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This is why I don’t like judging too much from one game whether it’s a good team or essentially an exhibition game. Last week everyone wanted the guy demoted as far down the depth chart as possible. I’ve liked him since he came here from New Mexico State; I really liked his tape and was surprised he didn’t get more reps last year. Keep in mind, i absolutely love LeQuint and think he’s going to be a stud. So I didn’t think he’d supplant LeQuint but with Tucker seemingly hurt at times, figured he’d see some time.
Either way; we have what looks like a solid RB room. We’ll see if Price can consistently play like he did yesterday. But for whatever reason, he showed far more of who he is as a runner yesterday than the week before and what I’d seen on tape that got me excited when he committed here. Which is why I thought it was fair to hold off on passing judgement even despite the weak opponent. The coaching staff has obviously seen the same things because he was the first guy off the bench.
Here’s what I had posted last week when he was getting crushed:
Either way; we have what looks like a solid RB room. We’ll see if Price can consistently play like he did yesterday. But for whatever reason, he showed far more of who he is as a runner yesterday than the week before and what I’d seen on tape that got me excited when he committed here. Which is why I thought it was fair to hold off on passing judgement even despite the weak opponent. The coaching staff has obviously seen the same things because he was the first guy off the bench.
Here’s what I had posted last week when he was getting crushed:
As far as the RB’s. I was underwhelmed by Price compared to what I expected from him and the guys that played after him all did really well. In fairness though; it was one game, the guys who came in after Price and looked good were facing tired and/or backup Colgate players. So while I liked what I saw from them I also know not to place too much value in how a RB looks in the 4th Q against a team we’re beating by 60+. In the same way when I’m watching a player look really good in NFL preseason and still get cut.
So, overall I’d like to see more from all those guys involved before it’s clear Price isn’t a solid depth RB or that one of the other guys can find holes and make solid runs against ACC defenses. None of this includes LQA who I’ve been saying since last year was going to be an absolute stud. Wait till we start throwing to him too.