re: better off without ridley??

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no more 3 yard and a cloud of dust offense and we can get carries to our more explosive players resulting in bigger offensive PRODUCTION

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Good lord LSU fans are getting dumber and dumber. Ridely was the lone bright spot of the offense this year, and you're suggesting we're going to be better off without our best offensive player?

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LSUPhreaK
You people are shocked by "the driveman" and his retarded posts?

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not as shocked to see more pics of alien babies

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death valley driver

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so what you're saying is you think we are better off without the one consistent player on our offense (name one other player you could always count on)

and you trust the architect of the worst offenses in the SEC to wisely utilize our backup talent when he has failed to utilize anyone well in two years?



topwatertrout: nope, wasnt disagreeing, your post just so happened to be the one i clicked reply under. i mean no disrespect

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so what you're saying is you think we are better off without the one consistent player on our offense

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I never said that

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you don't think any of our other capable backs could have done equally well if not better?

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Why are you so sure the other backs would have done so much better? Ridely was exactly what the offense needed, a tough back to pick up tough yards. Why would you take away the bulk of the carries from Ridley when he has been the most productive player on offense? You're very odd to bring this up, basically you're saying that we will be better off without the most productive player on offense. Remember LSU had the worst passing game in the SEC, 107 in the nation. Ridely put up 1000 yards with no help from a passing game.

maybe the driveman is a little too complex of a mind offensively for you. but if he doesn't have a guy like ridley who you HAVE to give the ball 20+ tines to be effective, he can split those touches between sheppard and ford who will atleast poduxe what ridley would with the BONUS possibility provide big plays of 30 or 40 yards on ANY PLAY. which you can't say about ridley.

basically who do you think def coordinators FEAR more? wouldn't you want to give that player more touches? if not, why? in favor of consistency??? shep and ford haven't had the chance to show their consistency

I agree with the OP. Ridley is a GREAT running back, but it's the same situation as always. I think eventually balanced and speed backs will start going to schools like Alabama instead of staying in state because there is an apparent obsession with power backs under Miles.

Three yards and a cloud of dust is important, but your asking for perfect blocking on the offensive line 10+ running plays per drive. Perfect blocking with Ridley yields 3-9 yards where as perfect blocking with Ford could lead to a touchdown and defenses in the SEC these days aren't going to let you line up and physically dominate them all the way down the field. Look at the most successful teams in the SEC lately, and you'll see they use offenses that gash defenses for big break away plays.

I just want to say Ridley is great, and should get a lot of playing time, but defenses in 2010 simply don't get pushed down the field. All or nothing plays and playmakers are what thrives in football today.

Also, Ridley's stats are pretty good, but Ford had some more impressive plays against the more athletic defenses we faced this year... UF game comes to mind.

doc you are seriously under estimating miles love for murphy. he now has even more reason to put him on the field for more snaps that should be going to ford

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You make it too easy for me.

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who will atleast poduxe

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So in your Play Station world, you would swap a proven 1,000 runner for what? Unproven talent? In that simple little brain of yours, you believe that YOU, who have only worn a jock strap as a Halloween gag, are qualified to judge running backs?

Here we go:

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but if he doesn't have a guy like ridley who you HAVE to give the ball 20+ tines to be effective,

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You don't have to give the ball to Ridley 20+ times in order for him to effective you idiot. You give him the ball because he is effective.

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he can split those touches between sheppard and ford who will atleast poduxe what ridley would

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You can prove this how? Because one of the 5th graders at your school told you so?

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would with the BONUS possibility provide big plays of 30 or 40 yards on ANY PLAY

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Would, possibly, maybe, could hopefully, perhaps..........What else is there in your fantasy land? Fairies and magic dust?

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basically who do you think def coordinators FEAR more?

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Big boys don't FEAR anyone. DC's might respect a player but they don't fear him. It's not like at your school and the big boys come out and you hide so they won't beat you up.

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shep and ford haven't had the chance to show their consistency

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Which you know from all the practices you have attended and all the film you have studied?

Please stay on the porch. You aren't ready to play in the yard with the big dogs.