After dealing with a nagging hamstring injury for the last month, we will finally get to see TC in action Saturday with the Falcons. They play Miami so it will be a challenge for sure. Wishing TC all the best.
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I watched him last night. He started the game and got the ball four times. Each time he was immediately tackled in the backfield. On one fluke play he was tackled but the tackler was underneath TC and he rolled off of him and made a 6-yard gain. Which game him a total of 2 yards on 4 carries.
The starting Miami defensive line was in the Atlanta backfield on every play. It wasn't pretty.
The starting Miami defensive line was in the Atlanta backfield on every play. It wasn't pretty.
I recall some NFL blogs saying that Tevin ran up all those yards despite IU having nothing for an O-line. Given Rahrig's play so far for the Steelers and the lack of O-line performance by the Falcons, I'd like for those guys to get some salt and ketchup and start considering eating their words. Kinda makes me wonder whether Feeney and Spriggs might not oughta be on the Falcons' scout list for next year's draft . . . they need a RG and a RT, really, really badly.
BTW, last I saw Replogle's still sticking on the Falcons' roster as a guard. That could change . . . who knows, maybe the DT becomes an OL and still makes an NFL roster.
Because those guys do zero research on IU. I wish I could completely not try at my job.
Over the past couple of decades these prognosticators have been pretty accurate when it comes to the Hoosiers. When there has been a hiccup of success it has been short lived. If I was being completely objective I would follow the past and wait to be surprised.
Even if IU is successful this year it is likely they will be ranked near the bottom next year because of qb issues.
Even if IU is successful this year it is likely they will be ranked near the bottom next year because of qb issues.
More impressive that IU had little passing game due to an injury meaning that teams could load the box. IU's o-line was o.k., but not Alabama type dominant. It was an impressive job by Coleman which helped his draft prospects.
That used to be pretty common in college football, especially for teams who desired speedier players. Recruit a bunch of D-lineman and put the slowest/smartest on the O-line. Recruit a bunch of LB's and move the slower ones to D-line, etc... I don't know much about Replogle, but if he can pick up the blocking scheme his size and athleticism might make for a good O-lineman.
IU won't be ranked at the bottom due to a new QB, hardly.
If they are ranked at the bottom, it's guaranteed to be related to the fact that we couldn't stop anybody.
If you want to look at history, that's the common theme, not QBs. Last year was an anomaly.
The guys who said our 2000 yard RB had a crappy line.
No 2000 yard RB has a crappy line.
I'ma help ya out, and give you 2 quotes - one in April from a doofi named Matt Fries at NFL Breakdowns, who called us the University of Indiana, and one from Jason Hirshhorn at SB Nation in May. But you have a computer too, and could look this stuff up yourself instead of just picking fights over internet posts.
Fries:
"Had a high amount of production behind a frankly terrible offensive line... First and foremost, I want to address one of the biggest obstacles evaluators are faced with when evaluating Coleman: his teammates around him are terrible. Particularly, his offensive line acted more like a sieve than a wall. "
Hischhorn:
"Coleman is a difficult tailback to bring down once he's squared up his shoulders. Though he's not overly big at 5'11, 206 pounds, he's not afraid to run through contact for extra yardage. He also possesses the patience to wait for holes to develop, a surprising skill considering the quality of the offensive line at Indiana."
Rahrig made a camp this year and Spriggs and Feeney are already NFL prospects.
There are other anti-IU-OL doofi out there.
There are also Google.
Dig in.
Yes, absolutely moronic statements. Idk how those guys have jobs. It's not even that it upsets me they speak about IU that way, just that they don't know their stuff.
Matt Fries - sounds like the nickname for some pimply-faced kid working the drive through at Burger King.
"Matt Fries". -as in: "Would you like fries with that? I'm the fries master....oh, and I also evaluate college football in my spare time."
"Matt Fries". -as in: "Would you like fries with that? I'm the fries master....oh, and I also evaluate college football in my spare time."
"Im'a"? Oookay. Two guys out of hundreds who do that stuff. Not sure why anyone would whine about it.
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For the record, you are now officially a pompous idiot who hasn't enough brains or sense to know when he hasn't the foggiest idea what he's talking about.
Meh.
For the record, you claimed The Falcons pushed out Konz to elevate AR on the depth chart. Probably shouldn't refer to anyone as a "pompous idiot" after saying something like that. Lol.
Much better tonight... 8 carries for 56 yards.. And one run of 27 yards..
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