re: Russell Shepard getting some NFL pub

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It's possible. His career yard per carry average is impressive.

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And you always forget to consider the difference in those averages against SEC competition. It's even more idiotic for y'all to keep bragging about his success against such powerhouses like Idaho St, Towson, UNC, etc...

For years y'all have always said that his speed and athletic ability was wasted. But then he has a great chance against Bama with a huge hole opened up by the blockers and he gets chased down by Mark Barron and his "elite" mid 4.5 speed.

Reality is he was an average receiver at best and about the same as a runningback. We easily had 5-10 guys who deserved those touches. It's stupid as frick for people to think that the coaches purposely held him back. When what they wanted most of all was for him to be the best in the nation if he could. Nobody held him back. Things just work out like that sometimes.

Davenport was a 5 star DT who hardly ever took a snap at the position in college. Did Brick Haley waste his talent too or was he just largely overrated coming out of high school? The latter is the truth. The coaches wanted the best for Shep. It's in their best interest.