Started By
Message
re: Think Andrew Paul changes his mind and comes back?
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:50 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 5/8/24 at 2:50 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:
. If we hand't gotten Etienne this year we'd be truly fricked right now.
I think you are conflating issues.
We need Etienne because we need a receiving threat out of the backfield.
The other things that he excels at are gravy.
We have backs who can run zone and power. If the blocking is there (and by most accounts, we are a mauling OL), the backs will get yards.
Etienne fills a need for a linebacker mismatch on passing downs. That is a big part of the monken offense.
3
Posted on 5/8/24 at 6:10 pm to meansonny
quote:
Etienne fills a need for a linebacker mismatch on passing downs. That is a big part of the monken offense.
I wish I knew football like this.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 6:59 pm to meansonny
Etienne is more than just a "catch out of the backfield" guy. We are extremely lucky to have him.
It's been a while since we've had a back who can read the hole, get through it, then make a guy miss and/or run over him, and streak down the field with a safety having an angle on him but instead of evading contact, seeks contact, puts the safety on his arse and scores.
I hope that's Etienne. Nobody else on this roster is the full package.
If Kirby thought we were "good" at RB, he wouldn't have taken Etienne and Etienne wouldn't have come here.
That's my ignorant and humble opinion.
It's been a while since we've had a back who can read the hole, get through it, then make a guy miss and/or run over him, and streak down the field with a safety having an angle on him but instead of evading contact, seeks contact, puts the safety on his arse and scores.
I hope that's Etienne. Nobody else on this roster is the full package.
If Kirby thought we were "good" at RB, he wouldn't have taken Etienne and Etienne wouldn't have come here.
That's my ignorant and humble opinion.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:43 am to meansonny
quote:
I think you are conflating issues.
I see what you're saying but we're definitely talking about 2 separate talking points. I'm not talking at all about specific strengths as you said. A pass catcher, a bruiser, a scat back, etc. That's not factoring into my point at all. Mine is far more simple and big picture. Had Paul not left and we didn't get eteinne, we'd be going into the year with a RB rotation of:
-Andrew Paul, who has looked decent in the extremely limited mopup duty he's had
-Rod Rob, who last year was mianly a slower bigger bodied battering ram but looks to have gotten in great shape this offseason. Also limited to mostly mopuop duty thus far
-BRob, who would be the best of the bunch but coming off a knee injruy and is TBD on how effective he'll be, or even how soon
-Some TFR
That would NOT have inspired confidence AT ALL. Etienne, regardless of waht his strengths may be, is a proven SEC back that has started in this league at another big boy school. I am not worried about our RB to start the season against clemosn, whereas if we didn't have him I'd be pretty nervous.
Page 1 of 1
Latest Georgia News
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News