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Mark Fletcher is the best blocking RB in America

bshaw28 said:
Fletcher ran for 500 yds at 6.8 ypc in the CFP. He'll forever be a Hurricane legend for it.

But me, you, D$, coaches, fans, analysts don't care (and won't even remember) that Fletcher also did this:

Ohio St - Lost a fumble, dropped a pass
Ole Miss - Allowed a sack
Indiana - allowed a sack, dropped a pass


The 2nd part of Merritt's quote is what matters - "at the end of the day, the name of the game is making explosive plays"
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Key point in all this is if you’re in the game & defense knows can’t pass block, then Cignetti & any coach with a brain will eat your lunch.
 
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bshaw28 said:
Fletcher ran for 500 yds at 6.8 ypc in the CFP. He'll forever be a Hurricane legend for it.

But me, you, D$, coaches, fans, analysts don't care (and won't even remember) that Fletcher also did this:

Ohio St - Lost a fumble, dropped a pass
Ole Miss - Allowed a sack
Indiana - allowed a sack, dropped a pass


The 2nd part of Merritt's quote is what matters - "at the end of the day, the name of the game is making explosive plays"
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Yes, football players make mistakes sometimes. Thank you for the analysis.

Two months ago, you took a VICTORY LAP about how Homer and Dallas were a tier above Fletcher. That doesn't even get to your silly pass-blocking takes.

The fact that you're still posting about this after being proven so wrong shows a profound lack of shame. Frankly, I applaud it.
 
DMoney said:
Yes, football players make mistakes sometimes. Thank you for the analysis.

Two months ago, you took a VICTORY LAP about how Homer and Dallas were a tier above Fletcher. That doesn't even get to your silly pass-blocking takes.

The fact that you're still posting about this after being proven so wrong shows a profound lack of shame. Frankly, I applaud it.
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My point is the importance of these mistakes are on a sliding scale. They're not absolutes.

Fletcher CFP - 500 yds & 6.8 ypc
He made a TON of plays, so no one's upset about the pass pro/fumbles/drops mistakes.

Fletcher Vs P5 Regular Season - 500 yds & 4.2 ypc
Pass pro/fumbles/drops seem HUGE when you don't make enough plays to offset them.

Before & 12 games into the season - yes, IMO Fletcher wasn't in the same category as Homer/Dallas/Martinez.

But with this epic CFP run I'd say he is. Because a RB's performance in our most important games vs best competition should be weighted heavier. Would you agree with me on that @DMoney?
 
Are we questioning why Mark Fletcher was in the game so much? Thats what were doing right now?
 
bacane said:
Key point in all this is if you’re in the game & defense knows can’t pass block, then Cignetti & any coach with a brain will eat your lunch.
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We didn't care what Cignetti knew in the first half when we did our usual predictable offensive agenda. The change of pace to get to the playoffs was... yep.

Cuts both ways.
 
bshaw28 said:
My point is the importance of these mistakes are on a sliding scale. They're not absolutes.

Fletcher CFP - 500 yds & 6.8 ypc
He made a TON of plays, so no one's upset about the pass pro/fumbles/drops mistakes.

Fletcher Vs P5 Regular Season - 500 yds & 4.2 ypc
Pass pro/fumbles/drops seem HUGE when you don't make enough plays to offset them.

Before & 12 games into the season - yes, IMO Fletcher wasn't in the same category as Homer/Dallas/Martinez.

But with this epic CFP run I'd say he is. Because a RB's performance in our most important games vs best competition should be weighted heavier. Would you agree with me on that @DMoney?
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My only input: Dawson and Beck held back the offense. Moving to more pistol and outside zone helped Mark out a TON. Beck locking in post-SMU forced teams to remove a man from the box more often.

If Mark continues at the 6.8ypc clip in 2026, there is no doubt who is the better back.
 
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DMoney said:
Yes, football players make mistakes sometimes. Thank you for the analysis.

Two months ago, you took a VICTORY LAP about how Homer and Dallas were a tier above Fletcher. That doesn't even get to your silly pass-blocking takes.

The fact that you're still posting about this after being proven so wrong shows a profound lack of shame. Frankly, I applaud it.
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Youre drinking too much Buzzn if you can't see the difference in how Fletcher played in this CFP run and how he has played EVERY SINGLE previous game in his career combined.

Why don't you look up how many 10+ yard runs he had in his career vs how many he had in the CFP or something lol.

Fletcher was solid to good most his career he was great as short yardage and goal line. Most this season he had clearly improved over the previous two, but still showed major issues at doing anything beyond like 7 yards. And due to the SCHEME and Splits was generating nothing when we were doing nothing but spamming A gap. He was your glorious "just don't lose yards" runner.... I'd say this year he was good to great.

Previous years he was just a solid runner. This year he became a good runner. This playoff he played at an borderline elite level. That is the facts here.
 
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bacane said:
Solution is getting better at pass pro. Don’t have to be 230 lb - toughen up.
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All 3 backs missed blocks. And our TE. And Bell was a turnstyle at times. One got benched.

We went 0-1 in the natty which is all that matters, but Pringle didn't suck to CIS yesterday and nothing changed overnight other than the portal.
 
lurker said:
For the record, I was being sarcastic
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Jokes during portal season!!!

johnny storm GIF
 
fletcher is the best running back on the team. He's the best pass-blocking RB on the team. And if you don't think a RB picking up a blitz matters in football, you're stupid and you should immediately exit all football message boards.

Secondly, Pringle has a great future. He has the tools to be elite.

Close thread.
 
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DMoney said:
Yes, football players make mistakes sometimes. Thank you for the analysis.

Two months ago, you took a VICTORY LAP about how Homer and Dallas were a tier above Fletcher. That doesn't even get to your silly pass-blocking takes.

The fact that you're still posting about this after being proven so wrong shows a profound lack of shame. Frankly, I applaud it.
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The applause at the end got me ngl
 
bshaw28 said:
Fletcher ran for 500 yds at 6.8 ypc in the CFP. He'll forever be a Hurricane legend for it.

But me, you, D$, coaches, fans, analysts don't care (and won't even remember) that Fletcher also did this:

Ohio St - Lost a fumble, dropped a pass
Ole Miss - Allowed a sack
Indiana - Allowed a sack, dropped a pass


The 2nd part of Merritt's quote is what matters - "at the end of the day, the name of the game is making explosive plays"
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The sack stuff is completely misleading. He was treated as a sixth offensive lineman most of the time in pass protection meaning he had a guy 1 v 1. He wasn’t chipping or double teaming an end with a tackle. Besides those two sacks, which 1 the LB made a great move in the A gap on him, Fletcher was completely neutralizing guys and riding them out of the play like a Left tackle.

Any RB would have given up at least 5 sacks if they were put on the islands that mark was.

He does need to work on his pass catching but I do remember one of the balls being behind him close to the line of scrimmage.
 
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