LeQuint Allen or Sean Tucker?

[phil77]

Give me Allen for his passion and will to win. He was the heart of the team.

 

[Trueblue25]

Idk how a season ticket holder could say Tucker here aside from how exciting some of his plays were. Great RB with great stats but I feel that Allen delivered more.

There were countless moments where Allen kept crucial drives alive simply because he would not go down or be moved backwards. He’s also essentially automatic near the goal line. He made so many big plays to help keep the ball in Kyles hands and open up downfield. Selfless blocker too.

 

[SuFTW]

LQA is a better blocker. That is about it. The talent level isn't even close.

Look at the year Tucker had in 2021. Everyone knew he was getting the ball and he still ran for 1500 in only 12 games. On top of that he had 20 catches on a team that never threw the ball.

Even the year after he had 36 catches in only 12 games played.

LQA had volume this year. It isn't like he was in the slot and going upfield, they were all swing passes. Tucker can easily catch those and then do more with it.

Don’t agree. LeQuint is better at receiving, less of an adventure catching the ball and he did just as much as Tucker when he caught it.

 

[ImperialOrange]

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.

Tucker had elite speed when healthy but got banged up often after his breakout year

 

[sufandu]

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.

Huh? The guy was a 10.6 100m guy and, when he was healthy, had plenty of TD runs where he ran away from people and past guys that looked like they had an angle.

 

[sufandu]

Tucker had elite speed when healthy but got banged up often after his breakout year

I'm not sure we could say banged up often. He got hurt early the next year and never had the chance to recover. Because Dino kept everything close to the vest and wanted to use him as a decoy as long as possible, he never let on that Tucker was hurt.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Allen is a heck of an overall player and a big time competitor, and a key part of a 10 win squad.

Tucker is my answer. By a wide margin. The guy currently in the NFL in the 2nd or 3rd most stacked backfield in the league.

 

[mark79]

I chose LQA for the intangibles and leadership skills. He makes everyone else around him better. As great as Sean Tucker was, he did not possess that quality.

 

[NineOneSeven]

I chose LQA for the intangibles and leadership skills. He makes everyone else around him better. As great as Sean Tucker was, he did not possess that quality.

I think having the all time LEADER in ACC passing yards probably made him better too.

 

[swish7]

Tucker. Prime Tucker.

So many moments this year where we wanted LQA to bounce outside, but he sought contact. The early shoestring tackles.

Prime Tucker would have had 1,500 rushing & the same 500 receiving in this O.

That said, LQA is this years MVP. We don't win 10 games without him. He'll also finish higher on our favorite SU RBs list, if he returns.

It's an embarrassment of riches, really.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Tucker. Prime Tucker.

So many moments this year where we wanted LQA to bounce outside, but he sought contact. The early shoestring tackles.

Prime Tucker would have had 1,500 rushing & the same 500 receiving in this O.

That said, LQA is this years MVP. We don't win 10 games without him. He'll also finish higher on our favorite SU RBs list, if he returns.

It's an embarrassment of riches, really.

Uhh McCord was this year’s MVP.

Some wild posts in here.

 

[sufandu]

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

Any idea where I can find those highlights?

 

[Cusefan78]

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

My vote was for Allen simply because he always wants the ball. Tucker would gas out and tap his helmet to come out at seemly the worst times. I remember a few drives at the end of the game and he was so gassed he couldn’t play. So if I’m picking one of the two it’s Allen all day.

 

[SuFTW]

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

But we are talking Syracuse career and not NFL.

 

[swish7]

Uhh McCord was this year’s MVP.

Some wild posts in here.

People take this too seriously.

We don't win 10 without either player.

 

[chuck]

They’re both completely different players. Man, could you imagine having BOTH of them on the same team?!

They were during lequints freshman year! It was fun to watch!

 

[llandz]

Tough question. I love them both. But LaQuint stuck with us through the discipline hearing and appeal. In my book, because of his loyalty and dedication to SU, LaQuint wins.

 

[sdhall01]

Allen can pass block and is a prolific pass catcher out of the backfield. I don’t know what Tucker would look like with McCord, but I do know that LQA was one of his favorite targets. I don’t think adding Tucker and removing LQA makes this team any better.

 

[sufandu]

My vote was for Allen simply because he always wants the ball. Tucker would gas out and tap his helmet to come out at seemly the worst times. I remember a few drives at the end of the game and he was so gassed he couldn’t play. So if I’m picking one of the two it’s Allen all day.

He was gassed because the coaches subbed stupidly and didn't leave him fresh for the end of games or drives and our offense didn't get chunk plays from WRs to get us close to the endzone before wearing him out.. This year Allen averaged 22.4 plays per game. In his sophomore year Tucker averaged 22.1. While playing hurt during most of his junior year he averaged right at 20. There wasn't much of a difference.

It feels like Tucker is getting dinged because he played for Dino and has a stoic personality while Allen is benefiting from the afterglow of a 10 win season and has a more emotional personality.

 

[sufandu]

Allen can pass block and is a prolific pass catcher out of the backfield. I don’t know what Tucker would look like with McCord, but I do know that LQA was one of his favorite targets. I don’t think adding Tucker and removing LQA makes this team any better.

It changes the offense a bit but like you said, probably doesn't make it any better. Allen had some how-did-he-grab-that catches this year that I'm not sure our WRs could've made. There were a few runs where he couldn't get to the corner that Tucker would have. So it probably would've looked different but been similarly productive. It's possible we see a few more rushing yards at the expense of McCords passing yards.

 

[SmilinBob]

Enjoyed both players and that being said would have liked to have seen Tucker in this current offense.

 

[OrangePA]

They're both obviously amazing players and you can't go wrong with either. But all other things being equal, if you hypothetically had to choose, would you take LeQuint Allen or Sean Tucker as your starting college RB?

Sean Tucker was a home run hitter. I love LeQuint, but I’d have to take Sean.

 

[sufandu]

Sean Tucker was a home run hitter. I love LeQuint, but I’d have to take Sean.

And he was more powerful than people are remembering. Look at the kick return he had this year against Atlanta(?). He ran through and over people. He had that his sophomore year here too.

 

[Scott11]

I enjoyed reading this thread, but I’m frankly astounded at the poll results. We all like to root for the underdog and a guy who leaves it all out on the field and gets every single thing he can out of his ability like Laquint. But Tucker was a considerably better player.

 

[TheHaze315]

In my opinion Allen only has picking up blitzes on his side, which of course is a massive quality to have as a running back, but besides that I’m taking Sean Tucker. I think it’s very clear he was an overall better talent.