08-29-2012, 12:14 AM
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In the Starting Line-up
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re: Shane Vereen
This is my post on Vereen from another thread. Basically a quick rundown of my thoughts about him.
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Originally Posted by strngplyr
Vereen is safe for this year, but his future is anything but certain.
He hasn't come close to living up to the hype surrounding him yet everyone speaks of him challenging for the #1 job here.
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Those are his carries in games that count, all in garbage time of blowout wins. He was about as explosive and Benny in his limited playtime last year and he looks slower than Ridley (not to say Ridley is slow).
Ridley simply appears to do everything we've seen Vereen do ...except he does it better. He looks quicker, faster, stronger, and he actually makes it onto the field.
He actually hasn't even looked good in the preseason outside of the New Orleans game this season where all his carries came against scrubs. He missed 3/4 of the games last year and posted 11 carries for 34 yards with a long of 14 (3.1ypc).
I understand the hype coming out of college, but his skills simply haven't translated into the NFL. Yet, hopefully it's just taking time.
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Like I said, I get the hype, but I don't think he has it (yet?). |
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