re: Question for the gurus - why don't our break away runs take it to the house more

quote:

---

Magee seems as good as Fournette to me

---

I love Magee, but has almost none of the physical tools Fournette has. He's lower to the ground and has better balance - at this point in time, due to both the COG and experience.

Magee is also a hardnosed competitor and, similar to Jarvis Landry, played bigger than his actual size. Magee (a senior) probably has more patience and vision than LF7 has today, November 28, 2014. But Buga's combination of size, strength, speed, acceleration, just the whole combination makes him special. He'll be even better next year and in 2016. He'll be playing, if not starting, on Sundays in 2017.

Magee may catch on somewhere, but is just not the RB LF7 will be in just a year or so.

To paraphrase the DB that Buga trucked:

"I saw the big motherf*cka coming right at me with a full head of steam, so I just said, 'frick it' and tried to go low, hoping one of y'all would be there to finish the tackle."

quote:

---

I caught the replay of the Alabama vs Auburn 1982 game yesterday when another freshman -Vincent 'Bo' Jackson - broke a long run up the same left sideline from about the same position on the field as LF did last night.

Bama DB Jeremiah Castille - who BTW played some in the NFL himself - had a similar angle to what the A&M DB had on LF - and also caught him.

I think LF is "average fast" for D1 college football but his size-speed ratio is well above average.

---

Camparing anyone to hands down the greatest and most freakish athlete of all time is quite unfair. Bo ran in sub 4.2!! I would say Fournette is a legit 4.45 which is very elite for a 6'2" 230 lb 18 year old. He also ran 10.6 100 meter

LF looks average speed for a RB to me. I never thought he looked that explosive returning kicks either

quote:

---

I would say Fournette is a legit 4.45 which is very elite for a 6'2" 230 lb 18 year old. He also ran 10.6 100 meter

---

If he is a legit 4.45 guy, it doesn't translate to the football field. That's not to say he will not end up being an All American, which I think he will.

quote:

---

I'm not turning nega. I promise. But it has struck me this year that a lot of our break away runs don't go all the way as we've seen in past years and as we've seen other teams do.

First, is my perception somewhat accurate? And, if so,

Second: Why is it? Do our guys this year just not have the tip top elite speed as in past years? Are defenses just in playing deep to stop it? Something else?

---

Not reading the entire thread, but Dural not blocking the DB cost us a long TD last night

Trey Quinn ran 10:64 so they are pretty close..
10.64

Why can LSU fans never be satisfied with the immense talent we have? The dude makes #1 play on Sportscenter after a career day as an 18 year old freshman and someone finds something to complain about. Without Leonard Fournette we lose every game in the SEC this year. Sorry the point differential wasn't large enough considering the running back position is heavily reliant upon every other moving part of the field. Shut your mouth and bow to your Sensei, Herschel Walker 2.0.

Buga looked to be about the same speed as the DB who tackled him. The guy didn't run him down, but Buga was unable to open the gap as the DB closed the angle. RBs are usually slower than DBs, so based on this one example, I'd say Buga is damn fast.

quote:

---

I hate to say it, but Fournette is not as good as advertized. He had several openings last night that somebody like Melvin Gordon probably would have taken to the house.

---

Melvin Gordon is a stud. Saying that Fournette isn't as good as Gordon at this stage isn't saying anything at all. In fact, that you think this is meaningful shows how little you know about the landscape of college football.

quote:

---

Magee seems as good as Fournette to me.

---

You are clueless.