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re: Russell Shepard...either never got the right chance or was just not what he seemed to be?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:11 pm to Bill W Tiger
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:11 pm to Bill W Tiger
never got a chance with Miles, and its one of the 96 reasons why i cant stan miles to this day... kid could have been huge for us...
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:22 pm to TigerFan55555
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kid could have been huge for us...
He couln't play QB worth a damn and he could get tackled by a blade of grass, so how would he have been huge for us?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:24 pm to therick711
He had a few really big plays. Would have liked to use him more and idc what anyone says I wanted to see him throw the ball.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:28 pm to LSUtiger89
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If you saw him throw, you would know why Miles never let him throw it.
What do you think Miles would have done with Daniels?
Shepherd was rated the number one running QB recruit?
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:33 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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He wanted RGIII to come to LSU and only play WR. Dude won a damn Heisman.
He wouldn’t have won a heisman in Les’s offense. He actually would have been a better fit as a WR in that offense.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:34 pm to Ash Williams
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Especially since he let Spencer Ware throw a pass in a game.
What does that tell you about their faith in Shepard being able to throw an accurate forward pass.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:38 pm to Ash Williams
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Especially since he let Spencer Ware throw a pass in a game.
He let Brady Dalfrey throw a pass in a game.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:43 pm to Bill W Tiger
He averaged around 10 YPC and we just stopped using him.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:45 pm to Bill W Tiger
He probably would have won the heisman in Matt Canadas offense
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:52 pm to Bill W Tiger
I think if we used him right he could have been a heisman contender.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:52 pm to jroy64
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what exactly did he do in the NFL to prove anyone wrong?
all the players LSU puts into professional sports, its crazy to me how some fans have zero concept of what success is at the professional level.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:53 pm to Bill W Tiger
I was invited by a college OC and DC to look at 3 DB’s at Sheps old high school. I talked with the head coach for a bit. Observed the 3 players they were recruiting. After practice I was asked my opinion. My reply was, “ You could change jersey numbers, I wouldn’t know them apart. They all play the position well. “ The OC told the DC, “ What did I tell you?” They had offered all three and signed all three.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:54 pm to Bill W Tiger
Good grief! As another poster pointed out, he did not have a great NFL career. He certainly was not a QB, and only a complete fool would argue that he could have been one of our top two receivers. In fact, Kadron Boone was #3, IIRC, and he was way better than RS.
The only way we could have gotten him on the field is to go to a spread offense.
The only way we could have gotten him on the field is to go to a spread offense.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:56 pm to Bill W Tiger
Didn’t understand the playbook enough to be a QB. Was under utilized in the wildcat and as a receiver. I remember he was tearing up UGA in the first half in 2009. Second half he maybe got two touches. Miles was an idiot when it came to offense.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:58 pm to notiger1997
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He couln't play QB worth a damn and he could get tackled by a blade of grass, so how would he have been huge for us?
he only averaged 7ypc as a runner
in 2011, after a successful season as a runner, had 7 carries. Jahkari Gore had more carries than Shepard and only played in games. They totally phased Shepard out and mis-used him.
Russell Shepard: 104car, 716yds, 5td, 6.9ypc
Trindon Holliday: 115car, 776yds, 4td, 6.7ypc
Posted on 8/24/23 at 1:02 pm to jbird7
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Les miles didn’t have a scheme. He ran toss plays up the middle 90% of the time.
Probably more like 20% of the time.
Posted on 8/24/23 at 1:40 pm to Bill W Tiger
Played wr and st at lsu.
Played wr and st in the nfl.
Did you guys think he was going to play qb then go on to be a starting qb in the nfl?
Played wr and st in the nfl.
Did you guys think he was going to play qb then go on to be a starting qb in the nfl?
This post was edited on 8/24/23 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 8/24/23 at 1:51 pm to notiger1997
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He couln't play QB worth a damn and he could get tackled by a blade of grass, so how would he have been huge for us?
Almost a ten yr NFL career and over 9.5 million in the NFL, and he couldn't help Les. He did it in spite of Les.
Wow!
Posted on 8/24/23 at 1:58 pm to dgnx6
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Did you guys think he was going to play qb then go on to be a starting qb in the nfl?
I think the hope was he would come and fill the hole that Perrilloux's dismissal created and that Lee and Jefferson struggled to fill. I think most were hoping for Dennis Dixon or Pat White (or Randle-El). So, I guess, in a way, I was expecting him to play quarterback. In the NFL, I had no idea and wasn't all that worried about whether they would Eric Crouch/Matt Jones him.
ETA: And once he was on campus and wasn't going to be allowed to work with the QBs anymore, I was hoping he would be a Chris Rainey/Jeff Demps gadget player with a ceiling of Percival Harvin.
This post was edited on 8/24/23 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 8/24/23 at 2:36 pm to Gus007
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Almost a ten yr NFL career and over 9.5 million in the NFL, and he couldn't help Les. He did it in spite of Les.
Wow!
+ nfl Pension vested
Average nfl career is half that.
Average nfl career for an undrafted player is much less
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