Gulley

[orangenauburn]

How different would the season have finished had he been available?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Does he tackle and play special teams?

 

[44PRIDE]

I feel it wouldn't be a whole lot different with him in the line-up...

The big game changer would have been Marcus Sales.

 

[qdawgg]

Jerome Smith was playing pretty well and then we didn't see him again... so I guess it wouldn't have mattered if Gulley was in or not b/c he barely would have played.

 

[syr02esq]

Another 5' 7" 155 lb midget? Probably nothing.

 

[timkay99]

Think people are undervaluing Gulley.

He had a number of plays run for him in his limited time healthy this year. Different formations where the design of the play was get him the ball in space.

I think he makes a bigger difference then Sales. Bailey just doesn't have the burst to threaten outside as an every down back.

 

[RF2044]

How different would the season have finished had he been available?

I don't think this season would have gone any differently. I'd love for Gulley to prove that wrong and prove a worthy successor to Ant--the jury is till out, and we don't have enough evidence to suggest that he'd be a consistent playmaker / contributor.

 

[Cuse2010]

After Gulley went out I believe that is when the problems started he and Bailey were a good combination, a more productive offense helps with a struggling defense just my 2 cents

 

[Jeepers]

I like Gulley. He's got some fire in him. Something that this team apparently needs.

 

[OrangeMuskyFish]

Could go both ways.

Looking deep into things, I think our running game would be better, we'd free Bailey up to do things like run an occasional wildcat/split out, AAM prob doesn't burn his redshirt, we have a bit of a clearer picture of what next year's rotation would be like, and perhaps we do have a better record because maybe Bailey doesn't have crucial fumbles in our two most horrible losses of the year. That is quite a lot to put on one backup getting injured, but I don't think any of it is unrealistic.

On the other hand.... does having another good running back just make the playcalling even more conservative?

 

[Cuse2010]

Could go both ways.

Looking deep into things, I think our running game would be better, we'd free Bailey up to do things like run an occasional wildcat/split out, AAM prob doesn't burn his redshirt, we have a bit of a clearer picture of what next year's rotation would be like, and perhaps we do have a better record because maybe Bailey doesn't have crucial fumbles in our two most horrible losses of the year. That is quite a lot to put on one backup getting injured, but I don't think any of it is unrealistic.

On the other hand.... does having another good running back just make the play calling even more conservative?

I think it opens it up. If you remember how Gully was being used, the offense just seemed to be more productive because there was always a fresh speed guy in, no matter who was in you need to defend the run, screen and down field on every play and created better down yardage situations

 

[Ithacaorange]

too bad he suffered that "weightlifting accident" .. we may never see him again, nolan says he has not been around the team... something fishy happened here

 

[VirginiaOrange]

No difference - he showed very little. Returning kicks, he ran straight ahead for 20 yards and got tackled. As a back, he did not show anything special.

I would have preferred to see Ameen-Moore play more since they burned his red shirt. He ran over a LB on his first or second carry and then never touched it again in that game. Complete waste of a season although he needs to commit to getting in better shape.