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I'm sure that was before the Ware injury. Even with the Ware injury he was going to top 200 yards. Hell even if West and Ware were in front of him he would he may have done it.
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08-29-2017, 11:27 AM | #215 |
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I laughed at that when it happened. Never back up trolling with money.
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08-29-2017, 04:37 PM | #217 |
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08-29-2017, 04:56 PM | #218 |
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Seems like a possible Marvcus Patton.
I still just don't see any speed there. Aggressive as hell and has no problem getting downhill but he just doesn't look fast. I might have been to harsh on his ability to play a zone technique in that he doesn't seem quite as lost out there as I thought he might (just looking at a little bit of college tape), but he can do an okay job in zone. He's not a DJ replacement long-term, IMO. If that exists on this roster it's either Eligwe or even Wilson. But man, if you can get a guy like Marvcus Patton for a future 4th, that's a hell of a deal.
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08-29-2017, 05:07 PM | #219 |
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If the rest of the defense is good enough to allow Ragland to play between the tackles then he should be very effective. Logan and Ragland should improve our run defense dramatically. Those 2 will allow our safeties to play deeper and help in coverage.
Only if we can maintain containment though. Houston, Ragland, DJ, Ford/Hali |
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08-29-2017, 05:12 PM | #221 |
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Greg Bedard of SI said this about Ragland in 2016:
If you want to know what kind of player Ragland will be in the NFL, just watch him against Michigan State’s pro-style offense in this year’s College Football Playoff semifinals. On the first play he took on a fullback in the hole, shed him and made the tackle. On the second, he took on a pulling guard and assisted on a one-yard gain. On the third, he stood up as an end (Alabama used him as a situational pass rusher), shed the tackle and took down the quarterback for a loss. He’s not going to wow anyone in coverage (though he’s fine in zone), and that will concern some teams, but NFL defense still boils down to getting off blocks and making tackles. His skill set may be from another decade, but there’s still very much a place for Ragland in the league. |
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Henderson seems fair as well; poor man's Marvcus in many ways. But I think Patton hit harder than Henderson. I could be selling Henderson short but I really don't recall Henderson being a true hammer in the middle. Ragland, when healthy and confident, will become a guided missile out there IMO. He'll annihilate some guys. I don't actually expect he'll be Marvcus Patton - that's a hell of an ask. But if there's a player who's game I could see his being modeled after, that's the guy. Consider him a 'top 10%' kind of outcome with Mike Maslowski being a bottom 10%. More likely than not he'll end up somewhere in between those outcomes.
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If anything our run defense just got better. Maybe he isn't fast enough to be Replacement DJ but who cares since he has a rookie contract and all we gave up was a conditional 4th. A thumper is worth that for sure.
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08-29-2017, 05:38 PM | #225 |
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Can he control a gap? Herm says yes.
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