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re: Lacy, Collins - not big losses to Bama...Cam would be
Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:07 am to H-Town Tiger
Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:07 am to H-Town Tiger
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Can you think of some examples where a S made a play that a)determined the outcome and b) could not have been made by someone else
I recall a blue chip safety named Reid who punked out a certain elite TE in mid air at the goal line to change the outcome of one huge high profile game a couple of years ago. There aren't many five starts who could recover from someone else's missed assignment to run down that play and fight for that ball in the air like that. That is game changing ability.
O linemen can have that kind of ability as well. Just ask DJ Fluker. He delivered elite level play nearly every snap and that, my friend, is game changing play if I ever heard of it.
Cam is more than worth fighting for. He is worth pulling out all of the stops for... especially against our biggest rival.
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Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:19 am to Dick Macho
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a certain elite TE
..you mean Bama's blocking TE. Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:23 am to Dick Macho
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I recall a blue chip safety named Reid who punked out a certain elite TE in mid air at the goal line to change the outcome of one huge high profile game a couple of years ago. There aren't many five starts who could recover from someone else's missed assignment to run down that play and fight for that ball in the air like that. That is game changing ability.
Dick, I used the same example in another response to him and obviously IMO a great example. Having said that, you remember a running back threw that pass right? No way is that not a TD anyway if a McCarron throws that pass. I do believe Eric Reid was guilty of "fair catch interference" because I'm sure I saw the TE waving his hand back and forth as the ball floated down.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 10:49 am to Dick Macho
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I recall a blue chip safety named Reid who punked out a certain elite TE in mid air at the goal line to change the outcome of one huge high profile game a couple of years ago
That's a great example, though Mark Barron was a higher rated prospect than Reid (not as high as Collins) but still considered a better prospect which is more to my point. I think you could also argue that missed FG's and a block in the back on an int return by Barron also played a role in the outcome.
While everyone, including LSU's staff if they were drafting would have taken Collins over Thompson, Thompson is also a good prospect and in the end it is not a program changing loss that many of you are making it out to be. Recruiting is about who you get, not who you don't. As long as LSU continues to get top 5-10 classes, we can compete at a high level, even if we miss out on an elite in state player like Collins or Robinson. We will recuit adequate replacements, even if individually the replacements are not as good, they can still be good which is what is most important.
ETA: and how do we know that Collins could for sure make that or a similar play and Thompson or Martin could not?
This post was edited on 7/8/13 at 10:58 am
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