Thad Franklin looked good

[Angry Ibis]

Jesus Christ; it truly is Groundhog Day on C.I.S

It always is brother…

 

[SayWhat]

Should be the starter based on my eyes

On running ability but he could be straight *** in pass protection.

Still, I like what I saw from him tonight. Great get off, nice vision, top end speed is there, and looks to be tough to take down. Kid has a future.

 

[SayWhat]

Not true at all. There are things that Brown and Franklin showed that would’ve shown up against any type of comp.

Brown showed great patience and vision. He picked out more running lanes this game than Cam has in the past two years. Kid has amazing contact balance as well.

Thad has a great burst through the whole and really surprising feet for his size.

Both are powerful runners that bring the contact to the tackler which is why the are always moving forward.

Cam is what he is. He’s a great pass blocker that has elite speed and exceptional burst. Problem is he has poor vision, feet and balance. There has to be great blocking for him to burst a big one. However, if he has a seam to run through and green grass ahead he hits it hard and isn’t going to be caught.

I can't disagree with any of that.

 

[9oh4Cane]

Was not too high on his HS film. Happy to be proven wrong..

 

[mossmadness]

There’s no wasted movement with him. He looks like he’s gliding out there on that huge frame.

He looks like a guy you’d see at Bama or a vintage LSU team.

 

[gogeta4]

Dammit man lol. That had to suck. And you know what, You're absolutely right. I forgot he played basketball as well and was **** good at it!

We had Hyppolitte (Maryland starter) and Isaiah Finnie (Marshall freshman LB) on defense they were hitting him with everything but dude is a train..he eats up 5 yd runs throughout the game and bust a few and b4 you know it hes heading toward 200 yds on your *** lol

 

[brock]

Some of y’all need to legit get off your high horse. Glad I’m not on here as much. All I was saying basically there’s no wasted motion with Franklin which is a welcomed sight to see. Relax your ****

 

[grover]

We had Hyppolitte (Maryland starter) and Isaiah Finnie (Marshall freshman LB) on defense they were hitting him with everything but dude is a train..he eats up 5 yd runs throughout the game and bust a few and b4 you know it hes heading toward 200 yds on your *** lol

Reminded me of Earl Campbell and Marshawn Lynch as a recruit. Not saying he is as good, just that he has a similar relentlessness.

I was super disappointed to learn he came in overweight and out of shape. He didn't look too far out of form in this game though. I didn't see much if any difference between him and Brown. Both played tough, power football. Like them both a lot.

 

[gogeta4]

Reminded me of Earl Campbell and Marshawn Lynch as a recruit. Not saying he is as good, just that he has a similar relentlessness.

I was super disappointed to learn he came in overweight and out of shape. He didn't look too far out of form in this game though. I didn't see much if any difference between him and Brown. Both played tough, power football. Like them both a lot.

both would look good also if Lashlee had any and i mean any type of run game other than his one zone read run play. Its maddening...BUT..i specifically remember when we hired him an Auburn fan coming in a thread and saying the exact concerns about his run game....I specifically remember him saying after and plus play...the dive/zone read would be right after (and lo an behold it stuck with me) like clockwork that sh*t came to fruition.

 

[nycane]

He looked alot better , I was amazed at his body. He’s lost 15-20 pounds. That’s the dude that had me excited. This is why Brown was ahead of Thad, one showed up ready to go.

he looked faster than I thought.

 

[2xbamm]

These guys all look slow to me. Big, strong, but slow. None of them is anywhere near as good as a Duke Johnson, Travis Homer, Deejay Dallas, or even Mark Walton. We need Chaney and Knighton back ASAP

Agreed. K4 is our only fast back. The others have good speed but not like that of our backs in the past or Robinson at Texas.

 

[Astcloud11]

Thad looked smooth and had good feet. Definitely didn't look fast to me, idk what some of you saw. Fortunately, you don't have to run a 4.5u to be a great back.

 

[Cane4L]

Thad looked smooth and had good feet. Definitely didn't look fast to me, idk what some of you saw. Fortunately, you don't have to run a 4.5u to be a great back.

He looks quick to me bro I can’t lie

 

[Bird4um]

Crooks you miss the point completely. 100% these guys should be good and play well. It’s a vastly inferior team. If they don’t have patience and vision and speed against a vastly inferior team I’d be worried. Not to mention if you follow pre season practice, Brown was doing well. Thad showed up out of shape but has talent. I’m not debating they didn’t play well but you can’t take away strong performances like today and use this is a guide. They need real competition to see what we have.

You can compare player to player performance vs. the same competition regardless. Wiggins still underperformed. Franklin out performed Harris at least running the ball. This at least gets him a lot more playing time.

 

[Bird4um]

He looked great…

But I will say by the time he came into the game hall that JV team we played didn’t want no part of a man of his size running with anger

This is the only real argument someone has against Franklins performance. If he started that game are his numbers worse?

 

[Angry Ibis]

You can compare player to player performance vs. the same competition regardless. Wiggins still underperformed. Franklin out performed Harris at least running the ball. This at least gets him a lot more playing time.

Cam dominated yesterday. Thad should continue to get carries

 

[KWCOWBOYFAN]

I still think we should have a 2 back set more often. They can’t block any worse then Mallory, and it would give the defense something else to worry about.

 

[Bird4um]

We’ll agree to disagree. You’d have vision and patience against that team. And I never said they didn’t have vision or patience and if anything they said that about Brown for some time.

Hey crooks let me ask you this - while I really like both our QBs and think they have bright futures - did you learn anything? They had plenty of time, open WRs, not much pressure?

You are right on qb. Can’t tell. If King plays also and looks like crap, then we know.

 

[Bird4um]

The holes him and Brown had anyone could have scored so let’s pump the breaks. Cam had the best game of all but nobody will acknowledge that. That was one of worst teams we have played in years.

Running the ball? I disagree. Count the catch then yes.

 

[BS85]

I still think we should have a 2 back set more often. They can’t block any worse then Mallory, and it would give the defense something else to worry about.

Dumbashlee doesn't have that kind of creativity. What you're referring to is adapting, our coaches don't believe in that.