Marlin Lane needs to get all of the carries

#5
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I agree with everyone... lane is the better back... if we all know that. Why in the hill don't our coaches..
 
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Feed lane til he pukes, them feed him some more. If he needs a break, take a knee so Worley can't turn it over.

Somewhat sarcastic.
 
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Lane has better vision and almost never loses yards. May only be 1-2 but rarely see him takled fora loss. Neal dances too much and runs as if e thinks he can break every run outside.
 
#12
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Seriously what has Lane done to start? Every damn day another of these threads pop up. You guys are only seeing what you want to see. He is no better than Neal and he's had the chances to prove it.
 
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Other than averaging 1 more YPC last year and being a much bigger threat as a receiver out of the backfield I'd say not much. But hey I only see what I want to.
 
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vols1215 said:
Other than averaging 1 more YPC last year and being a much bigger threat as a receiver out of the backfield I'd say not much. But hey I only see what I want to.
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YPC doesn't tell much when he's getting meaningless carries. And I completely disagree with Lane being the better receiver. Not sure where you are getting that. Neal is a converted WR after all. Two different coaching staffs disagree with you.
 
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Meaningless carries? Didnt Lane start the entire 2nd half of last season? Also Neal was recruited as a rb and converted to a Wr and then back to rb last season for depth. It appears you only see what you want to see. Also if you would like to check today Lane has been more productive with less touches.
 
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vols1215 said:
Meaningless carries? Didnt Lane start the entire 2nd half of last season? Also Neal was recruited as a rb and converted to a Wr and then back to rb last season for depth. It appears you only see what you want to see. Also if you would like to check today Lane has been more productive with less touches.
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Neal got more meaningful carries total. I know that Neal came in as a RB. But they didn't try to convert Lane to WR. At the end of the day Neal is still getting more touches because the coaches decided it. Lane has enough touches to tell that he will not bring much improvement.
 
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C'mon man don't bring that argument. You don't convert good backs to wr period. There is a reason everyone wanted Lane and Neals only other sec offers were Mississippi st and Kentucky. Do you need anymore facts? Or should I just post "what I see"
 
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vols1215 said:
C'mon man don't bring that argument. You don't convert good backs to wr period. There is a reason everyone wanted Lane and Neals only other sec offers were Mississippi st and Kentucky. Do you need anymore facts? Or should I just post "what I see"
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To be honest you haven't posted many facts. Just generalizations that I'm supposed to assume are factually based. They were both 4-stars. The only fact that matters is that Neal gets more touches. That's all I need to know. If Lane gets more touches and does well I will be a happy guy. I just want to win. But a thread every few days about this very subject is pointless. It's the backup syndrome that we always have as a fanbase. Everyone thought there had to be something better behind Crompton, but there was only a worse Stephens. Backups are backups for a reason.
 
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KCVolLaw said:
To be honest you haven't posted many facts. Just generalizations that I'm supposed to assume are factually based. They were both 4-stars. The only fact that matters is that Neal gets more touches. That's all I need to know. If Lane gets more touches and does well I will be a happy guy. I just want to win. But a thread every few days about this very subject is pointless. It's the backup syndrome that we always have as a fanbase. Everyone thought there had to be something better behind Crompton, but there was only a worse Stephens. Backups are backups for a reason.
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Backup syndrome... Except Lane doesn't look worse when he goes in.
 
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I'll just assume you've never been on a football field from the points you brought up. The rest of us will just keep wanting our most productive back to he the majority of the carries. And because I'm absolutely positive you don't know. Each has 11 carries today would you like to know which has more yards?
 
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vols1215 said:
I'll just assume you've never been on a football field from the points you brought up. The rest of us will just keep wanting our most productive back to he the majority of the carries. And because I'm absolutely positive you don't know. Each has 11 carries today would you like to know which has more yards?
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I'm guessing you've never been the coach of an SEC team. Stats don't tell the whole story. If they have even carries I'm fine with that. We are still down 59-7 which I'm not fine with.
 
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KCVolLaw said:
I'm guessing you've never been the coach of an SEC team. Stats don't tell the whole story. If they have even carries I'm fine with that. We are still down 59-7 which I'm not fine with.
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So I guess you're fine with Neal fumbling and leaving yards on the field too.
 
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