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Brad H -> RE: College Football (Future Vikings!) (10/18/2015 8:33:46 AM)
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ORIGINAL: JT2
Fournette may have slipped in his pursuit of the Heisman. Only 180 yards. Henry gained some ground, and Dalvin Cook had about 220 combined.
For those that haven't watched Fournette play, I encourage you to do so. He's really remarkable, talented and just fun to watch.
Some of the pundits I read compare him to Adrian Peterson. I really don't see that. He doesn't have Peterson's hard cut ability. He is explosive though. He reminds me a little of Dickerson. He has that long, graceful stride. Defenders know he's fast, but they still take the wrong angle. He doesn't catch a lot of balls in that offense, but I heard that some of the LSU players have said he has the best hands on the team.
I'm not entirely sold on him. We see a lot of guys come out of the SEC that look just like him and they turn out to be mediocre professionals (Trent Richardson comes to mind). He runs pretty straight up, which means he is going to take a lot of shots in the NFL. You have to be able to run laterally to survive in the NFL. He won't be able to run through guys on Sundays. Marshawn Lynch is about the only guy that has been able to do it for any length of time. Eddie Lacy has been dinged up since he came into the league.
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