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TheU1984 said:
Everyone loves Fletch. But just being straight up, whatever the reasoning may be, Mallory is more effective right now.
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The reason is that he's way better than Fletcher. Way better. Best back we have had since Duke. Vision, cutting ability, powerful, etc...has all the traits of a great RB. Fletcher does not have those skills.
 
Elmer Leghorn said:
The reason is that he's way better than Fletcher. Way better. Best back we have had since Duke. Vision, cutting ability, powerful, etc...has all the traits of a great RB. Fletcher does not have those skills.
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You have the memory of a gnat - Fletcher dominated last year in the PLAYOFFS. Now that the OL is not as good and he's battling injuries, he's not a great RB like Mallory (aka this season's freshman sensation, which last year was Pringle by the way who everyone thinks sucks now)? Give me a break with this take.
 
drewm3i said:
You have the memory of a gnat - Fletcher dominated last year in the PLAYOFFS. Now that the OL is not as good and he's battling injuries, he's not a great RB like Mallory (aka this season's freshman sensation, which last year was Pringle by the way who everyone thinks sucks now)? Give me a break with this take.
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And you don't know **** about football. Anybody with 2 eyes can see the difference and knows who the better back is. Fletcher has been AVERAGE outside of 3 games in the playoffs. He's been average this year. He doesn't have the skills Mallory does. Poor vision and slow feet. No wiggle. Facts.
 
Elmer Leghorn said:
And you don't know **** about football. Anybody with 2 eyes can see the difference and knows who the better back is. Fletcher has been AVERAGE outside of 3 games in the playoffs. He's been average this year. He doesn't have the skills Mallory does. Poor vision and slow feet. No wiggle. Facts.
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You literally could not be more wrong about this and I love both backs - they are very different runners and we need them BOTH (plus Lyle and Marty Brown).

Fletcher has been hurt all year and he has still played at a high level. Mallory has surged as of late and if he keeps it up will continue to play more and more. Fletcher is elite at pass blocking and receiving as well; Mallory is improving rapidly in both areas so can now be running back 1B.

Get back to me when Mallory rips off a 60-yarder for a TD against the #1 defense in the natty when we were dead in the water - or a 50-yarder against an elite TAMU defense on the road in the fourth quarter of a vital road playoff game.

Fletcher's playoff dominance, ~1,500 yards last year, and ability to punch it in from inside the five cannot be overstated; his 2025 season was the most impressive season by a Miami RB since 2002 - I'm just glad we have Mallory and Lyle to hold it down until he is back to near full-strength.
 
drewm3i said:
You literally could not be more wrong about this and I love both backs - they are very different runners and we need them BOTH (plus Lyle and Marty Brown).

Fletcher has been hurt all year and he has still played at a high level. Mallory has surged as of late and if he keeps it up will continue to play more and more. Fletcher is elite at pass blocking and receiving as well; Mallory is improving rapidly in both areas so can now be running back 1B.

Get back to me when Mallory rips of a 60-yarder for a TD against the #1 defense in the natty when we were dead in the water - or a 50-yarder against an elite TAMU defense on the road in the furth quarter of a road playoff game.

Fletcher's playoff dominance and ~1,500 yards last year cannot be overstated, and was the most impressive season by a Miami RB since 2002 - I'm just glad we have Mallory and Lyle to hold it down until he is back to near full-strength.
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The first sentence of my previous post remains true. Why didn't Fletcher go pro after last year?
 
Elmer Leghorn said:
drewm3i said:
You have the memory of a gnat - Fletcher dominated last year in the PLAYOFFS. Now that the OL is not as good and he's battling injuries, he's not a great RB like Mallory (aka this season's freshman sensation, which last year was Pringle by the way who everyone thinks sucks now)? Give me a break with this take.
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And you don't know **** about football. Anybody with 2 eyes can see the difference and knows who the better back is. Fletcher has been AVERAGE outside of 3 games in the playoffs. He's been average this year. He doesn't have the skills Mallory does. Poor vision and slow feet. No wiggle. Facts.
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Other than setting the all-time playoff rushing record, and breaking Miami’s all-time touchdown record, and leading the revival of our program after 20 years, Fletcher is an average player.
 
DMoney said:
Other than setting the all-time playoff rushing record, and breaking Miami’s all-time touchdown record, and leading the revival of our program after 20 years, Fletcher is an average player.
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I’d like to see him running down hill more out of the pistol. The side to side stuff has never been his strength. At this point I’d be fine with him getting very limited carries the next two weeks. Mallory and Lyle.

Pringle looked good on that swing pass. He covered 10 yards before the defense knew what happened. Then they run him right into the A gap and he’s not seen again.
 
Elmer Leghorn said:
And you don't know **** about football. Anybody with 2 eyes can see the difference and knows who the better back is. Fletcher has been AVERAGE outside of 3 games in the playoffs. He's been average this year. He doesn't have the skills Mallory does. Poor vision and slow feet. No wiggle. Facts.
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Worst take of all time.
 
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