Did the kid from Newberry even get in the game? They said he was going to be good. He has the physical size and speed for a D1 back, but I don't understand why they keep playing Dak in positions he has no experience in playing. It just doesn't make sense.
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Obviously our biggest issue is the O-line. I think we will be forced to do more max protection with a blocking back in the backfield and 2 to 3 TE's. If Anderson can do it, why not try. We keep saying this is about competition. Let's see the competition in real games.
Dakereon Joyner is not the answer at running back nor was he the answer at Wide Receiver nor Quarterback. At best he is a very good collegiate athlete (and probably a great kid).
However, no one is the answer with our Division III offensive line.
However, no one is the answer with our Division III offensive line.
I checked...was interested as well. He played special teams, no snaps at RB. I do not understand why our RBs are not improving/contributing.
Yeah, about the same as relying on a QB-turned-WR-turned-RB.
I really don't think it's going to make much of a difference with our OL. Joyner is obviously not very good, but I don't think it would matter much who is back there.
That said, we might as well give him a shot. He can't be worse than Joyner.
No players with Adkins mentality and willingness to hit someone. Out TE blocking was poor. You can put 3 in there but it won’t help if no one hits with any power.
Agree. The kid from Newberry isn’t the answer. The answer isn’t on this roster. And guys, it’s embarrassing we had to bring the kid from Newberry in. We’d be laughing our a$$es off if Clemson were in this same position. There our hundreds of RB’s from D-1 universities or D-1 recruits we could’ve gotten. This was the best we did. It’s shameful. Period. Might as well throw 50 times per game.
JMU is WAY above Newberry College. This isn’t a true comparison.
Believe what you want. He’s not going to instantly make this OL better. It’s ridiculous we’re in the position hoping a Newberry transfer will fix our problems. That’s just silly.
Could be wrong, but I don’t think the coaches really anticipated him challenging for snaps. Our fans were the ones talking him up. I think it was a roll of the dice to maybe find a diamond in the rough. If it worked out, then great. If not, he’s just a warm body so no real loss.
I feel like we took him because we missed on everyone else.
So I looked Mario Anderson up.. hes 5’9” and weighs 210. he rushed for 3300 yards over the last three seasons. Scored 35 touchdowns. Was a division 2 all American and was a finalist for the harlon hill award which is like the div 2 heisman. Ppl might be overlooking the guy because he went to newberry.
I agree, too. He doesn't have to be great. Just not terrible.
I want to see Mario and DJ get some burns. Practice don’t always show what a RB can fully do when it’s not full contact. We can’t break tackles at that position and that’s concerning.