supertankman
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Anyone?? Have not seen smith carry the ball more then a few times the whole preseason so I am assuming that Lundy will be the starter?
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I take it you haven't seen this post yet?Runner said:Morency.
Marcus said:I take it you haven't seen this post yet?
It's only a rumor, yeah, but the fact that Lundy played the entire first half last night, without Morency even getting into the game until the 2nd half . .
. . leads one to suspect there might be something to it. We'll find out soon enough.
Marcus said:I take it you haven't seen this post yet?
It's only a rumor, yeah, but the fact that Lundy played the entire first half last night, without Morency even getting into the game until the 2nd half . .
. . leads one to suspect there might be something to it. We'll find out soon enough.
gtexan02 said:Just to make a point against all those claiming that Morency is clearly the better running back, I'm not so sure where you are getting this? Lundy has come into every game ahead of Morency. That means that Lunday is ALWAYS running against a higher ranked defense (usually 1st team). Here are the stats:
Lundy - 26 carries for 143 yards, 5.5 ypc, 25 yard long, 1 TD
Morency - 24 carries for 131 yards, 5.5 ypc, 43 yard long, 2 TDs
They have the same stats, with Lundy rushing against higher ranked Ds. Take away the one long run from both, and the yards per carry change to the following:
Lundy - 4.72 ypc
Morency - 3.82 ypc
Seems like Morency may have the higher upside (can break the long one), but Lundy is more consistent. Its the same problem people have with Reggie Bush. You can't count on the long 43 yarder every game. You can count on the tough, 4.5+ yards a carry per game though
This would be like if Sage played ahead of Carr against the #1 Ds, performed equally or better, yet people were still claiming the 2nd guy was better? WHY? Where is this loyalty to Morency coming from? He has performed equally or worse to someone who is going against much better defenses?
killeentexan said:Wouldn't this also mean that Lundy has had the advantage of running behind the 1st team offensive line, as well as playing with the entire 1st team offense? Obviously, that negates any advantage that Morency got by running against 2nd team defenses, since he was running with the 2nd team offense. That being said, if Davis can't go or is put on IR or PUP it does appear that Lundy will be the starter. Hopefully he will improve at picking up the blitz.
edo783 said:Here is that rumor post that keeps getting pointed to, so let's take a look at it:
Wali Lundy will be the starter on tomorrow night and opening day. Expect that Antwain Smith and Vernand Morency to be put on waivers. DD will be placed on either IR or PUP and Chris Taylor, if he doesnt get put on the practice squad (which I doubt seriously) will be on the roster along with a RB added via another team.
Based on this:
Morency - waived/traded
Smith - waived/traded
DD - PUP
Taylor - Practice team probably
Soooo, basically we get rid of all of our running backs, but Lundy and Rodes and pick up someone from outside who hasn't been on the team through TC and practices. Does that make ANY sense to anyone?
texanforlife said:i dont think it matters which one of them start. They will be split the carries until DD comes back.