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Some thoughts about Running Backs

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I am going to skip on AJ for now. Looks like he will be a starting CB this year any way.

Some thoughts in regards to the other Seniors... Mon, Rico, and Traevon

I am sure most college Sr's are hoping to shine enough to get an NFL team interested in them. That's the dream. To be a pro and make that money.

Here you are, a RB at an SEC school that is about to get enormous TV coverage. I imagine you want your team to win, but you also want to be one of the ones helping that happen. So right now all three are busting it in hopes of being one of the 2 starters. And also trying to be the one that gets the most handoffs. I mean its great to get playing time, but if the other guy gets most of the plays, that's not helping you get noticed.

I feel all 3 of them are going to be great this year. And they are going to get rotated a lot to keep a fresh guy in there. And every time they get the ball they are going to be killing it to do good enough to get it more.

It would be great to see a couple get 100+ yards in a game and the other not far behind. Jake would have a dream job too; just hand it off 4 or 5 times then throw a bomb on an RPO because the opposing D expects another run. 

Having explosive RB's will truly be special this season.

 
I've been pleased with the practice reports so far and updates on their progress, but if you ask me, I'm not going to put much stock into thinking they could have a breakout year. It's all the same personnel, sans Feaster, so there's no reason for me to believe they'll perform any different until I see it with my own eyes. I am rooting for them, I just need to see production in Game 1 and consistency before I am ready to feel really good about our offense as a whole.

I think our win total hinges on how well the run game does this year, though. The defense should be SEC caliber, the receivers will be quite good, Bentley should be pretty good, and if the run game steps up and is reliable for the first time in 5 years, I can see us winning 8+ games this year. The run game being consistent helps take the weight off of Jake's shoulders too, so I think he would play better and not try to force the ball in tight windows as much as he usually does. If that's the case, it could be a legitimately great season. However, if the run game is much of the same, I see a 6 or 7 win season, and the offense struggles.

 
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Will Muschamp and Bryan McClendon are working to make the offense more balance so they we are not as much feast or famine as we were last year with the passing game - especially when the field shrinks to 20 yards or less. A stronger ground game may mean less field goals near the goal line and more TDs.

 
GregoryHouse said:
Will Muschamp and Bryan McClendon are working to make the offense more balance so they we are not as much feast or famine as we were last year with the passing game - especially when the field shrinks to 20 yards or less. A stronger ground game may mean less field goals near the goal line and more TDs.
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This is great to hear.  I estimate we average another TD scored a game if we do this.

 
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