re: Andy Staples says TM7 #1 as Heisman candidate

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I would be surprised if the teams that we have played haven't tired to gameplan around TM7. I'd like to think that he is just that good of a player to still make a huge impact regardless.

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I don't think you can gameplan him; at least not and expect to win. What are you gonna do- call fair catches on every punt to take him out of the game? Devote a tackle or tight end to pick him up on the blitz (he IS just 5'9 170, afterall)- and let the true linemen kill you? Have your WRs go down after the catch to prevent the strip? Or just throw at Claiborne and Simon exclusively?

Mathieu looks like he would have been a world-class boxer in another era; his handspeed and coordination is up there with people like Floyd Mayweather, Sugar Ray Leonard, etc. He doesn't just make solid impact with lucky fumbles taking place, he's ripping the ball away intentionally. Even with coaching, that still takes ability the vast majority of people just don't have.