re: Peyton Barber entering draft

rats off a sinking ship

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This isn't much of a surprise. We have better backs that will take the spotlight next year over Barber. Gus isn't going to sit Robinson with his job on the line.

Also, Roc Thomas is a better back.

Jovon better back… roc might have shown glimpses but not a better back.

Didn't Roc fumble in the Jacksonville St game at the end? Who was that?

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In what way has he shown that? He certainly hasn't shown he's a better overall back that barber is

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Overall back? Are you kidding me? Roc Thomas is one of our most dangerous receiver threats, period. Fourth on the team in yards and first in YPR despite barely playing through long stretches of the season.

Barber is the opposite of a complete back. He's a bulldozer/grinder, thats it. He's good at punching it in from short or converting short yardage, but he otherwise possesses below-average playmaking ability and vision. From a talent standpoint, he's obviously behind the others...which is why he's testing the waters before he falls out of favor. His YPC was among the lowest in the conference.

If you asked me right now, who would I rather have running the ball? I would say Barber. That means he's the best overall Runningback to me. Is he more one dimensional? Yes but he's still better overall.

Roc is much more explosive though and can do more but I'd rather have Barber. I also think Roc has more potential.

I've never understood the infatuation with Peyton Barber. I appreciate his efforts against Jax State and Louisville but overall, Peyton left a lot to be desired when he ran the ball. He was very frustrating. I could count on him getting three yards but if he had some vision, he could've busted out more than three yards on many of his runs.

Roc Thomas got most of his carries in garbage time against lesser opponents though. Barber did his time vs our better opponents

I'd rather us keep Roc since he has more potential, but as of now Barber is the better back in my mind

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Yep. And you're not going to give roc most of the carries in any game we play. Barber can do that

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Barber can do what? Fall forward for 3 yards repeatedly? Roc can do that too.

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I think the obvious reason is he didn't get near as many carries once Jovon got going.

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That and the amount of RB's that will be in the draft next year.

Fournette, McCaffrey, Chubb, Dalvin Cook, Perine, Gallman, Royce Freeman, Devontae Booker, Drake, possibly Sony Michel. And Jovon of course. That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but that's a pretty stacked class right there.

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Roc Thomas got most of his carries in garbage time against lesser opponents though. Barber did his time vs our better opponents

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Get real.

Barber scored 5 TD's vs San Jose State and 4 TD's against Arkansas. The TD's against Arkansas were impressive, right? Wrong. They were runs of 1, 2, 2, and 1 yards. Anyone on the roster should be able to convert from that distance.

He had one, maybe two impressive games: Miss State and Georgia. Most of his damage was done against cupcakes, and he was more or less invisible against top competition. He scored 4 TD's and ran for 120 yards against Arkansas but it came on a whopping 37 carries for an ugly 3.24 YPC.