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Ellington: "I just want to make plays"
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Ellington: "I just want to make plays"


Sep 24, 2010, 4:29 PM

 
Ellington: "I just want to make plays"

After three games, Andre Ellington is averaging 7.4 yards per carry, and his 7.2 yard per carry average through his first 17 games is better than the 6.5 yards per carry earned by his former teammate – C.J. Spiller. Full Story »


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"I have moved on and I am ready for Miami"


Sep 24, 2010, 4:45 PM

Words of wisdom from one of our best players. Really enjoy his game. A good running back

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What a great kid and one h#ll of a RB***


Sep 24, 2010, 5:21 PM



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Should Harper have been red-shirted his first year?


Sep 24, 2010, 5:48 PM

How much better would he be at this stage of his career? Would it even matter?

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I've always thought he should have. There really wasn't a


Sep 24, 2010, 7:57 PM

need to play in year one- only if Spiller or Davis were hurt should he have played. Promise kept, year lost.

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Promise kept. Year lost. Fumble lost to Bama. TB fired. Yay!***


Sep 25, 2010, 1:27 AM



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I wish Napier ran Ellington on 4th & 1, and critical downs


Sep 25, 2010, 1:55 AM

With the game on the line against #16 Auburn and with two weeks to rest up before Miami, I think Napier should have leaned on Ellington more than Harper, especially in critical downs. Ellington was 22-for-140 (6.4 YPC). Harper was 19-for-44 (2.3 YPC). Harper may be the big back but Ellington plays bigger, smarter, faster, and more decisively than Harper.

For example, on that 4th-and-1 againt Auburn, Harper failed to follow his two lead blockers (both of whom easily got past the 1st down marker) and consequently Harper got stuffed for no gain. How do you not follow your lead blockers on 4th & 1??? That might have cost Clemson the game. (Ellington scored a short-yardage TD against Auburn by following his lead blocker on a similar play.)

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On Napier's comments


Sep 25, 2010, 11:06 PM

"We're trying to play those guys an equal number of snaps because of the cumulative effect of the season, I think you've got to do that," Napier said. "We don't want to leave the park one day and one guy is more beat up than the other. You've got to have two."

That's all well and fine and I can completely understand that.....but, don't you want to use your best guy when the game is on the line instead of the guy that dances before he hits the hole. Ellington is clearly the best back. I though Harper was going to be the man when he came here....and he has a lot of upside. He is not as good between the tackles and following blocks. Ellington hits the holes harder and he is harder to bring down.

Not picking on Napier either. I think he overall called a pretty good game. Still scratching my head on the dbl reverse though(aren't we all?).

A few things to clean up but this team could make some noise down the stretch!

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I thought Napier's play calling was the best I've seen


Sep 27, 2010, 9:49 AM

I mean that first drive was epic.

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