re: If we don’t sign another RB in this class,

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Why sign somebody that you know will likely never play.

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Because you absolutely need the depth. You cannot go into a season with 3 scholarship backs.

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I think more people on here are more obsessed with a number than actual depth. Getting someone who has little chance to positively contribute his first year is not really depth. Look to the roster. Tory Carter. Ask him to lose a little weight to improve his speed. Knows the offense could be your #4. Try out Devonta Lee. Has the size and speed, knows the receiving offense and could be readier quicker. What about the walkons? How do they look? Could one be your emergency backup?

If you don't like the answers and you're concerned about depth, then you should be looking at JC and grad transfers to get someone who could contribute quicker. The problems is, ironically, that they would probably be turned off by our depth.

Not against a running back, but he should be someone who could make a quality contribution right away. Not being an EE will make that difficult for many recruits at our level of competition, so we shouldn't be afraid of looking internally.

I don’t use imho when it’s something I’d bet on

Unfortunately for you, that’s all it is, your opinion. If you want to follow your hunch, go lay a bet and we can meet in a thread next year to see how good your opinions are.

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This isnt NCAA 14 where guys don't get hurt and you can get by with limited numbers. We saw this year that "freshmen can come in and play" isn't always true. Sure they can take a few carries but in this offense if they can't catch or pass protect they aren't ready. TDP and Emery are more talented than any back we will bringing this class, aside from Evans, and they weren't and still aren't ready for a major load.

Moving guys from another position puts in a position like Texas was in most of the year. That's not good roster management. It also hurts depth at the position you take the player from.

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Great post! Perhaps boxcar should actually think before he posts.

I think if we only have 3 RBs we could potentially use some WRs as as pseudoRB if needed.

Brossette and Williams werent just space fillers. Brossette was one of the most prolific RB's in La. high school history and Williams was a big bruising physical speciman of a high school RB who is now in the NFL. All Im saying is that if all we can sign is a lesser quality back than usual LSU quality at the position, then save the spot for next year. We have other better options already on the team for this year

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Brossette and Williams werent just space fillers. Brossette was one of the most prolific RB's in La. high school history and Williams was a big bruising physical speciman of a high school RB who is now in the NFL. All Im saying is that if all we can sign is a lesser quality back than usual LSU quality at the position, then save the spot for next year. We have other better options already on the team for this year

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Exactly. They just want any back for depth purposes which is idiotic. I'd rather a guy already on the team that has experience and can pick up the pass blocking and reads quicker (see how Curry started out of nowhere). I'd rather look to another position to grab a guy that isn't really being used. Devonte Lee or Tory Carter would be my pick. Honestly they'd only be used for relief at that point anyway. You plan for stuff to happen, not complete catastrophe. That's why the average school only roles with 3 deep at most positions.

In LSU's worst injury year for RBs we lost Murphy preseason, Scott against Bama, and then Keiland against La Tech I think. That's when we were down to Ridley and swiss army knife Holliday. Nothing like that has ever come close to happening again.

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Do you think curry leads the team in carries next year?

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Probably not, but he’s not transferring. He redshirted last year, got very few carries this year, I can’t see him willingly sitting out his 3rd year while he transfers. Especially with our lack of depth and his playing time against OU. If he ever leaves, it will likely be as a grad transfer where he won’t have to sit.

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We’re going to sign another RB. I think it’s important to do so this year. It MAY not hurt us next year but I’d like not to take that chance.

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I agree with you, but at this point with the success that LSU has had under O and considering the year we had we don't need to settle for "a RB" if there isn't a truly elite back that we can sign. Instead use that scholly for another prime time playa and wait until next year their are some serious quality RB's in the 2021 class priority should be to sign 2 or 3 next year.

Emery & TDP are here until 2021 unless they transfer so just load up next year if we can't get the elite back this year.