re: Who will have a better season. Kelvin Taylor or Leonard Fournette?

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just don't get it. How many touches is Fournette really going to get? He's got two guys in front of him.

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Hill had 5 guys in front front of him as a true freshman. He also hadn't played, or practiced football in over a year's time. He had all of 13 carries in the first 6 games. After we lost against UF, because the other backs couldn't produce, Miles finally started Hill against USCe. Behind an OL that had just lost two players for the season the previous week, and replaced them with a true freshman, and redshirt freshman. In his first game behind a makeshift line going against Clowney and that loaded front seven, he ran for 124 yards and 2 TDs on 17 carries. His passing game was no help at all, as Mett was 12/25 148 yards and 1 int. In those last 7 games, he carried the rock 128 times (18.2 carries a game), for 684 yards (5.34 ypc) and 10 TDs.

THAT is why I am so freaking confident for Fournette. He has better hands, is stronger, faster, and more shifty than Hill, and he also has not had a one year hiatus from the gridiron. He has a seasoned OL loaded with 3, 4, and 5 year players. He has two dual threat QBs, and trying to decide which will take the ball, will always give us an advantage. Add in ridiculous athleticism at both WR spots and at TE, and you have the recipe for a monster season.

IDGAF what anybody says (LSU fan, SEC fan, or other), Fournette has everything he needs to dominate day one. If he doesn't go for at least 900 (I project 1050-1150), then it means he either got injured, or Magee turned into Tre Mason.

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So, I expect that Taylor will have 100 more carries than Fournette, and unless UF's offense sucks again horribly, he'll have the better season.

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YPC my friend, YPC. I expect Fournette to average around 12-13 carries a game. At 6.5 ypc that's 1014-1098 yards. Something like this.

Fournette 13 carries
Magee 11 carries
Hilliard 8 carries
QB 7 carries
Rest 4-5 carries

I still think Taylor will have a big year, and produce more yardage than Fournette.

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