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re: Harold Perkins taking snaps on the goal line?
Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:07 am to turnpiketiger
Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:07 am to turnpiketiger
There’s a lot of linebackers and safeties that were beast RBs in high school. That doesn’t mean they are good college RBs.
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Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:13 am to turnpiketiger
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Remember he did this in the bowl game vs Wisconsin. He played RB in HS. Had 1,100 yards his senior year.
I believe this could have legs at least temporarily. LSU is thin in the RB room if injuries mount. A few yrs ago when we played them in Austin they were down 5 RBs due to injury and it was only the second game of the season and had to impress people into the RB slot.
HP could be on the short list if RBs get banged up. I also am curious who our walk on RBs are and their talent level for that situation.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:14 am to turnpiketiger
Let's save his energy for defense. We have capable backs for goal line situations.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:39 am to turnpiketiger
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I don’t see why not.
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Too much risk. All it takes is one cheap shot.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 10:50 am to turnpiketiger
NOLA.COM 11-12-22 "...Perkins went through the 20-yard shuttle, a common test used all the way from high schools to the NFL scouting combine, a few times with Cypress Park strength coach Pete Longoria. He consistently completed the drill in 4.1 seconds, which already would have made him the fastest linebacker at the 2022 combine.
Then Perkins lined up one more time. He crouched in the middle of a 10-yard stretch and exploded to one side. Perkins swiped at the line, turned and sprinted in the opposite direction. He touched the other side, turned again and burst back through the middle.
Longoria checked his timer.
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Though timed by hand, it would have made Perkins the second-fastest player at any position in the drill at this year’s combine and one of two to break 4 seconds. Only one player — Sam Houston State cornerback Zyon McCollum, who ran the shuttle in 3.94 seconds — was faster..."
Then Perkins lined up one more time. He crouched in the middle of a 10-yard stretch and exploded to one side. Perkins swiped at the line, turned and sprinted in the opposite direction. He touched the other side, turned again and burst back through the middle.
Longoria checked his timer.
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Though timed by hand, it would have made Perkins the second-fastest player at any position in the drill at this year’s combine and one of two to break 4 seconds. Only one player — Sam Houston State cornerback Zyon McCollum, who ran the shuttle in 3.94 seconds — was faster..."
This post was edited on 6/30/24 at 10:53 am
Posted on 6/30/24 at 11:44 am to turnpiketiger
So where’s the love for the running backs we have? Would he be better than Williams or Jackson? He’s not 260 or heavier. Would this be move be to feed his ego?
From a tactical viewpoint, I don’t get it.
For a cameo in a bowl game,….ok I get that. But as a feature?
From a tactical viewpoint, I don’t get it.
For a cameo in a bowl game,….ok I get that. But as a feature?
Posted on 6/30/24 at 12:23 pm to biggdogg
quote:There is absolutely no way this is your argument.
Right cuz he can’t get injured on defense
Posted on 6/30/24 at 12:23 pm to Mobiletiggah
I want a RB with the ball, but I love when teams bring in extra line and DTs as full backs.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 12:49 pm to GetmorewithLes
I think Ju Juan Johnson could get emergency carries. He was a running QB in HS
Posted on 6/30/24 at 12:52 pm to SteveLSU35
The role at the goal line is specialized and doesn't necessarily require your "best RB" overall.
Perkins is 6' 1" , 222 lbs and fast, . The weight makes a huge difference on the goal line, especially if you can isolate him on the defensive player, who may be a lb or db .
Of course, Gabe Reliford is 6' 2", weighs 268 and is fast. He is not likely as fast as Perkins, but he is track fast and can deliver a blow. .
Perkins is 6' 1" , 222 lbs and fast, . The weight makes a huge difference on the goal line, especially if you can isolate him on the defensive player, who may be a lb or db .
Of course, Gabe Reliford is 6' 2", weighs 268 and is fast. He is not likely as fast as Perkins, but he is track fast and can deliver a blow. .
Posted on 6/30/24 at 12:56 pm to nitwit
He’s gonna take some snaps there this year for sure. Not sure the thought process behind it but that’s what I’ve heard
Posted on 6/30/24 at 1:09 pm to turnpiketiger
Unless he went out of his way to ask to do that, I think it's odd since we have people that are presumably better at that on roster.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 1:12 pm to turnpiketiger
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Would you like to see him utilized in special situations a few times a game? Dude is a monster I don’t see why not.
Ask yourself this….Why? To what end? Yes he is a beast but as runner no more so and probably less than Kaleb Jackson.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 1:21 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Right, Kaleb is 225 lbs and is more nimble.
But Reliford is is 268 lbs, giving little speed away and not much leverage (Reliford is 6'2") .
But Reliford is is 268 lbs, giving little speed away and not much leverage (Reliford is 6'2") .
Posted on 6/30/24 at 4:27 pm to turnpiketiger
Why give a linebacker the chance to deliver a hit to his knees? There's a difference between taking a hit a delivering one.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 4:50 pm to UnclePat76
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Too much risk. All it takes is one cheap shot.
This!
Not worth the risk in my opinion...... Rarely do players coming in for a 'wildcat' make a sustained impact. Once they run the play in a couple of games their effectiveness is usually reduced.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 4:52 pm to nitwit
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Right, Kaleb is 225 lbs and is more nimble.
But Reliford is is 268 lbs, giving little speed away and not much leverage (Reliford is 6'2") .
Did you have a stroke. The discussion is about Harold Perkins not Reliford.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 4:56 pm to Bayou Warrior 64
Also the risk of a goal line fumble. He won't be getting reps taking hand offs in practice. That type of stuff should be reserved for bowl games only.
Posted on 6/30/24 at 5:31 pm to GetmorewithLes
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was only the second game of the season and had to impress people into the RB slot
Yeah but Roschon Johnson was a QB who ended up being a beast at RB and got drafted in the 4th Rd by the Bears
Posted on 6/30/24 at 5:45 pm to turnpiketiger
Good idea to me....even if used as a decoy.
1-2 plays per game.....I see no issues.
1-2 plays per game.....I see no issues.
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