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[QUOTE="Orangepace, post: 359232, member: 322"]
This is why we're going so hard after Laray Smith.. But, I would also state that even if we had a guy who had that type of speed, would it have really mattered? Our OL in the past 3 years has been rough and hasn't been able to open the holes to get a guy to the second level all that often. So we needed a masher who could turn a 2-3 yards into 4-5. Now that the OL is improved, having that speed guy would be huge when the back hits the second level. But we haven't had one in tow other than PTG. Jerome Smith has speed, but doesn't seem to have that "extra gear" to accelerate fast enough to hit top speed. Charles Davis seems to have it. PTG has shown signs of it last year. But we don't have the burst guys currently on the roster because it didn't directly address a need until now. So I would blame Marrone & Co's ability to foresee us hitting this point, but not for lack of valuing this type of player quite yet, because it wasn't a need until we had an OL that could make it worth having that type of player.
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