Interesting that LF7

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  1. LSUpride123

    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    Interesting that Lf7 who returned kicks was often a sore spot for many as they didn't think he did a good job.

    LSU was #2 nationally.
     
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    ParadiseiNC don't worry, be happy

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    Yeah, admittedly, until the return against ND, I didn't think he was that great. Not bad, but not great. I wondered if we would do better w/someone a bit "quicker". He's fast, but he's big, and a bulldozer type. I think of KO return guys as being quicker and more elusive. Guess he does better than I realized.
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    Just needs to stop looking for contact. I'm glad he finally broke one
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    i woulda lost money on this. i thought he was average in the return game til ND. Still glad i got to see his game speed finally. or the disclaimer is it bc it was notre dame.

    im gonna hope for the former. it was still a couple dbs he outran and i dont think either was white.
     
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    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    He averaged 26.04 yards a return. For reference OBJ had 26.41

    He isn't game breaking back there, but I think when he gets loose, people misjudge how fast he is actually running because of his size and movement.
     
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    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    nah i saw him move against nd and he was running at a different speed than, as shane said before, looking to lay out someone.

    i wish he would be less earl campbell and more an adrian peterson combo, especially on kickoffs.
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    This is interesting for sure. I would have figured it to be a lot less, trouble is if you watch the film it could have/should have been a lot better. He took some REALLY bad angles on plenty of returns. Maybe he got tired of getting blown up.
     
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    Yea.

    I cant say I blame him. He does look to truck people, which I like that he is physical. However, he cannot afford to be that way with our QB's and must look to take everything to the house. :/
     
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    He defiantly can improve on his vision.

    I think he sees the lanes, just chooses too truck kids.


    Take that poor A&M kid for example, he could have easily put a move on him, but just decided to run him over. :eek:
     
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    He didn't break any long returns until the bowl game, but he was almost automatic to return it to the 35 and maybe a few yards more. I remember him getting dropped short maybe once. There is a lot to be said for consistent good field position.
     
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