Josh Robinson's tweet

Did you guys see it? He says...

I got you and you got me pic.twitter.com/vFEFw5LvaY
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I really hope Josh Robinson doesn't get down after the amount of carries perk had over him this year, and instead embraces that he and Dak could be the best backfield in the damn country next season. I loved seeing this tweet from him, because I was worried he wasn't real happy with the lack of carries.

Mullen needs to feed this son of a gun the rock next year.

At least on the sideline, Robinson seems like one of our happiest players.

I think he knows that he is the running back next year. He just needs to work on catching the ball out of the backfield a little bit and he will be even more awesome.

He will be a beast next year. He reminds me so much of a little Anthony Dixon. From his running style, to his personality. He brings a swagger to our offense. I can't wait to see him get the bulk of the carries

Why would he be upset over being the #2 back behind a senior who is going to be drafted in the NFL Draft? I know his YPC is better, and most of us agree that we would rather he be the every-down back instead of Perkins this year (I am among those), but I don't think the players look at things like fans.

He knows his time is coming. He's been doing what the coach asked him to do, and I'm sure he's happy.

Would love to see him and Shump in some two back sets. With them and dak in the backfield who would you key on as the defense? Especially when you have Lewis, Wilson, and the others at receiver.

Because he was better. I think the players and the fans know that.

If there is one thing I hope Mullen changes as he matures as a hc is this personnel thing.

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Originally Posted by smootness

Why would he be upset over being the #2 back behind a senior who is going to be drafted in the NFL Draft? I know his YPC is better, and most of us agree that we would rather he be the every-down back instead of Perkins this year (I am among those), but I don't think the players look at things like fans.

He knows his time is coming. He's been doing what the coach asked him to do, and I'm sure he's happy.

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Probably the same reason we were. Not saying he was pissed, but judging by tweets and hearsay, I had a feeling he might be a little upset. Probably felt he could be helping the team more if he could get some opportunities. It appears he's good now so it's a moot point. You are quite the argumentative one lately.

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Originally Posted by Schultzy

Because he was better. I think the players and the fans know that.

If there is one thing I hope Mullen changes as he matures as a hc is this personnel thing.

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Agree

Sorry, I don't mean to be a dick or anything. I just don't like when fans make assumptions and then evaluate things on top of their assumptions.

Like with people assuming that because Mullen didn't scream at everyone on the sidelines that he had lost his fire...and then once that's said enough it is considered fact when it reality it is still simply assumption.

So I look at this similarly. We assume Josh Robinson views the situation as we do, and then we worry that he's going to get down about it or transfer (I saw someone mention this in a thread on this site as a fear) when in reality, there's a decent chance he never once thought, 'I'm better than Perkins, I should be the man'.

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Originally Posted by smootness

Why would he be upset over being the #2 back behind a senior who is going to be drafted in the NFL Draft? I know his YPC is better, and most of us agree that we would rather he be the every-down back instead of Perkins this year (I am among those), but I don't think the players look at things like fans.

He knows his time is coming. He's been doing what the coach asked him to do, and I'm sure he's happy.

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Dont know about Perk getting drafter, but I think he will get a free agent shot somewhere. I'm pretty sure JRob knows what went on this year with the carries. Hopefully he and Shump push each other into one of best backfield tandems in SEC and nation. With Dak they can be a mean hard hitting triple threat.

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Originally Posted by smootness

Sorry, I don't mean to be a dick or anything. I just don't like when fans make assumptions and then evaluate things on top of their assumptions.

Like with people assuming that because Mullen didn't scream at everyone on the sidelines that he had lost his fire...and then once that's said enough it is considered fact when it reality it is still simply assumption.

So I look at this similarly. We assume Josh Robinson views the situation as we do, and then we worry that he's going to get down about it or transfer (I saw someone mention this in a thread on this site as a fear) when in reality, there's a decent chance he never once thought, 'I'm better than Perkins, I should be the man'.

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Yet, you are making assumptions and completely putting words in people's mouth. I didn't say Mullen lost his fire "because he wasn't yelling enough", and I didn't say Josh ONLY would be possibly down because he feels the same way we do...If you had seen his twitter in the last month or so, you would have seen that he seemed down a lot. Add to that the thread on here from a so called "friend" of his, AND the fact that he is getting slighted on carries, and I felt that he could "POSSIBLY" be a "LITTLE" down. See how much you exaggerated what I said?

Just making conversation and discussion. Not jumping out and saying, "glad Josh tweeted this because he was obviously pissed as shit about lack of carries since we all are".

