re: check out this evaluation of shepard

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Still you got to like that evaluation.

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Yep, I had read that a little earlier today actually. I would say it's pretty accurate. I think anyone who doubted the kid's abilities in the open field were probably silenced with his 15-yard TD run in the UA game. It basically looked like 21 guys were in one speed and Shep was in a different speed. The attribute that separates him from a lot of other speedsters is his acceleration. By about his 3rd or 4th step, he's at full speed. He may not have the elite top-end speed of a guy like Chris Johnson, but he's probably faster in the first 20 yards.