Matt Hayes, Sporting News: Feb 5 -- The Tigers...want to use athlete recruit Drayton Calhoun as a Percy Harvin-type player; a guy who can split wide in the passing game and take snaps from the tailback spot in the zone-read option. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=514578
If Shep ends up in that role I think he will be better than Calhoun. He is more elusive, has good vision, and can cut very well. He hits his top gear in only a few steps it seems. However if we get Seastrunk that role gets crowded in a hurry.
Percy who? Doesent he play for the Gators? I wish everyone would refer to Calhoun and Shep as a Polk Salad Annie type players. After all she's from Louisiana and was so tough...."she made the alligators look tame" !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6diOn54OWs (Tony Joe White) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOzaVpgeHJg&feature=related (Elvis) Harvin's mother never worked on no chain gang. (I wish I knew how to upload videos themselves)
I..I..don't know quite what to say to this. I'm speechless.:huh: I bet you're "one wild and crazy guy!"
As an every down back? Absolutely. As a compliment to Ford, etc. he'll be more than suitable. Not quite as fast as Trindon but he'll be used in much the same fashion. Possibly a bit more due to his more conventional size. But I wouldn't expect anyone who is all too shifty, I didn't see him make many cutbacks, and he is pretty much a one hit and down type of guy.
Trindon has the same problem. Not shifty and can't break tackles. That's why he's been relatively ineffective in our offense when you're comparing him to guys like Harvin. I think Shep has a better chance of being that guy than Calhoun. What about Claiborne. he was recruited as an athlete, can he do that?
Trindon isn't shifty. He runs all out and doesn't slow up to make sharp cuts. When he does try to cut sharply he sometimes slips and falls because he is going too fast. He also runs so fast he doesn't set up his blocks. However, these same running traits make him an excellent return man because he hits a crease full throttle and is gone, often with only one slight change of direction. I think the reason he isn't as effective as Harvin is because Harvin is constantly on the field and is a good WR. Trindon is only usually in the game for a few plays or series and is not a threat to run every route as a WR. Therefore, the defense is keying on him to run the ball even if he is split out wide.
Trindon was a straight line runner in his earlier years at LSU; however, correct me if I were wrong, I thought he started to make more cutbacks and zigzags his way through the defense with better vision in the last season, including the NC game. Of course, because of his size/wt, he gets stopped once he gets tackled. Hopefully, he can develope his vision and running skills.
