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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 387288, member: 837"]
I agree with basically everything in this post. I'm not trying to knock Smith but I would still love to see Smith/Gulley/Broyld get plenty of touches. Broyld's acceleration is something we don't see much on this team.
 
The above quote, and I know we've gone back and forth on Nassib at times, is exactly how I see him and why I've always thought he got 5x the criticism he deserved (some criticism is obviously valid). Average players tend to reflect what's going on around him -- solid talent in a well-designed offense executing at a pretty good level is going to make nassib look really good. Inconsistent line play in a vanilla offense that's not executed terribly well is going to make him look bad.
 
Obviously you could say that to some extent about everyone, but a guy like Denard Robinson or Pat White or even a guy like Collaros are generally going to look pretty good b/c they are simply really talented. Guys like Barkley are going to look good most Saturdays b/c they are really good at throwing the ball. But generally, guys like Nassib need the parts around them functioning at a high level as well. We, obviously, haven't had that for the better part of the last ... well, since 1998.
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