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Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:44 am to
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:44 am to
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I'm honestly fine with Bentley getting the bulk of carries. He's hungry and good. He outperformed Judkins with every carry last season.


I have no idea where some of y'all come up with these takes.
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:56 am to
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I have no idea where some of y'all come up with these takes.
Because he did.
Posted by pankReb
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 11:58 am to
I agree with him as far as last season goes outside of a handful of carries. Judkins vastly underperformed compared to his freshman season. He showed a lot of hesitancy before hitting the line where as Bentley attacked and accelerated through before the defenders could close the gap.
Posted by No Colors
Sandbar
Member since Sep 2010
11330 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 12:21 pm to
Paydirt

Andre Sam (#14) was a Sr 4 year letterman and LSU's Defensive Player of the Year. Noted that LSU defense sucked last year. But this guy was arguably the best player on the field for them.

Bentley makes him look like he's wearing concrete shoes.
Posted by rebel of fortune
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 12:42 pm to
Judkins was terrible to start the year but he had some great games down the stretch. We didn’t have a fall off at all when Bentley was in the game but so many games Bentley got banged up. The biggest loss with Judkins is he was very durable and could run the ball 30 times a game with. We don’t have a lot of depth at RB or someone that has proven to be an every down back like Judkins was.
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
19785 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 2:47 pm to
An every down back should be almost guaranteed short yard gains. That didn't happen with Judkins last season. On short yardage situations, he almost always got stopped behind the LOS.

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Posted by SquarePizzaRebel
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2013
2522 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 3:33 pm to
Yeah but let’s also remember our offensive line was not/is not world class or arguably even SEC class. Gotta empathize with Judkins frustration just a little there no? They need to show out this year. All eyes on them IMO. Some of these are good genuine guys but we can have all the star power you can get at skill positions, but trenches matter and we don’t have much to boast about there. RantingRebel can correct me if I am missing something. We are missing the elite LT. Is a healthy Micah Pettus elite?
Posted by ManBearSharkReb
Member since Dec 2018
4012 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 3:50 pm to
We added Pounds at LT.
He’s massive and started at UNC this past season.

We also added 40% of Washington’s O-Line that was rated the best in the country last season.

Pounds and Kalepo on the left side should be solid. Pettus should be good to go in the fall.

Also have good depth with Gerquan Scott, Julius Buelow, Jeremy James, and Jayden Williams. Not to mention Brycen Sanders, Preston Cushman, and Eli Aker.
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 3:57 pm
Posted by SquarePizzaRebel
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 4:22 pm to
I am forgetting about some of the offseason pickups. Judkins could have def handled it better but yeah it’s hard to shake tackles when 2 guys are meeting you right when you get the ball. He also def was isnt the shape he was in the previous year to where shaking those 1 or 2 guys in the backfield or at the LOS was manageable.
Posted by SquarePizzaRebel
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2013
2522 posts
Posted on 4/12/24 at 4:27 pm to
Also any word on Parrish Jr?
Posted by pankReb
Defending National Champs Fan
Member since Mar 2009
66970 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:35 am to
Somehow our offensive line was only terrible at run blocking when Judkins was in then because Bentley didn’t have nearly as much of a problem.

As i said earlier, Judkins had a problem with hesitating before hitting the line whereas Bentley took off full speed like Dexter used to once he got the ball. You cannot hesitate if the offense line is subpar at run blocking. You have to either take what you are given or make something else happen immediately.
Posted by jellyfish
Oxford, MS
Member since Oct 2009
1928 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 12:15 pm to
I think he announced he has committed
Posted by OleVaught14
Member since Jun 2019
7288 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 3:19 pm to
Austin Simmons throws a bad pick 6 his first throw of the Grove Bowl..
Posted by WhistlinDixie15
I make people sleepy
Member since Oct 2012
7812 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 3:38 pm to
Ngl, this is entertaining as shite to watch lol
Posted by HamzooReb
Utah
Member since Mar 2013
12499 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 3:51 pm to
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Austin Simmons throws a bad pick 6 his first throw of the Grove Bowl..



I blame Bianco for this.
Posted by Dixie.Reb
Oxford
Member since Jul 2013
2569 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 4:02 pm to
People want to pretend Judkins was trash and Bentley is a better version of him, but Bentley is not built to run inside like Judkins. Hopefully the transfer from LSU is.

Also, Taamu just led an awesome comeback for DC Defenders.
Posted by WhistlinDixie15
I make people sleepy
Member since Oct 2012
7812 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 4:05 pm to
Transfer from LSU likely won’t ever see the field
Posted by rebel of fortune
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
3589 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 5:51 pm to
I saw Logan Diggs on the sideline of the grove bowl and he was at least walking ok. I haven’t heard anything positive about him playing this year.
Posted by ManBearSharkReb
Member since Dec 2018
4012 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 5:53 pm to
Torn ACL takes 6 months minimum to even start cutting again. Thought it was a terrible pick up back when it was announced. I guess we don’t do medical checks on players we sign. Even players with known injuries.
Posted by Dixie.Reb
Oxford
Member since Jul 2013
2569 posts
Posted on 4/13/24 at 6:43 pm to
Ugh, didn’t know about the ACL.
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