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re: ESPN ranks Alabama's RBs as the best position group in America
Posted on 5/1/14 at 5:37 pm to Geauxgurt
Posted on 5/1/14 at 5:37 pm to Geauxgurt
UGA 's minions about cried when I told them their backs had injury issues. Gurley might be the most talented but was clearly not healthy all last year and we will have to see how Marshall has recovered,or how he has not.
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Posted on 5/1/14 at 5:48 pm to antibarner
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UGA 's minions about cried when I told them their backs had injury issues. Gurley might be the most talented but was clearly not healthy all last year and we will have to see how Marshall has recovered,or how he has not.
From what I read Marshall may not be fully healthy by the start of next season so it's probably hard to have us at the top of the rankings. I'm shocked we weren't top 10, especially with Texas number 6, but hopefully the guys will prove it on the field this season. I think Bama has 5 stud running backs, but Yeldon and Drake are fumble prone, and Henry had one good game against a bad Oklahoma run defense (but I still think he will be a beast). I guess this is what the offseason is for though. Complaining about how our team will perform when nobody knows for sure.
Posted on 5/1/14 at 5:48 pm to antibarner
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UGA 's minions about cried when I told them their backs had injury issues. Gurley might be the most talented but was clearly not healthy all last year and we will have to see how Marshall has recovered,or how he has not
As others said, it wasn't like it was some collection of injuries. It was a tough injury, and he was fine the year before. I think you put too much weight onto these injuries, but Marshall's ACL could be more significant. LSU fans saw first hand how much it affected Alfred Blue's abilities this past season following an ACL tear.
In the end, I think it will be interesting to see how things turn out, but fans of Auburn are really overselling themselves. Tre Mason was a major loss for them, and while their RB's are talented, being a 4* or even 5* doesn't guarantee anything. Hilliard is a 4*/5* and while he had a solid freshman campaign, has struggled since. Michael Ford was a 5* and struggled to get on the field. Talent alone doesn't make you great, and neither do flawed recruiting rankings.
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