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Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:21 pm to
Posted by Zeroforwinger
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:21 pm to
That's fair. We've just never had a problem getting solid RB, so I think we'll pick up a few this class.
Posted by Rig
BHM
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:30 pm to
Best of luck to him. Hope he has a great career
Posted by TTsTowel
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Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 5/31/16 at 8:46 pm to
Kam Pettway deserves a shot as RB1 just as much as Kerryon Johnson, Malik Miller, Chandler Cox and whatever 2017 running back Auburn signs. However, we haven't seen anything on the field to suggest he would be a beast in that role. I like him at h-back because Auburn's rushing offense has thrived behind players like Eric Smith and Jay Prosch. I hope he can be as good as them, and the same with Chandler Cox.
Posted by RandySavage
Member since May 2012
30840 posts
Posted on 5/31/16 at 9:26 pm to
Can we get back in on Trey Sermon
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 5/31/16 at 11:32 pm to
quote:

Have you seen Pettway? That kid deserves a shot at the starting job next year. Talk about a fricking beast.




I'm surprisingly with the cereal man. He could be the thunder threat while KJ is lightning moving around the field in the slot/OMac/RB1 roles. As long as he is enough of a threat for teams to load the box


The absolute most fun would be using a JF3 type as a hybrid triple option with Pettway as "FB"/Dive option, KJ as option back and JF3 QB.


If JF3 could pass, the amount of mental fricking we could do with play action, power football, sweeps combined with pass game would be holy Frick worthy

ETA: just realized it would be a power run version of RichRod which would be awesome
This post was edited on 5/31/16 at 11:35 pm
Posted by jrljr
Member since Aug 2012
4074 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:59 am to
Wish him well. I hope he gets to have fun playing the game again.

There are two factors involved almost as important as playing time.

1) His HS coach is the JSU HC now.

2) His GF is going there now as well.
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
28898 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 6:30 am to
A few months it was Johnson who was supposed to be leaving but actually it's Roc. I thought he would decent RB.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 6:48 am to
quote:


And he'll probably get at least 2.5x more carries at Jax st



So even at the same fumble rate his expected 2.5 fumbles will be less fumbles than single seasons by Mason, Caddy Williams, OMac, Dyer, Ben Tate and The Smith?


Not sure where the Frick this Roc Thoma is a fumble machine idea has come from. Since his first game he only has one fumble while running the ball. Hate the spin move or not, Roc has never fumbled the ball while spinning or dancing around



This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 6:53 am
Posted by JRoweMDN
Florida
Member since Jan 2016
703 posts
Posted on 6/1/16 at 1:22 pm to
I think that he would have been pretty scary at slot to defenses. He will be a total star at Jax St., but he will not get the recognition or the opportunity to be noticed he would get playing against the SEC defenses.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:59 pm to
quote:

Since his first game he only has one fumble while running the ball.

LOL what?


I've gone through this about three seperate times now. I went through and looked at his actual stats and did fumbles lost per carry. It was way too high and he's definitely fumbled the ball more than once so I don't know where you got that. I'm pretty sure he had 3 fumbles lost and around 4 or 5 fumbles total and that's with limited carries. You might be right if you're only talking about this year but it's pretty disingenuous to only talk about one year in his career especially with the amount of playing time he was getting.

I need to save those posts somewhere so I can just start copying and pasting.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 3:01 pm
Posted by TTsTowel
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Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 3:07 pm to
247 says he had 3 career fumbles (lost), 1 of which coming in 2015. I remember the one he had against Jacksonville State in 2015 and the dropped lateral he had against Alabama in 2014, but I don't remember the other.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 3:11 pm
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 3:26 pm to
So exactly what I said.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 3:35 pm to
Found the last post:

Thomas

2014: 2 fumbles both lost. 43 carries. That's a fumble every 21.5 carries.

Marshall had 153 carries with 3 fumbles (all lost). 51 carries for every fumble
Cameron Artis Payne had 303 carries with 2 fumbles (both lost). 151.5 carries for every fumble

2015: 1 fumble also lost. 43 carries again.

Barber had 238 carries with 3 fumbles (none lost). 79.3 carries per fumble
Robinson had 117 carries with one fumble (none lost)
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