The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly -- Louisiana Monroe

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  1. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    But the TD stats aren't really a fair comparison. Two of his 3 TDs have been of the one-yard variety. Les is doing with DW what he did with Hilliard 4 years ago...lining up a big tailback at fullback and using him as the designated short yardage ballcarrier. Not necessarily better or worse than LF, just taking advantage of another good player's different set of skills. I for one like that Les does this.
     
  2. GregLSU

    GregLSU LSUFANS.com

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    I thought he'd turn in to the feature back this year.
     
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  3. TwistedTiger

    TwistedTiger Founding Member

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    Williams was a very highly rated RB, he was just overshadowed by Fournette. Most people that follow recruiting knew he had big potential and he's just getting started.
     
  4. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    I thought he would be the third-down back. Pick up the blitz or slide out into the flat for a pass. And I still think that.
     
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  5. LSUpride123

    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    He's got a belly!
     
  6. lsu-i-like

    lsu-i-like Playoff advocate

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    I don't remember him tearing it up last year either.
     
  7. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    He averaged about 7 yards a carry last year.
     
  8. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    He did late in the season
     
  9. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Magee looked pretty good last year. I think he's fine. None of the running backs are exactly tearing it up, which has been good in that it has gotten Williams more carries than he might have expected. If the line can start opening some holes, all of these running backs can get the job done.
     
  10. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    Before the season Les Miles said this might be the best offensive line he had ever coached. He said the same thing before the 2008 season. If they don't start playing up to expectations our young QB will be in a lot of trouble when they start the SEC schedule.
     

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