't have the arm to be a QB or the hands to be a go to receiver. If he would have been born sooner, he would have been really good in the option offense, but wouldn't have made it in the NFL. He would have been good with Matt Canada on the jet sweeps. While he was under used, he was never going to be a star, but should have had more touches on sweeps and screens.
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