The difference in Arian Foster

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volroadwarrior said:
Some our "fans" are complete idiots. Arian didn't deserve all of the crap the inbreds dished out. Then the goof balls wonder why Vols who make it to the NFL mention their HS teams rather than shamefully admit they played for Tennessee. It is hard enough recruiting players to come here given the losing records, but they see players like Arian trashed, death threats against Crompton, "dink and dunk" Ainge........on and on. Just keep it up so you can keep complaining. You know who you are.
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They are not REAL Tennessee fans, and or know nothing about football. But, that doesnt stop them from acting like they do...strange. All emotion. No logic.
 
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GAVol said:
We were trying to zone block while he was in college too. It's just that we were doing it with 310 lb blimps that couldn't move well enough to do it. The reason he was dancing so much in the backfield is he was having to make a move 2 yards behind the LOS to avoid the first tackle half the time.
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GAVol, you have won the "Sane Poster of the Day" award. See Freak for your prize, and please post more often.
 
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jasonvols2.2 said:
He is now listening to his coaches. He tried to run like Charlie Gardener in college, and he is not that kind of back. I thought he sounded like a little brat on that ESPN 60 show. I was his biggest critic, and was way over the top, but his attitude was a big turnoff for a lot of folks.

What do you all think?
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Have you ever looked at his college stats pre Dave Clawson? Check his apy and you will see he was an excellent rb at UT when healthy. How can anyone complain about 1200 rushing and 350 receiving his jr year? Foster should not have came back for his senior season but it's all worked out for him. Had he went pro as a jr maybe he gets drafted by the Raiders and never does anything. Foster was one of several scape goats for Fulmers coaching decline.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
IMO Lewis at his best (freshman and sophomore year before he got hurt) was better than Garner, although both had great careers both here and in the NFL. I'll agree that to some extent Lewis went through the motions his junior year after coming back from the knee injury. I was really too young to remember, but most everyone speaks of Chuck Webb like he might have been the best ever had he not gotten injured.
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Yes! Lewis his sophomore year before the injury, the best running back I had seen since Bo Jackson, and I dont say that lightly.
 
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Arian Foster was a very good back while at UT. I enjoyed watching him play, and he did some great things for us.

However, I do remember that one fumble into the endzone when we were going in for what would have been the winning score (I think it was South Carolina or Alabama). But that in no way obscures the other things he accomplished as a Tennessee Vol. I think the bottom-line is that he was deservedly criticized for some mistakes ... but that is life for a big time college athlete, right? I still love the guy and what he did for us while playing in Knoxville.

I hope he isn't too ticked off at the fans, though. When he has a rough stretch in Houston (which is inevitable for any player), he is going to get it waaaaay worse from the pro fans. Of course, he'll bounce back and do fine. That's what pros are supposed to do.
 
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Boca Vol said:
or Hayden, Garner, Graham, or Stewarts.

The crop in the 80's- 90's were the best I can recall.

Jeff Powell was a track guy that could fly
Cobb
Webb
Thompson was all SEC because of the O-line
Hayden
Stewart
Garner (The best of the bunch IMO)
Graham
Lewis
Stephens
Henry

I would take all of these guys over Foster in college. Can't say that about the NFL, though. Foster has upped his game!!!
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Most are at least debatable but Jeff Powell and Tony Thompson over Arian Foster is laughable.
 
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GLDunlap said:
Most are at least debatable but Jeff Powell and Tony Thompson over Arian Foster is laughable.
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I agree. I shouldn't have listed those 2 after thinking about it. I got caught up in remembering Powell's run in the Sugar Bowl win over Miami.
 
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Boca Vol said:
I agree. I shouldn't have listed those 2 after thinking about it. I got caught up in remembering Powell's run in the Sugar Bowl win over Miami.
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No shame in that and for the record TT is one of my all time favorite Vols.
 
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spudvol said:
The difference is in the blocking scheme. He is made for the zone blocking scheme the Texans run, not the power blocking schemes UT ran.
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Ding. We have a winner. Not saying Arian doesn't have talent, he's a very good back. But the zone blocking scheme can really make a back like him shine. Other than Terrell Davis, I can't remember most of the backs Mike Shanahan had in Denver, but they were always among the league leaders in rushing.
 
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