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Message: [QUOTE="CbusCuse, post: 3675223, member: 507"] Agreed. And Jordan showed this in 2019. Everybody seams to forget what he looked like then. He played his 4 games, got just 15 carries but for 105 yards and a 7 yds/carry average. And that is with a long of 18 yards so its not like he had a long one that skews that. He had a dynamic 81 yard catch that he broke on his own which displayed what he could do out in space. Plus he has great special teams value. At Louisville, he amassed a career-high 223 all-purpose yards, gained 35 yards on seven rushing attempts, had two receptions for 87 yards, including an 81-yard catch-and-run, and returned three kickoffs for 101 yards against the Cardinals. Then in 2020 with another horrific OL which could not have been any worse the first two games which is essentially all he played in against a really good UNC team and a good Pitt defense. He had absolutely no room to do anything. I don't even think Tucker would have done much of anything in those games. He did have a couple carries that looked a little undecisive and made some questionable cuts and that seems to be stuck in everyone's head. Maybe he wasn't used to playing with no space whatsoever and was a little shocked. I agree that Tucker is the all around dynamic back that would not get unseated. Super excited about him. He is a guy who is probably used to playing with no space as his high school yds/carry was not great. I think he had 5 point something avg his senior year. Was excited for him but didn't know what to expect because of that. Amazing that he came in as a freshman starter in game 3 basically with no offseason and looked like he completely new what was going on. But who knows if he stays healthy and I'd bet he could be gone to the NFL in two more years. Jordan has 4 more years of eligibility left and time to put on more muscle. I do think he's more suited to the non primary back role and a guy you move around and get in the slot a bit more. He could be very dangerous used that way. But we didn't have the opportunity to use him in that role as the staff thought he was the best option as the primary back with everything we lost at the position and the fact Tucker was a true frosh with little prep. This team needs play makers and he would be one of them moving forward. We are already bringing in a max of 25 guys this year regardless weather he stays or not so you really can't just replace him. This loss hurts. But no its not the end of the world. We move forward. [/QUOTE]

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