LeQuint Allen or Sean Tucker?

[Cuseman78]

As much as I like Allen, there is a LOT of recency bias going on in this thread.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

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I think Allen is a chain mover and Tucker is a HR hitter. It’s like comparing Barry Sanders vs Emmit Smith.

Emmitt got 3 yards ever play, Barry took a ton of negative plays, but then would go 75 yards for a score.

Allen is the best receiver I’ve seen out of the backfield in a long time.

It’s close, but I’m taking Allen.

i think you are being generous. More like Barry vs Eddie George.

 

[Entropic]

My super unknowledgeable perception is that Allen had more heart, drive and passion and is a more well rounded back. Tucker has better vision, speed and shiftiness and thus was a better runner of the ball but he also either due to injury, health or otherwise began taking A LOT of business decision and his last year here was simply a let down because of how capable we knew he was.

It's really a toss up but as such I will take the team guy in a close race so Allen.

 

[baggerbob]

I think Tucker’s less outstanding final season (seemingly due to injury) has shaped people’s perceptions of his career. The idea of adding a home run threat to this offense blows my mind. I am not sure if it would make up for what is lost in blocking and receiving, but I think it might.

And Tucker also had a QB who ran for almost 800 yards who had to be accounted for on every play his sophomore year.

 

[bothsocksup]

the last two runs Tucker just made in the bucs game should end the debate

 

[UpstateSM]

Sean Tucker would have done some wild things in this offense. Thinking lots of damage getting him the ball in space.

We have been very lucky to get to watch both of them play for us. They are both very similar and very different, to me.

 

[Jake]

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i think you are being generous. More like Barry vs Eddie George.

Talent level sure. I was talking general style/ results.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Talent level sure. I was talking general style/ results.

I am as well. Smith was more than a 3 yard guy. That is Eddie George.

 

[Jake]

I am as well. Smith was more than a 3 yard guy. That is Eddie George.

Holy shot dude relax. I’m sorry I insulted your best friend. I’m saying generally Emmitt was a consistent chain mover. The kinda guy you can depend on at least getting 3 yards. Did he break off bigger ones…absolutely- he was a great back. He rarely went backward.

Chilax.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Holy shot dude relax. I’m sorry I insulted your best friend. I’m saying generally Emmitt was a consistent chain mover. The kinda guy you can depend on at least getting 3 yards. Did he break off bigger ones…absolutely- he was a great back. He rarely went backward.

Chilax.

That doesn’t describe LQA does it? Sorry I have a problem with people making LQA to be something he is not. It is really weird.

 

[orangemass]

As much as I like Allen, there is a LOT of recency bias going on in this thread.

I just went back and watched tuckers highlights. I want my vote back. lol

 

[sufandu]

I go with Tucker. Even his freshman year he consistently made something out of nothing when the rest of our offense was GRob-ian. Sophomore year was special. Even his junior year when we all knew he was hurt most of the year he still got 1,000 yards on over 5 ypc. And we don't know if/how much the heart ailment held him back. Allen's hands are amazing. He makes catches Tucker never could. But I think some of our pass plays to him were ways to get him the ball on the outside because we knew he wasn't fast enough to get there with a handoff. On those plays Tucker would've just been handed the ball. Allen has heart for days but I wouldn't confuse Tucker's stoic personality for lack of heart. If you tell me I can only have one, I'd go with Tucker. I feel like he gives me more in the run game compared to Allen than he loses to him in the pass game.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Tucker was a quiet kid. LaQuint seems to be a better leader at least vocally. He’s also been called the toughest kid on the team. We never heard anyone say that about Tucker.

 

[ImperialOrange]

Can we have LQA with Tuckers speed? That's really the crux of this conversation. LQA is a much more complete player, and Tucker more athletically gifted. It's a tough comparison and comes down to preference.

LQA is the toughest runner we've had since Delone Carter.

 

[Shenexon]

That doesn’t describe LQA does it? Sorry I have a problem with people making LQA to be something he is not. It is really weird.

We're two days after LQA helped win our best bowl in a few years and it's weird that people post some positive things about him? Pardon me if I find it weirder to respond negatively to positive posts about him while there's still an afterglow from the game where he scored twice and ran for over 100 yards. What about him didn't and / or don't you like?

 

[sufandu]

My super unknowledgeable perception is that Allen had more heart, drive and passion and is a more well rounded back. Tucker has better vision, speed and shiftiness and thus was a better runner of the ball but he also either due to injury, health or otherwise began taking A LOT of business decision and his last year here was simply a let down because of how capable we knew he was.

It's really a toss up but as such I will take the team guy in a close race so Allen.

I would say Tucker showed a lot of heart not shutting it down halfway through the season. By playing hurt he may have actually hurt his draft stock.

 

[All4SU]

LeSean Alker. That’s my choice.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Heard Tucker was the team’s hardest worker. I don’t think work ethic was an issue for either of them. Both were great for us and their teams. I don’t understand the original question anyways pitting them in a hypothetical competition against the other anyways. We just have been so fortunate to have had both.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

We're two days after LQA helped win our best bowl in a few years and it's weird that people post some positive things about him? Pardon me if I find it weirder to respond negatively to positive posts about him while there's still an afterglow from the game where he scored twice and ran for over 100 yards. What about him didn't and / or don't you like?

Eddie George is an NFL great. If that is negative not sure what to say.

 

[Eric15]

Heard Tucker was the team’s hardest worker. I don’t think work ethic was an issue for either of them. Both were great for us and their teams. I don’t understand the original question anyways pitting them in a hypothetical competition against the other anyways. We just have been so fortunate to have had both.

Cherie, it’s just light hearted sports chatter. They’re both great football players. The reason I asked is because I personally couldn’t decide between the two. As always, I appreciate your kind sentiment.

 

[sufandu]

Heard Tucker was the team’s hardest worker. I don’t think work ethic was an issue for either of them. Both were great for us and their teams. I don’t understand the original question anyways pitting them in a hypothetical competition against the other anyways. We just have been so fortunate to have had both.

What's sad is that some people feel like they need to make one guy sound bad to say the other is good or that if a weakness is constructively pointed out about "your" guy people act like he's being insulted.

 

[MSOrange]

What's sad is that some people feel like they need to make one guy sound bad to say the other is good or that if a weakness is constructively pointed out about "your" guy people act like he's being insulted.

The same thing kind of happened in the McCord threads comparing him to previous QBs.

 

[Nicknack]

Tucker was awfully damn good. I don't think I could probably pick over him. However, Allen is such a damn beast, the kind of guy you want by your side going into a fight, especially when you're out numbered. He just wills his way for yards. Also, his ability to catch the ball is exceptional. That all said, if I was forced to pick, maybe Tucker (but I don't like my answer as Allen is such a favorite of mine this year).

 

[Cheriehoop]

Cherie, it’s just light hearted sports chatter. They’re both great football players. The reason I asked is because I personally couldn’t decide between the two. As always, I appreciate your kind sentiment.

I didn’t mean to sound harsh but I guess to evaluate them to prefer one player over another, you have to judge their respective value which always seems to bring out negativity and competitive views. I too appreciated both who have made their respective teams better using their talents in different ways in different times. Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound judgemental myself.

 

[Oakland]

Can we have LQA with Tuckers speed? That's really the crux of this conversation. LQA is a much more complete player, and Tucker more athletically gifted. It's a tough comparison and comes down to preference.

LQA is the toughest runner we've had since Delone Carter.

I'm a little confused by this thread. I thought there was a consensus that Tucker was an excellent receiving back, and the knock on him was that he didn't have 4th gear speed.