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T/F. If Tommy Bowden hadn't been determined to
Sep 9, 2021, 9:57 PM
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make up for wasting Derrick Hamilton's talent, CJ Spiller would have been converted to a slot receiver and James Davis would have gotten more touches, ultimately being the one in the CFB HOF.
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F. Derek Hamilton was good but didn't catch the ball with
Sep 9, 2021, 10:36 PM
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his hands. He caught the ball with his body and wasn't capable of going high across the middle.
Spiller would have been wasted as a slot receiver. Loved JD though.
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Thass what I'm saying. If Tommy could have made a
Sep 9, 2021, 10:38 PM
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time machine, he would have pushed Hamilton into this hybrid running back/all purpose role that he made for CJ. But he didn't, so he did a take 2 with CJ.
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Eh
Sep 10, 2021, 12:15 AM
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I wouldn’t change thunder y lightning for anything. They were a real bright spot after dark periods.
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Yep this. And with Jacoby blocking downfield that sheet
Sep 10, 2021, 9:05 AM
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was fun to watch.
Now it's true that CJ should have never been an up-the-middle RB in the NFL. If he'd a just been used as a kick returner and occasional slot/scatback guy he could have been HOF IMO HTH YWIA.
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Re: T/F. If Tommy Bowden hadn't been determined to
Sep 10, 2021, 8:38 AM
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Noodle was a good player and all, but I think WR was the only position he could play. Wasn’t he 6’4” or 6’5” or so? Spiller similarly was a natural RB, as evidenced by a decent pro career. Spiller was too good not to get touches, even with a bruiser like JD already in the backfield. That skill set was used in Buffalo as well I believe, sharing carries with a bigger back.
That being said, I think your premise that JD could have been HoF worthy if he hadn’t had to share touches may be correct.
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Spiller was a great football player and an elite athlete,
Sep 10, 2021, 8:45 AM
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but I differ in that I don't think he was a natural RB. He was never a true between-the-tackles RB and generally was really poor in getting the tough yards. If there ever was a player who excelled when given space and could make the Rob Spence bubble screen look brilliant, it was CJ.
I've always thought he was a lot of great things, but never thought of him as a great RB----his style was too difficult to replicate that it's seemed unusual to me having him coach far more traditional RB's. Time will tell if the experiment works I suppose.
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By that logic, we should fire CJ and hire OJ Simpson or
Sep 10, 2021, 9:13 AM
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Ricky Williams to coach running backs. Heck, I would even consider Yusef Kelly to be a better candidate.
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OK, so we agree?***
Sep 10, 2021, 6:26 PM
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Re: T/F. If Tommy Bowden hadn't been determined to
Sep 10, 2021, 6:25 PM
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TB Sucked...I could tell stories but won't out of respect...
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You should have heard what Ben Hall said. When I asked
Sep 10, 2021, 6:27 PM
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Tommy about Ben's comments, he said "who? We had a tight end named Ben Hall on the team? No one ever told me that."
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One Aside..Just ask Reggie Herring what he thought.priceless***
Sep 10, 2021, 6:35 PM
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When asked about his head coach, Reggie Herring said
Sep 10, 2021, 6:37 PM
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"We got who we got".
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