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yeah, two plays stand out to me. the first was the kickoff return that he should've knelt. Instead we get the ball at the 11 and conservative play calling ensues. The second was on his reverse. He got a huge gain on it, but I think he cut it back inside unnecessarily. The sideline was blocked well and it looked like he could've scored if he just ran hard north and southOne thing that always tends to happen IMO when you rotate too many guys is that they try to make too much happen when they finally get their hands on the ball. I think Toney is really starting to do this if you watch him.
Which is precisely why he didn't play last game.No history. It happens. Kid is really good and waiting his turn. How do we know? We fell behind early and suddenly he gets 1st half snaps. Coincidence? Doubtful. Mullen knows what he’s sitting on.
Which is precisely why he didn't play last game.
A lot of totally unwarranted assumptions. I look forward to his play by this year and in the years to come. I think CDM is handling him just right.Whatever. You’re going to be very disappointed in his success. He is an outstanding back and our leading rusher in ypc after 7 games. I suspect you don’t want him on the field. Great. I think Mullen used him perfectly today.
A lot of totally unwarranted assumptions. I look forward to his play by this year and in the years to come. I think CDM is handling him just right.
You are correct; it was. And his handling of him in the LSU game was perfect as well.Today was perfect....including putting him right back in after his first career fumble. Everybody played better with this approach and the two back alignment has great potential. Coach nailed it.
You are correct; it was. And his handling of him in the LSU game was perfect as well.
Agree with Toney. If we run as many plays as today that will help alleviate.One thing that always tends to happen IMO when you rotate too many guys is that they try to make too much happen when they finally get their hands on the ball. I think Toney is really starting to do this if you watch him.
The tense, pressure game was LSU at home against a bitter rival. Vandy had a far different feel. CDM understood that and handled Pierce perfectly. If you were not one of the ones yelling for Pierce to play against LSU, then you had nothing to learn from the fumble.Another result-player. Where was your comment before the game doubting Pierce? And if what Mullen "knew" was that Pierce is fumble-prone (which he's not) or that he's not yet experienced enough to be playing, then why was he playing in a tight game like this at all?
If wishes were horses we'd all take a ride.True, but only by a difference of three plays. Scarlett and Perine had breakaway runs of 48 and 25 yards, respectively, and Pierce lost 4 on his fumble. Take those away and S & P both averaged 4.3 YPC, vs. 4.8 for Pierce.
"... more or less the same.." Really? It is embarrassing to remove the long plays since so many of us think that the ability to bust a long run is a positive for a RB. However, if we do that we get the following:^ Exactly. It's like some of these responses (and the people up-voting them) are in the wrong thread. Again, the point of this one was that Dameon Pierce is a player who it would be nice to see more of IF WE GET A BIG LEAD, and can start resting starters. No one (in this thread anyway) was saying he should be the starter.
And his one fumble, by the way, was indicative of nothing. He got twisted around and came down with the small of his back right on the helmet of the player who tackled him, and let go of the ball. It happens. Franks fumbled yesterday, too. So what?
Nobody's talking about wishes, we're talking about facts. It's a fact that other than one play for each of the three backs, their YPC averages yesterday were more or less the same. If you want to focus exclusively on the numbers and disregard mitigating factors, then in that case you'd have to conclude that Pierce is a better runner than Scarlett or Perine. For the season both of them have an average YPC of 5.4, while Pierce has an 8.4
It really doesn't matter because he had significant carries early, fumbled, and finished the game well off his average and that of Scarlett and Perine for the game. Perhaps there is something to the tired defense theory?Another result-player. Where was your comment before the game doubting Pierce? And if what Mullen "knew" was that Pierce is fumble-prone (which he's not) or that he's not yet experienced enough to be playing, then why was he playing in a tight game like this at all?