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Anybody else suprised that Copeland didn't declare for the draft?
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:47 pm
I mean, it was kind of a free for all for juniors leaving for the draft this year, and it's not like a FB is going to play his way into the first round.
In my mind Copeland was sorta in the same position as Brad Wing. He plays a position that is not a high value position in the NFL and spending another year throwing your body around like FB's do, doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense if your goal is to become an NFL fullback.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the fact that we get to have him another year. I just question whether or not it does him any good in terms of helping him toward a possible pro career.
In my mind Copeland was sorta in the same position as Brad Wing. He plays a position that is not a high value position in the NFL and spending another year throwing your body around like FB's do, doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense if your goal is to become an NFL fullback.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the fact that we get to have him another year. I just question whether or not it does him any good in terms of helping him toward a possible pro career.
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Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:49 pm to lsuexpert57
Different people have different motivations
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:53 pm to lsuexpert57
Miles promised him a revamped offense in which he will get 15 carries per game. He will also get at least one jump pass a game.
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:58 pm to lsuexpert57
Not really.
And I don't think he was in the same ballpark as Wing. Wing ticked me off this year. You could tell he wasn't into it, he hated school, he couldn't care less. He was waiting to declare so he could get out of school.
He was money last year. This past season, not so much.
Seems like Copeland values his time on the team very much. If he plays as well, or better, this past season, he'll do well, IMO.
I'll never forget some of the plays where Copeland blew up some poor dude while blocking and that pass play to him in the Alabama game where he ran for, I think it was 30 yards with a couple guys hanging on him, that was a thing of beauty.
Glad he stayed.
And I don't think he was in the same ballpark as Wing. Wing ticked me off this year. You could tell he wasn't into it, he hated school, he couldn't care less. He was waiting to declare so he could get out of school.
He was money last year. This past season, not so much.
Seems like Copeland values his time on the team very much. If he plays as well, or better, this past season, he'll do well, IMO.
I'll never forget some of the plays where Copeland blew up some poor dude while blocking and that pass play to him in the Alabama game where he ran for, I think it was 30 yards with a couple guys hanging on him, that was a thing of beauty.
Glad he stayed.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:06 am to lsuexpert57
I think he likes it at LSU cause he gets the ball more than he will in the NFL
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:14 am to lsuexpert57
Maybe he wants to finish school. Besides, in today's NFL, the fullbacks rarely exist. So he's not guaranteed a roster spot.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:18 am to lsuexpert57
he may have gotten drafted slightly higher if he left this year. he may want to showcase his ability to run the ball more next year before declaring
he's a tank. glad he stayed
he's a tank. glad he stayed
Posted on 1/18/13 at 12:42 am to lsuexpert57
IMO copeland is the next great NFL fullback ala vonta leach and lorenzo neal if he can improve his ball skills just a little bit.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 7:47 am to lsuexpert57
There are still personal foul penalties to be garnered
Posted on 1/18/13 at 2:26 pm to lsuexpert57
If he would have, that would have just about done it for next year. Geez, is this going to be a pattern? Our juniors (next year) playing against other teams' seniors? One year of college experience is a ton. What would have been a killer team next year has been left decimated.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 2:28 pm to lsuexpert57
You do know about half those guys already got a degree rt? Why go to college to play ball, free degre and a ticket to the nfl. Maybe just maybe some of these guys actually want to finish college. Its not unheard of
Posted on 1/18/13 at 6:12 pm to lsuexpert57
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I LOVE the fact that we get to have him another year
And just think... IF he DOESN'T get the Personal Foul at the 8 yd line against Bama that KILLED a scoring drive...... WE may have beaten Bama.
YUP lets hope he learned from that mistake. AND if Miles USES the rest of the offense right. Posted on 1/18/13 at 7:07 pm to lsuexpert57
He should have he probably cost us the Bama game.
Posted on 1/18/13 at 9:12 pm to lsuexpert57
he wanted to come back and see if he could top his own personal record for personal fouls.
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