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John Emery Jr. ..... Maybe, just maybe, as good as it gets?

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  • MacDawg15MacDawg15 Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Well your comparing a hs senior to 3 guys that went pro. IMO he's smaller than Knowshon but seems as fast or faster 4.42, and more slippery.

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  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @MacDawg15 said:
    Well your comparing a hs senior to 3 guys that went pro. IMO he's smaller than Knowshon but seems as fast or faster 4.42, and more slippery.

    If I see a single exceptional trait in Emory I'll go with his tight, quick and fluid downhill first cut, which is extremely important IMO. In that way he is similar to The Falcons; Devonte Freeman. The ability to cut through small gaps near the LOS quickly while maintaining down field momentum is a big deal.

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  • SoFL_DawgSoFL_Dawg Posts: 11,082 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    We got the best back in this class imo. When he arrives he’ll be the 3rd best back on our team. He has talent just has to maximize it.

    FWIW. He’s not who I wanted to get, but I’m elated we got him. Ty Davis would’ve been special with our OL but Emery will have his chance to be that as well.

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  • WCDawgWCDawg Posts: 17,293 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    I just read Sentell's article on Emory, it is by far the best I've seen on the subject of his choosing UGA.

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  • levanderlevander Posts: 4,481 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @SWARLES_BARKLEY said:

    @pgjackson said:

    @FirePlugDawg said:

    @pgjackson said:

    @GordonBombay said:
    Speed is the real deal and cutting is the real deal. For these vids, please ignore all long touchdown runs that come without contact. Please pay close attention to what happens with contact. He’s elusive as heck, but when guys get their arms on him, he’s down. He’s no Gurley. He’s no Chubb. Michel is a pretty apt comparison, as is Keith Marshall. I say all these things to temper expectations but please be dang excited he’s a dawg!

    Not sure what videos you are watching, but he breaks a lot of tackles in this one.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQes1BmkH2Q

    Thank you for this ^^ The best make it seem very easy. Mercy! Go Dawgs!

    Like someone said earlier, I think he's more like a Moreno with more top end speed than anyone else.

    Couldn’t place who he reminded me of, and this is it. This is spot on.

    Regarding the concern that his film doesn’t show many broken tackles, being able to turn a form tackle into an arm tackle because of elusiveness is not a bad thing. You’ll notice nobody squares him up. The tackles he doesn’t break aren’t due to a lack of power, but rather him being chased down from behind and corralled by the opposing defense, some 25 yards down field. He routinely gets downfield without anyone getting a hand on him because of vision, speed, and elusiveness. If you recall Richard Samuel’s running style, the dude had all the strength and speed you can ask for, but had no wiggle. Just rant straight through guys. It netted more broken tackles that Emery Jr’ running style. But how productive was that?

    Exactly. That’s a better way of saying what I was saying with the freeze you with my eyeballs thing. It’s ridiculously impressive when he does it even at a slow speed. It’s like he’s got a knack for figuring how a defender’s balance on his legs is. And he gets them so they can’t lunge at him.

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  • BigDawgEatinBigDawgEatin Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @Red_N_Black said:
    I went back and took a closer look at his videos and to say I was thoroughly impressed is an understatement. I can't vouch for his power. speed, durability or ball protection but when it comes to just running the ball, I don't think I've ever seen anybody at any level do it any better. His vision and timing is as good as it gets. He absolutely knows how to set up his blockers. Every burst, hesitation, head fake, cut, heck every move is perfection and every run is maximized. I realize these his "highlights" so I was trying not to get too carried away, but I challenge you to watch these and other videos very closely and tell me I'm wrong. So glad he's a Dawg!

    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/57f94bf2f617083edc4ef375
    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/584375e6dfd8b7230c0b3ffc

    Well we will never know now! Bad news after bad news!!!!!

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  • BigDawgEatinBigDawgEatin Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @BojanglesInsider said:

    @BigDawgEatin said:

    @Red_N_Black said:
    I went back and took a closer look at his videos and to say I was thoroughly impressed is an understatement. I can't vouch for his power. speed, durability or ball protection but when it comes to just running the ball, I don't think I've ever seen anybody at any level do it any better. His vision and timing is as good as it gets. He absolutely knows how to set up his blockers. Every burst, hesitation, head fake, cut, heck every move is perfection and every run is maximized. I realize these his "highlights" so I was trying not to get too carried away, but I challenge you to watch these and other videos very closely and tell me I'm wrong. So glad he's a Dawg!

    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/57f94bf2f617083edc4ef375
    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/584375e6dfd8b7230c0b3ffc

    Well we will never know now! Bad news after bad news!!!!!

    Why on God's green earth are you bumping this shite and acting all giddy about it?? W T F?

    Look clown! Does it sound like I’m giddy about this? You try too much to be cheeky and funny, it’s starting to wear thin. Go make biscuits!

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  • BigDawgEatinBigDawgEatin Posts: 1,684 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @BojanglesInsider said:

    @BigDawgEatin said:

    @BojanglesInsider said:

    @BigDawgEatin said:

    @Red_N_Black said:
    I went back and took a closer look at his videos and to say I was thoroughly impressed is an understatement. I can't vouch for his power. speed, durability or ball protection but when it comes to just running the ball, I don't think I've ever seen anybody at any level do it any better. His vision and timing is as good as it gets. He absolutely knows how to set up his blockers. Every burst, hesitation, head fake, cut, heck every move is perfection and every run is maximized. I realize these his "highlights" so I was trying not to get too carried away, but I challenge you to watch these and other videos very closely and tell me I'm wrong. So glad he's a Dawg!

    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/57f94bf2f617083edc4ef375
    https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7392097/584375e6dfd8b7230c0b3ffc

    Well we will never know now! Bad news after bad news!!!!!

    Why on God's green earth are you bumping this shite and acting all giddy about it?? W T F?

    Does it sound like I’m giddy about this?

    It certainly reads like it !!!111

    Troll troll troll!!! Pathetic !

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