'25 Portal Thread

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Lewis averaged 5.3 YPC and was used in short yardage situations a lot. I think that checks out. Granted, his huge game against Kent State and a few other garbage time carries probably boost his numbers a little, but still.

I do agree that he has plenty of room to improve, particularly with his vision and wiggle. He didn't make many people miss as a freshman, but he could break tackles because of his frame and strength.

A dude his size with his kind of speed is rare. He needs to learn how to be more than just straight line speed, though, and improve his footwork.
 
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LotteryPick said:
The focus on his YPC is weird, but 5.3 is perfectly fine and had he not been used in goal line/mop up duty against MSU, it would be much higher.
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He only had 3-4 carries on the goal line that game. The rest of his carries were normal situations. He played the whole game, not just mop up dirty.

Lewis in SEC play only is below 4ypc.

I’ve already talked about both Bishop and Lewis, they are both behind where Sampson was at this point.

There’s been 3-4 RBs hit the portal that really could’ve helped up next season.


I’ll obviously trust the coaches, but it’s a head scratcher.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
He only had 3-4 carries on the goal line that game. The rest of his carries were normal situations. He played the whole game, not just mop up dirty.

Lewis in SEC play only is below 4ypc.

I’ve already talked about both Bishop and Lewis, they are both behind where Sampson was at this point.

There’s been 3-4 RBs hit the portal that really could’ve helped up next season.


I’ll obviously trust the coaches, but it’s a head scratcher.
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He had 10 of 14 carries after the score was 30-14.

Against UK, 3 of his 8 carries were inside the 10.

I’m not holding either game against him because of weird game script. He’s a true RB1 imo.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
He only had 3-4 carries on the goal line that game. The rest of his carries were normal situations. He played the whole game, not just mop up dirty.

Lewis in SEC play only is below 4ypc.

I’ve already talked about both Bishop and Lewis, they are both behind where Sampson was at this point.

There’s been 3-4 RBs hit the portal that really could’ve helped up next season.


I’ll obviously trust the coaches, but it’s a head scratcher.
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Yeah but they're way better than Small and Wright were in 2021 and they still ran all over ppl.

Still need one more guy I think.

Lewis plowing through UGA showed me all I need to see. He's so physically ahead already. He may be a problem, but Bishop is injury prone. Need a 3rd.

Really feels like we need a dang stud WR, one more OL, and I'd like a DT.

Was looking at the roster and we really do bring back a lot. Just need to develop guys, but there's a decent amount of upperclassmen.
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
No clue why everyone latched on to that comment.
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Probably because "someone who supposedly knew some inside info" said we were planning on adding a "splash player" at WR and another for a "depth piece."

Also, we were going to be big spenders in January in the transfer portal.

So why wouldn't we think something?
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
Yeah but they're way better than Small and Wright were in 2021 and they still ran all over ppl.

Still need one more guy I think.

Lewis plowing through UGA showed me all I need to see. He's so physically ahead already. He may be a problem, but Bishop is injury prone. Need a 3rd.

Really feels like we need a dang stud WR, one more OL, and I'd like a DT.

Was looking at the roster and we really do bring back a lot. Just need to develop guys, but there's a decent amount of upperclassmen.
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Good point
 
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KingVFL said:
I don't think we want to spend on a high-end RB
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My question is, would you really call him high-end with the level he’s played?

His offer list so far has been kind of meh. He just looks like a RB made for this system, but at the same time he does have a lot of similarities to Bishop in a way

Guess I answered my own question in a way lol
 
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TrippieRedd said:
My question is, would you really call him high-end with the level he’s played?

His offer list so far has been kind of meh. He just looks like a RB made for this system, but at the same time he does have a lot of similarities to Bishop in a way

Guess I answered my own question in a way lpl
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I actually have no opinion on him other than 1) i haven't heard his name 2) i clicked on his ESPN profile and assumed even though a lower level he'll be more expensive than what we want to spend on a depth piece.
 
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EJVOL4LIFE said:
Probably because "someone who supposedly knew some inside info" said we were planning on adding a "splash player" at WR and another for a "depth piece."

Also, we were going to be big spenders in January in the transfer portal.

So why wouldn't we think something?
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Nothing has changed in terms of what I think we'll try to do fwiw.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
He only had 3-4 carries on the goal line that game. The rest of his carries were normal situations. He played the whole game, not just mop up dirty.

Lewis in SEC play only is below 4ypc.

I’ve already talked about both Bishop and Lewis, they are both behind where Sampson was at this point.

There’s been 3-4 RBs hit the portal that really could’ve helped up next season.


I’ll obviously trust the coaches, but it’s a head scratcher.
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How do you know those RBs that hit the portal are better than what we have? I think as soon as Lewis learns patience, he will be a beast. He doesn't have the sudden acceleration that Sampson has, but his speed can compensate for that.
 
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KingVFL said:
Nothing has changed in terms of what I think we'll try to do fwiw.
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Thank you. I appreciate you commenting on the post. Actually hearing you confirming that you still believe it will happen makes me feel better about our situation. Just all the negatives on here and people asking why we are stuck on this was the reason for the post. But again, it's much appreciated.
 
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AngryButchJones said:
Lewis averaged 5.3 YPC and was used in short yardage situations a lot. I think that checks out. Granted, his huge game against Kent State and a few other garbage time carries probably boost his numbers a little, but still.

I do agree that he has plenty of room to improve, particularly with his vision and wiggle. He didn't make many people miss as a freshman, but he could break tackles because of his frame and strength.

A dude his size with his kind of speed is rare. He needs to learn how to be more than just straight line speed, though, and improve his footwork.
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IMO it looked like lewis was playing a good bit before he was really ready, albeit due to seldons injury and lack of depth, but i also think his potential is incredibly high and hes going to settle into it, fully agree with your notes on improvement with vision and footwork.
 
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