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Looks like the most complete back we've had in awhile.
Gulley, Anton Bailey, Carter all had good vision and jitterbug ability. Didn't really see enough of Jordan to know.
Looks like the most complete back we've had in awhile.
I believe he was talking about Tucker.Gulley, Anton Bailey, Carter all had good vision and jitterbug ability. Didn't really see enough of Jordan to know.
I was talking about Tucker being a complete back.Gulley, Anton Bailey, Carter all had good vision and jitterbug ability. Didn't really see enough of Jordan to know.
I believe he was talking about Tucker.
Gulley, Anton Bailey, Carter all had good vision and jitterbug ability. Didn't really see enough of Jordan to know.
i think bailey is the best comp but tucker looks better to me. Carter i think wouldve been the best complete back had he not dislocated his hip.
I will always remember Bailey's block in the Pinstrip Bowl to give Nassib enough time to bomb it out to Salesi think bailey is the best comp but tucker looks better to me. Carter i think wouldve been the best complete back had he not dislocated his hip.
I will always remember Bailey's block in the Pinstrip Bowl to give Nassib enough time to bomb it out to Sales
I was the one that mentioned Reyes. I didn't mean to say he was our last complete back, even though I don't think the others were quite as good, just that he is the closest comparison to Tucker.It should have been in reply to the poster who said it's been awhile. He's right it has been, but we had a few after Reyes.
Gulley, Anton Bailey, Carter all had good vision and jitterbug ability. Didn't really see enough of Jordan to know.
“that kid from -M”.Jordan was really fast, and he didn't over-juke a defender and dance at the line of scrimmage like that kid from -M used to do. Jordan was usually one shoulder fake, or one cut, and then past a guy.
Of course, that was mostly high school tapes. He seldom had room to run for us. He probably would have been helped by having an offensive line with bigger gaps between the linemen.
Bigger gaps can hamper your pass coverage, but for a running game, it improves blocking angles and can make opening up holes easier.
Of course you have to commit to doing that, or the other team will burn you badly. You can't dabble at that, or the defense will eat you alive with the pass rushers we have in this league.
Exactly“that kid from -M”.
jordan had a few good carries. That kid from -M (Damien Rhodes) is a top 10 -11 all time rushing yards and 8th rushing TD’s at Syracuse. He was pretty damn good and that’s pretty good company
And this is what we're going to miss. Just thought a reminder would be useful.Jordan was really fast, and he didn't over-juke a defender and dance at the line of scrimmage like that kid from -M used to do. Jordan was usually one shoulder fake, or one cut, and then past a guy.
Of course, that was mostly high school tapes. He seldom had room to run for us. He probably would have been helped by having an offensive line with bigger gaps between the linemen.
Bigger gaps can hamper your pass coverage, but for a running game, it improves blocking angles and can make opening up holes easier.
Of course you have to commit to doing that, or the other team will burn you badly. You can't dabble at that, or the defense will eat you alive with the pass rushers we have in this league.
“that kid from -M”.
jordan had a few good carries. That kid from -M (Damien Rhodes) is a top 10 -11 all time rushing yards and 8th rushing TD’s at Syracuse. He was pretty damn good and that’s pretty good company
Exactly
Damien could have gone to any school he wanted.
He stayed home and had a great career
Why do you feel the need to diss a local player who made good?"Great career" is a stretch. He never gained 1,000 yards. Not once.
He had one very good year (his junior year), and an ok senior year.
Not a legend.
Damien Rhodes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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Here are some guys who had 1,000 yard rushing seasons:
Antwon Bailey
Curtis Brinkley
Dee Brown
Delone Carter
Larry Csonka
Floyd Little
Joe Morris
James Mungro
Michael Owens
Walter Reyes
Jerome Smith
Damian Rhodes is not one of them.
So by your measure David Walker, Rob Drummond and Jim Nance were not very good either. Welll I guess you would not know a RB if you see one in that case."Great career" is a stretch. He never gained 1,000 yards. Not once.
He had one very good year (his junior year), and an ok senior year.
Not a legend.
Damien Rhodes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Check out Damien Rhodes's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.comwww.sports-reference.com
Here are some guys who had 1,000 yard rushing seasons:
Antwon Bailey
Curtis Brinkley
Dee Brown
Delone Carter
Larry Csonka
Floyd Little
Joe Morris
James Mungro
Michael Owens
Walter Reyes
Jerome Smith
Damian Rhodes is not one of them.
"Great career" is a stretch. He never gained 1,000 yards. Not once.
He had one very good year (his junior year), and an ok senior year.
Not a legend.
Damien Rhodes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Check out Damien Rhodes's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.comwww.sports-reference.com
Here are some guys who had 1,000 yard rushing seasons:
Antwon Bailey
Curtis Brinkley
Dee Brown
Delone Carter
Larry Csonka
Floyd Little
Joe Morris
James Mungro
Michael Owens
Walter Reyes
Jerome Smith
Damian Rhodes is not one of them.
Sorry, but Damian Rhodes is like a half-step better than Johnny Morant on my list of all-time SU greats. He was a track guy, never really a football guy. Always a bit soft in my book. Great athletic skills, but way too much Darryl Strawberry in Rhodes.
Dude"Great career" is a stretch. He never gained 1,000 yards. Not once.
He had one very good year (his junior year), and an ok senior year.
Not a legend.
Damien Rhodes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Check out Damien Rhodes's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.comwww.sports-reference.com
Here are some guys who had 1,000 yard rushing seasons:
Antwon Bailey
Curtis Brinkley
Dee Brown
Delone Carter
Larry Csonka
Floyd Little
Joe Morris
James Mungro
Michael Owens
Walter Reyes
Jerome Smith
Damian Rhodes is not one of them.
Damien was playing during PP's down years. He had to deal with a new coach transitioning in. His senior with G Rob he had to play in a new west coast system and had 900 yards rushing, 300 receiving. This is all on a bad 1-10 team."Great career" is a stretch. He never gained 1,000 yards. Not once.
He had one very good year (his junior year), and an ok senior year.
Not a legend.
Damien Rhodes College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Check out Damien Rhodes's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.comwww.sports-reference.com
Here are some guys who had 1,000 yard rushing seasons:
Antwon Bailey
Curtis Brinkley
Dee Brown
Delone Carter
Larry Csonka
Floyd Little
Joe Morris
James Mungro
Michael Owens
Walter Reyes
Jerome Smith
Damian Rhodes is not one of them.
Why do you feel the need to diss a local player who made good?
I think both things can be true at the same time. Rhodes was a really good RB that may not have maxed out his potential, given his physical tools. Of course there are tons of great athletes that could be said of.