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re: Remember when Fournette said the NFL was "really easy"

Posted on 10/15/17 at 11:42 pm to
Posted by Rou Leed
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Posted on 10/15/17 at 11:42 pm to
Maybe someone could start a where are they now oversized overrated running backs from Alabama.
Posted by Loungefly85
Lafayette
Member since Jul 2016
7930 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 5:57 am to
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I could’ve driven an F-350 through that hole and not touched anybody


Somebody would have tackled you by the truck nuts.
Posted by MykTide
Member since Jul 2012
26811 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 6:09 am to
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Maybe someone could start a where are they now oversized overrated running backs from Alabama.



You start that list.

I'll start a list of all the wonderful LSU running backs with a National Title.

Posted by Ryan3232
Valet driver for TD staff
Member since Dec 2008
27291 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 6:11 am to
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I am tired of hearing about LF.

make it stop
His career just got started

And he's already one of the best RB's in the NFL no matter what his sample size is. You will be hearing a lot more soon enough.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
Member since Jan 2016
42749 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 7:22 am to
This thread broke LF7's ankle.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15405 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 9:40 am to
he's damn good
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2013
9026 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 9:43 am to
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Remember when people tried to convince us a month ago that Dalvin Cook was better. And less injury-prone?



Easy to say now. Dalvin Cook was having a very nice start to the year. Freak, non-contact injuries happen and it, unfortunately, happened with Cook.
Posted by Rou Leed
Member since Jun 2015
1796 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 1:21 pm to
Well lets start here, Derrick Henry looks like a 50-50 mix of a WNBA player who dresses like Liberace and a male figure skater.
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Rou Leed
Member since Jun 2015
1796 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 1:25 pm to
Exhibit A:
Posted by Rou Leed
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 1:29 pm to
Exhibit B:
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35371 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:41 pm to
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Guess he was telling the truth.

Number 2 in rushing
Has a td in every game
Has runs of 90 and 75
Well those runs of 90 and 75 yards came on back to back carries, albeit in separate games. So in those 2 carriers he had 165 yards for 82.5 YPC. In the other 128 carries he had 431 yards for 3.37 YPC. Now some players are home run hitters Chris Johnson), where they get the bulk of their yards from just a handful of runs; however, of those 128 carries, Fournette's longest carry was 30 yards, only 4 of the 128 runs were over 15 yards, and only 11 of the 128 runs were over 10 yards.

Conversely, 13 of his runs were for negative yards, 9 were for no gain, 20 were for 1 yard, 17 were for 2 yards, and 17 were for 3 yards. So 10% of his runs have been for negative yards, 16.9% of his runs 0 or fewer yards, 30% of his runs have been for 1 or fewer yards, 45.3% of his runs have been for 2 or fewer yards, and 58.5% of his runs have been for 3 or fewer yards.

Only 34 of his runs have been for 5 or more yards (26.2%), he's had fewer 5+ yards carries than 1 or fewer yards carries (39), and his 21 carries of 7 or more yards is one fewer than his 22 carries of 0 or fewer yards.

Now maybe those two long runs, which have greatly bumped up his average, are indicative of the improvement moving forward, but I don't think the results indicate anything close to "easy."
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112610 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:44 pm to
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Now maybe those two long runs, which have greatly bumped up his average, are indicative of the improvement moving forward, but I don't think the results indicate anything close to "easy."

Of course it's not easy, it's never going to be easy when Blake Bortles is your QB.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
66149 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:46 pm to
Feels like you just described Barry Sanders' career.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
44845 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:48 pm to
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Bama > NFL

Bama (and others) knowing the toss dive is coming right up the middle > NFL with legit passing threat and differing formations and sets.
Posted by WhoDatTigahsTampa
S.E.LA2WestFL
Member since Oct 2013
2281 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:48 pm to
He's better than Zeke. Don't be mad, we all knew it was coming cuz SEC. #BUGA
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Member since Jun 2009
88575 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:48 pm to
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Well those runs of 90 and 75 yards came on back to back carries, albeit in separate games. So in those 2 carriers he had 165 yards for 82.5 YPC. In the other 128 carries he had 431 yards for 3.37 YPC. Now some players are home run hitters Chris Johnson), where they get the bulk of their yards from just a handful of runs; however, of those 128 carries, Fournette's longest carry was 30 yards, only 4 of the 128 runs were over 15 yards, and only 11 of the 128 runs were over 10 yards.

Conversely, 13 of his runs were for negative yards, 9 were for no gain, 20 were for 1 yard, 17 were for 2 yards, and 17 were for 3 yards. So 10% of his runs have been for negative yards, 16.9% of his runs 0 or fewer yards, 30% of his runs have been for 1 or fewer yards, 45.3% of his runs have been for 2 or fewer yards, and 58.5% of his runs have been for 3 or fewer yards.

Only 34 of his runs have been for 5 or more yards (26.2%), he's had fewer 5+ yards carries than 1 or fewer yards carries (39), and his 21 carries of 7 or more yards is one fewer than his 22 carries of 0 or fewer yards.

Now maybe those two long runs, which have greatly bumped up his average, are indicative of the improvement moving forward, but I don't think the results indicate anything close to "easy."




This wall of text could have been summed up with "Meh, if you ignore his big runs, he's just OK."

If only it worked that way.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112610 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:49 pm to
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NFL with legit passing threat
I was with you until you got here.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
44845 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:51 pm to
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Derrick Henry looks like a 50-50 mix of a WNBA player who dresses like Liberace and a male figure skater.
He has to be sucking cock 100% no doubt. Look at those pics...
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
44845 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:53 pm to
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I was with you until you got here
Prior to 2017, Bortles was slinging the ball around pretty good.
Posted by CocoLoco
Member since Jan 2012
29108 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:59 pm to
He had one good year. The dude was garbage last season



78.8 passer rating in 2016
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:20 pm
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