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Is it possible that your memory has glorified him, martyred him, to an unfair unreachable elevated point in your mind? You remember the Clemson run where he lost his shoe, you remember the Auburn run where he gimped their DB's, all great runs... and now you are expecting, subconsciously, all of his runs to be highlights like that?

I don't mean my reply to be insulting, honest question.

Maybe, just maybe, it's because of the stats he put up when Gurley got suspended...

121 carries
815 rushing yards
7.1 average per carry
146 yards receiving
163 total yards per game
8 total touchdowns

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Posted by deeprig9

Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:59 pm to muttenstein

Because defenses weren't keying in on him, he was a 4th string back.

Once he proved himself to be a badass, the defenses started focusing on him. It's inevitable to have a 1-2 ypc drop.

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Posted by HTDawg

Member since Sep 2016

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Posted on 9/12/17 at 10:01 pm to muttenstein

Kind of hard to be back when you're only getting 13 carries in a game compared to a lot more previously. His freshman year he was getting 30+ carries in most games, and had over 40 in a couple of game. We're not giving him enough carries and all I can think of is Cheney is to blame. 13 carries is ridiculous. He should get that in a half. We also seem to run less I formation, and letting him run downhill with a blocker.

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