Lane or Neal

Who's better?

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#29
#29
Neal is better. Not sure why that's so hard to see.

Also not sure why Lane got so many more votes but the majority of people who actually posted in the thread seem to be favoring Neal.
 
#30
#30
FYI Neal is on pace for 900 yards on the season right now and we already faced 2 of the better defenses we'll see all season.

He could clear 1,000 yards which would be huge for him.
 
#31
#31
Neal lacks vision and burst through the hole. He runs hard and can make people miss, but I think Lane definitely has more ability and athleticism. I think he could end up with good numbers by the end of the year, assuming our line will decide to live up to the billing.
 
#32
#32
chatt-townVOL said:
FYI Neal is on pace for 900 yards on the season right now and we already faced 2 of the better defenses we'll see all season.

He could clear 1,000 yards which would be huge for him.
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I disagree about Neal. However, he does have a chance to break 1000 yards. This tells me our line doesn't suck. Florida's d-line is outrageous. Our offense will only look better from here.
 
#34
#34
chatt-townVOL said:
FYI Neal is on pace for 900 yards on the season right now and we already faced 2 of the better defenses we'll see all season.

He could clear 1,000 yards which would be huge for him.
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His stats are padded by Western Kentucky and Austin Peay.

Oregon's defense only ranks 43rd against the run. And 42 yards on 12 carries isn't much.

Western Kentucky is 95th. Austin Peay is 106......in the FCS. Not FBS.

Georgia is 50. South Carolina 57. And Alabama is 38th. His job isn't going to be any easier in the coming weeks. Especially with an awful passing game.
 
#35
#35
TheDeeble said:
His stats are padded by Western Kentucky and Austin Peay.

Oregon's defense only ranks 43rd against the run. And 42 yards on 12 carries isn't much.

Western Kentucky is 95th. Austin Peay is 106......in the FCS. Not FBS.

Georgia is 50. South Carolina 57. And Alabama is 38th. His job isn't going to be any easier in the coming weeks. Especially with an awful passing game.
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Oregon's defense was above and beyond better than Florida's. I don't care what the rankings say.
 
#36
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chatt-townVOL said:
FYI Neal is on pace for 900 yards on the season right now and we already faced 2 of the better defenses we'll see all season.

He could clear 1,000 yards which would be huge for him.
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:lolabove:

FYI, half those yards came against possibly the most pathetic team in all of college football that had no business on the field against an SEC team, and have been crushed by everyone they've played.

What a goofball way to spin things. If we played Austin Peay 4 or 5 more times, Neal might make it to 1,000....
 
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#37
#37
Travis Henry...Reggie Cobb...Chuck Webb...Jamal Lewis...WTF! WHO WOKE ME UP? :mad:
 
#38
#38
chatt-townVOL said:
Neal is better. Not sure why that's so hard to see.

Also not sure why Lane got so many more votes but the majority of people who actually posted in the thread seem to be favoring Neal.
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Neal is better. Not by much though. They are both serviceable, but neither are game changers.
 
#41
#41
ETNVol said:
:lolabove:

FYI, half those yards came against possibly the most pathetic team in all of college football that had no business on the field against an SEC team, and have been crushed by everyone they've played.

What a goofball way to spin things. If we played Austin Peay 4 or 5 more times, Neal might make it to 1,000....
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2 of the worst defenses we'll play.

Followed by 2 of the best defenses we'll play.

In the two cupcake games he basically only played a half.

And he's been sharing carries.

So yeah...... your point is ignorant.
 
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#42
#42
I have to go with Lane. Nothing against Neal. I just think Lane hits holes harder and then looks for yards after contact more consistently.
 
#43
#43
chatt-townVOL said:
2 of the worst defenses we'll play.

Followed by 2 of the best defenses we'll play.

In the two cupcake games he basically only played a half.

And he's been sharing carries.

So yeah...... your point is ignorant.
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Your "point", if one can call something so absurd a point, is beyond ignorant. He's not on a pace for anything resembling 1000 yards, no more than you could claim he was on pace fo 1700 yards or whatever it was after the AP game.

If you think he's having big days against UA, SC, or GA, you're kidding yoruself. He got half his yards thusfar against the worst D that he or any of his teammates will ever face. And has done nothing approaching that game in the 3 since.

He's a WR masquerading as a RB.
 
#44
#44
ETNVol said:
Your "point", if one can call something so absurd a point, is beyond ignorant. He's not on a pace for anything resembling 1000 yards, no more than you could claim he was on pace fo 1700 yards or whatever it was after the AP game.

If you think he's having big days against UA, SC, or GA, you're kidding yoruself. He got half his yards thusfar against the worst D that he or any of his teammates will ever face. And has done nothing approaching that game in the 3 since.

He's a WR masquerading as a RB.
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This is probably true.

But... Oregon and FL defense > UA(this year),UGA, or SC
IMO
 
#45
#45
Said it all before: Lane is the back I would prefer. He doesn't stop all of his momentum in order to make a cut as Neal is prone to do ( although I have seen improvement from Rajon).
Lane more consistently slices at full speed as opposed to stopping, skipping, and restarting. ...And when he's out of room with no where to go, he hits defender full speed and falls forward - gets the yards that Neal still leaves on the field about 50% of the time.
It is that style of running that wears on defenders - even when they are making the tackle, they are forced to put so much extra effort into it and still give up additional yards. That is the Travis Henry effect - maybe its only 3 yds per carry in the first quarter, but by the 4th, defenders are pretending to pursue instead of pursuing ( they just don't want to have to attempt the tackle again).
It is also the style that lends itself to broken tackles - defender has you dead to rights, but is no longer physically capable of stopping you. That's cumulative over the course of the game.
At this point, we haven't allowed our offense to realize that benefit.
 
#47
#47
chatt-townVOL said:
Oregon's defense was above and beyond better than Florida's. I don't care what the rankings say.
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Nope.

Against passing and lateral running O's, they are probably comparable. Against down-hill power, the two-gap , three down DL D that Oregon runs cannot compare to Fla.
 
#49
#49
LotteryPick said:
How so?
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Wizard of Orange said:
Nope.

Against passing and lateral running O's, they are probably comparable. Against down-hill power, the two-gap , three down DL D that Oregon runs cannot compare to Fla.
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We threw for more yards in one half against Florida than we did the entire game against Oregon.

Our offense scored more points (10) on Florida IMO, since I don't count the 4th quarter mop-up duty TD against Oregon's third string.

To be fair it's a very arguable statement, but it definitely looked to me like it was easier to get big plays and get into a rhythm on offense against Florida than it was against Oregon.
 
#50
#50
Rajon Neal is a better back than Lane, Neal is going to have a 1,000 yard rushing season this year. Tauren Poole was the last Vol to do it...
 
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