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Booker best offensive hope to make Sparano's unforcasted system work

I like the read and agree. Booker might be able to help us in our division by breaking some ankles for us :)
 
hugoguzman said:
Don't mean to put you down, but you're comparing apples to oranges.

Reggie Bush has a lot of straight-line speed but is not very elusive in terms of lateral movement. His big plays come in space, but not because he's juking guys. What he does is basically find angles so that he can outrun people to the corner.

Lorenzo Booker has more pedestrian straight-line speed but is extremely elusive in terms of lateral movement (i.e. he breaks ankles).

Also, to say that guys with Booker's skill set will be nothing more than a role player lacks a bit of historical perspective. There have been many players with his size and physical attributes that have served key roles in productive offenses. The author mentions Dave Megget for example.

And one last thing. Booker is a better receiver than Bush. He showcased that ability in limited this action this season, making more than a handful of impressive grabs (Bush on the other hand is known for lapses that result in dropping of easy passes). Not sure how you missed that.

All of that said, Booker has yet to prove that he is anything more than a nice change of pace third-down back. But then again, he is just a second-year player that was inexplicably shelved for most of his rookie campaign.
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Well said, and I agree with a lot of what you said. Bush isn't as elusive as Booker is in the open field. If booker has one guy to beat in front, no doubt he finds his way around him, Bush will just try to out run him to the edge. I think booker can contribute significantly on third, and even long fourth down conversions. Talk about a catalyst, nothing sparks a team up on Offense more than being able to school the Defense on third and fourth down.
 
hugoguzman said:
You do realize that Dave Megget was more than just an "accessory" on those Giant teams?
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I'm glad you added that, saved me from it.

But I'm not as crazy about Booker as most fin fans, we averaged 12 points a game with him playing so I don't think he is all that "dynamic". Sure not all his fault but he had his chances.
 
If there were a stat for broken ankles Booker would be up there...havent seen ankles broken like that in a while...each time he touched the ball I held my breath thinking he might break somebodys ankles or get destroyed lol . If he can bulk up a bit without losing quicks then we got a winner
 
booker didn't play much last year because he was trying to covert him to a wide receiver. He was the prototypical wide receiver for cam's system and we had lots of depth at RB. That is why you didn't see more of him, At least that was the biggest reason. In practices he was almost always acting as the other teams top receiver, Santana Moss, etc...
 
Stringer Bell said:
not having a chance to prove yourself does not mean you have unlimited potential

no way booker ever develops to anything but a third down back
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bold words, but you don't have anything tangible to back that up.

He could be nothing more than a third-down back or he could turn out to be a key cog as a back, a slot receiver, and a trick play specialist (similar to Antwaan Randal El, but without the throwing ability).
 
RonnieBrownTown said:
I dont think anybody has to much faith in Ricky Williams sense you know the whole smoking thing.I dont think Bill Parcels likes players that cant stay in the league and Ricky still needs to give use some money.
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Anybody with any sense don't have faith in Brown to stay healthy. Fool me once? Fool me twice? Fool you 3 times? And talk about not having faith in someone?:(
 
I really liked how Booker played in time given last year... Dolphins would be crazy not to use him in the same manner this year...
 
hugoguzman said:
bold words, but you don't have anything tangible to back that up.

He could be nothing more than a third-down back or he could turn out to be a key cog as a back, a slot receiver, and a trick play specialist (similar to Antwaan Randal El, but without the throwing ability).
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exactly

Randal El is garbage
 
phinswin said:
we all know that reggie bush isnt a very good inside the tackles runner... which could be probably be the same for lorenzo.. but with lorenzo we dont know that yet so there is a possibility that he could be better if hes a better runner between the tackles
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He's not. I watched him try and run between the tackles at FSU and he didn't do well unless there was a huge hole. He has a tendency to dance and try and pick his way through the line. I believe it's beceause he's a smaller back and while strong for his size does not have the ability to move the pile.
 
basically what im trying to say is that the difference between bush and booker is certainly not worth the positions that they were drafted in... we got a steal or the saints reached...
 
phinswin said:
basically what im trying to say is that the difference between bush and booker is certainly not worth the positions that they were drafted in... we got a steal or the saints reached...
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saints reached big time buddy...bush is nothing more than a third-down back
 
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