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Calinative said:
I am dead *** serious that all the moaning about pass pro is such an overstatement in its importance. Like it's absurd. Charmar Brown was this excellent pass protector all season? Lmao.

Fletcher wasn't even used in late games because he's no use as a receiving threat... So it's not like we were putting Fletchers out there to be an elite pass blocker.

It's like people forget the primary job of a RB is to run. And Pringle was a ******* freshman who was our most productive RB for like 1/3rd the season.
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The inability of being able to pass protect quite literally eliminates you from being played on neutral and passing downs, unless the protection is dealt with with a TE or the team going empty.

If you struggle this much to understand why pass protection as a RB matters so much to the point where the entire NFL puts you in a doghouse if you can't do it, you may want to go back to the lab.
 
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PIPO said:
I understand the pass protection thing. There are other ways to get him in the game where he can be on the field at the same time as Fletcher in the passing game and running game.

Instead, we keep pounding with that stupid *** Bauman every ******* play (Pause).

There are ways to be creative in getting this kid 5-10 snaps a game.
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For some reason people can't understand this. Find a way to put your talent on the field. The perfect player for a wheel route.
 
miamimike305 said:
You will get killed for this when you say anything against Fletcher on this board. I tend to agree that our Oline made Fletcher look good. There were some plays that I wished we had an elite runner that would’ve made a house call.
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I disagree. Brown ran behind that same o-line and he only averaged like 3.8 ypc. Fletcher was 5.5ypc and Pringle 6ypc
 
SFbayCane said:
I dont share that opinion. I thought Pringle and Brown should have gotten some of those reps. In the post season games we won, our O line dominated. No telling what would have happened if Pringle would have gotten some of those snaps.
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You have running back that was physically abusing teams and going for a buck 50 and you thought to yourself, hey let’s throw in a freshman running back to get him some carries?

Bro, I would have flew the banner on you if you were the head coach…lol
 
miamimike305 said:
You will get killed for this when you say anything against Fletcher on this board. I tend to agree that our Oline made Fletcher look good. There were some plays that I wished we had an elite runner that would’ve made a house call.
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Did you watch the NC game? The guy who made the 57 yard “house call” wears #4.

Wtf are we talking about here?
 
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Calinative said:
Why would we choose Brown over Pringle ...
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Let’s keep it a buck. Pringle is not an every down back. Brown and Fletcher are 100% NFL loaded carrying backs.

Long house calls are not common and that’s why you typically see teams feature a physical back who can move piles, break tackles and punish defenses.
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
Let’s keep it a buck. Pringle is not an every down back. Brown and Fletcher are 100% NFL loaded carrying backs.

Long house calls are not common and that’s why you typically see teams feature a physical back who can move piles, break tackles and punish defenses.
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Brown is a 100% load carrying NFL back? His 3.9 ypc earned that title? **** that's crazy

Pringle was not at all just a long house call Runner lmao. Did y'all even watch when he ran the ball?
 
PIPO said:
I understand the pass protection thing. There are other ways to get him in the game where he can be on the field at the same time as Fletcher in the passing game and running game.

Instead, we keep pounding with that stupid *** Bauman every ******* play (Pause).

There are ways to be creative in getting this kid 5-10 snaps a game.
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Put it this way. Bench Fletcher and start Pringle for the entire playoffs run and see the difference. You are not getting the same production.
 
Bender said:
The inability of being able to pass protect quite literally eliminates you from being played on neutral and passing downs, unless the protection is dealt with with a TE or the team going empty.

If you struggle this much to understand why pass protection as a RB matters so much to the point where the entire NFL puts you in a doghouse if you can't do it, you may want to go back to the lab.
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Bud there are a lot of NFL RBs who play who aren't great at pass blocking. College ones too.

We aren't talking about a guy needing 100% of snaps here. We are talking getting a guy who was an impact player for us when nothing was working in our run game and who was far more efficient than Brown all season, and get him at least a handful of snaps....
 
Calinative said:
Bud there are a lot of NFL RBs who play who aren't great at pass blocking. College ones too.
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Good enough to not get run over like Pringle did vs Ohio State. That's the point. There's a difference between losing some and getting blown up. If you believe Pringle is even remotely average at pass protection, again, see the lab. We had him in one time against OSU pass blocking and he blew up the play entirely.

Calinative said:
We aren't talking about a guy needing 100% of snaps here. We are talking getting a guy who was an impact player for us when nothing was working in our run game and who was far more efficient than Brown all season, and get him at least a handful of snaps....
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If he's getting his knickers in a twist because he didn't play enough as a freshman for very good reasons and wants to transfer as a result, go. Every single play where the RB is in protection or at least in a protection and slide to be a checkdown, Pringle is not ready for it. That's a very large portion of the playbook. You're severely limiting yourself on what the entire offense can run when you have players who can't execute.

If a young kid with some talent is not ready to wait out the process of development, go have the geographical cure and believe another team won't want him to pass protect. Have fun.
 
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PIPO said:
I understand the pass protection thing. There are other ways to get him in the game where he can be on the field at the same time as Fletcher in the passing game and running game.

Instead, we keep pounding with that stupid *** Bauman every ******* play (Pause).

There are ways to be creative in getting this kid 5-10 snaps a game.
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Only so much you can do with Pringle. Every position requires a set of fundamentals that have to be there in order to play. Pass protection is a fundamental aspect of playing as a running back. You're trying to hide what you're trying to do as much as you can and you don't do that if you desperately try to get the ball to someone who can't play on a regular down.

We've had those exact same conversations with Chris Johnson Jr. It's the same **** topic. He's a role player at SMU with 84 plays from scrimmage. People also got upset when he left...
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
Put it this way. Bench Fletcher and start Pringle for the entire playoffs run and see the difference. You are not getting the same production.
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Are ppl fkn braindead? there is no playoff run without Fletch...we just watched him carry us through mutiple big time opponents. Including Long/explosive runs. He set a record for yards...

Arguably our best player in the CFP.

Pringle is tiny and had the contact balance of a baby deer...he would have been stuffed for 2ypc and we'd be one and done at TAM...
 
NZ Cane said:
Are ppl fkn braindead? there is no playoff run without Fletch...we just watched him carry us through mutiple big time opponents. Including Long/explosive runs. He set a record for yards...

Arguably our best player in the CFP.

Pringle is tiny and had the contact balance of a baby deer...he would have been stuffed for 2ypc and we'd be one and done at TAM...
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That's the point he was making.
 
NZ Cane said:
Are ppl fkn braindead? there is no playoff run without Fletch...we just watched him carry us through mutiple big time opponents. Including Long/explosive runs. He set a record for yards...

Arguably our best player in the CFP.

Pringle is tiny and had the contact balance of a baby deer...he would have been stuffed for 2ypc and we'd be one and done at TAM...
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You don’t use him the same way as fletcher. The kid is fast and can catch. Put him in space. Get creative. It has nothing to do with fletcher
 
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