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re: Russell Shepard signs with Panthers
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:37 pm to CharlesLSU
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:37 pm to CharlesLSU
Agreed. He is making 3.7 million this year. There weren't many people that believed he would be in the league 5 years removed from LSU.
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Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:40 pm to kciDAtaE
When did Les give him a shot at QB?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:45 pm to Dlab2013
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Poor fella plays more in the NFL than he ever did at LSU
Ha. Without looking stats, I'd say he had more plays, touches, rushes, recs, yards, TDs in one year at LSU then he has had in his entire NFL career
Posted on 6/13/17 at 9:47 pm to Macbeth
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When did Les give him a shot at QB?
Freshman year he was QB through practice and listed 3rd on depth chart.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 12:18 am to Dlab2013
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Ruined? No. NEVER UTILIZED. YES
What? We literally tried to get him the ball in every way possible.
Inside handoffs,outside handoff, jet sweeps,throws out of the backfield,and passes. There was a reason it took Shep a while to get productive in the nfl and 90% of it had nothing to do with lsu. He was no where near the wr that he is today. At lsu his routes were sloppy,he didn't have good hands,and he wasn't the best athlete on the field anymore. It's a lot easier to improve in the nfl when it's your job and youre not limited to 20 hours of on the field practice with coaches.
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Poor fella plays more in the NFL than he ever did at LSU
Because we had more proven offensive threats than Step at the time.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 12:21 am
Posted on 6/14/17 at 5:44 am to lsufan1971
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There weren't many people that believed he would be in the league 5 years removed from LSU.
To put this in perspective. Early Doucet was only in the league 5 years.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 5:53 am to Blanky6715
Posted on 6/14/17 at 6:45 am to kciDAtaE
My guess is that his "failure" at LSU motivated him to take his work ethic to another level in the NFL and it has served him well
Posted on 6/14/17 at 7:25 am to Lord Orgeron
^^^ Love it when that shite happens. Good for him for grinding and making himself a very nice income at a sport he loves. We all could be so lucky... and motivated.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 8:42 am to notiger1997
Les sure screwed up his career at LSU! 
Posted on 6/14/17 at 8:48 am to 1badboy
Awesome seeing him continue to stay in the league. A strong wind could bring him down when he was at LSU but he's bulked up and found a role. Good for him
Posted on 6/14/17 at 9:51 am to Silvermoon_WhereRU
Fresh legs, not using them at LSU..... Worked out well for him and Ron Brooks.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 10:06 am to kciDAtaE
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Without looking stats, I'd say he had more plays, touches, rushes, recs, yards, TDs in one year at LSU then he has had in his entire NFL career
you'd be right. his 2010 season was actually kinda productive, all things (read: QB play) considered.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 10:10 am to kciDAtaE
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I seem to remember Miles gave him a shot at QB, RB, WR, KR and Shep could never crack the starting lineup at any position. I'd like to know who we should have benched to force Shep into more plays.
The same Miles who was .500 in SEC play over his last ~4 years?
Posted on 6/14/17 at 10:56 am to bmy
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The same Miles who was .500 in SEC play over his last ~4 years?
That has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Typical of certain types on tRant.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:04 am to bmy
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The same Miles who was .500 in SEC play over his last ~4 years?
Yeah because that matters in the discussion of LSU during Shep' s time at lsu.
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:04 am to LNCHBOX
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That has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Typical of certain types on tRant.
I'm not sure about that... LSU's SEC record in years after Russell Shepard graduated seems like super relevant and useful information and a great contribution to this discussion about Shepard's NFL career...
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:06 am to Rickdaddy4188
And away we go!!!!!! 
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:12 am to dukke v
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And away we go!!!!!!
Yeah because our sec record in the last 3 years has so much effect on Shep's time at lsu. Once again you're clueless.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 11:14 am
Posted on 6/14/17 at 11:12 am to Dlab2013
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Ruined? No. NEVER UTILIZED. YES. Poor fella plays more in the NFL than he ever did at LSU
In 4 seasons in the NFL, Russell Shepard has 30 career receptions for 432 yards and 1 rushing attempt for 9 yards.
In 4 seasons at LSU, Russell Shepard had 58 receptions for 570 yards and 104 rushing attempts for 716 yards
I'll also reiterate what another poster said. he was tried at a wildcat QB, as a WR2, as a slot receiver, as a ST player, and as a RB. He was not better at anything other than ST than players that played in front of him. His outstanding play on STs is what got him in the league and what kept him in the league. Had Miles not shown Shepard's versatility as a player and just let him sit on the bench as a QB for 4 years, then Shepard likely would not be playing in the NFL right now. Shepard also deserves a TON of credit for being the team player he is and working his arse off to get on the field however he could.
This post was edited on 6/14/17 at 11:17 am
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