Just sayin

And as for Mullen, I based none of my thoughts on Mullen on his "yelling on the sidelines". I judged what I called "appeared a little bit complacent" on him saying shit like "We're glad to be 3-3" and his lack of nuts in the second half of games early in the Season. And I had a very good point. It was far more than "he isn't yelling enough, so he lost his fire". Some might have said stupid shit like that, but not me.

Just want to clear that up for those that may think I said things I didn't based on your post.

Carry on

I like what we did in the Liberty Bowl with Shumpert as a FB when he scored his TD. I'm not advocating moving Shumpert to FB full time, but if we have two backs that are equally competent in carrying the ball, catching the ball out of the backfield and blocking- it doesn't get much better than that. Defenses won't be able to key in on who is getting the ball, who is blocking, and etc.

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Originally Posted by CadaverDawg

Yet, you are making assumptions and completely putting words in people's mouth. I didn't say Mullen lost his fire "because he wasn't yelling enough", and I didn't say Josh ONLY would be possibly down because he feels the same way we do...If you had seen his twitter in the last month or so, you would have seen that he seemed down a lot. Add to that the thread on here from a so called "friend" of his, AND the fact that he is getting slighted on carries, and I felt that he could "POSSIBLY" be a "LITTLE" down. See how much you exaggerated what I said?

Just making conversation and discussion. Not jumping out and saying, "glad Josh tweeted this because he was obviously pissed as shit about lack of carries since we all are".

Just sayin

And as for Mullen, I based none of my thoughts on Mullen on his "yelling on the sidelines". I judged what I called "appeared a little bit complacent" on him saying shit like "We're glad to be 3-3" and his lack of nuts in the second half of games early in the Season. And I had a very good point. It was far more than "he isn't yelling enough, so he lost his fire". Some might have said stupid shit like that, but not me.

Just want to clear that up for those that may think I said things I didn't based on your post.

Carry on

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Fair enough. I wasn't referring to you specifically when talking about Mullen's sideline demeanor; that was just another example of one of my pet peeves. I'm the type who will try to avoid reading too much into a situation that I know nothing about, sometimes to a fault; so I will usually butt heads some with those who do the opposite.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I like what we did in the Liberty Bowl with Shumpert as a FB when he scored his TD. I'm not advocating moving Shumpert to FB full time, but if we have two backs that are equally competent in carrying the ball, catching the ball out of the backfield and blocking- it doesn't get much better than that. Defenses won't be able to key in on who is getting the ball, who is blocking, and etc.

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I agree. I loved it. I would hate to be a D-Coordinator facing Dak, Josh, and Ashton in the backfield...DeRunnya and Jameon at WR, and Malcolm and/or Samuel at TE. #Weapons

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I like what we did in the Liberty Bowl with Shumpert as a FB when he scored his TD. I'm not advocating moving Shumpert to FB full time, but if we have two backs that are equally competent in carrying the ball, catching the ball out of the backfield and blocking- it doesn't get much better than that. Defenses won't be able to key in on who is getting the ball, who is blocking, and etc.

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Agreed, and the diamond formation is perfect for this. You can hand it off to any of them, or throw it to any of them, or have any of them block, on any one play. So for a team with several talented RBs, it makes a lot of sense. With Robinson, Shumpert, and Williams/Griffin next year, not to mention Dak, I expect to see a lot of the diamond.

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Originally Posted by smootness

Fair enough. I wasn't referring to you specifically when talking about Mullen's sideline demeanor; that was just another example of one of my pet peeves. I'm the type who will try to avoid reading too much into a situation that I know nothing about, sometimes to a fault; so I will usually butt heads some with those who do the opposite.

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It's all good. I never take anything personal...plus I've followed your posts for years and like most of em. We're alike in that we will state our views strongly. I like it. Good Bulldog

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Originally Posted by smootness

Agreed, and the diamond formation is perfect for this. You can hand it off to any of them, or throw it to any of them, or have any of them block, on any one play. So for a team with several talented RBs, it makes a lot of sense. With Robinson, Shumpert, and Williams/Griffin next year, not to mention Dak, I expect to see a lot of the diamond.

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I'd throw in some Aeries Williams to the diamond as well.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I like what we did in the Liberty Bowl with Shumpert as a FB when he scored his TD. I'm not advocating moving Shumpert to FB full time, but if we have two backs that are equally competent in carrying the ball, catching the ball out of the backfield and blocking- it doesn't get much better than that. Defenses won't be able to key in on who is getting the ball, who is blocking, and etc.

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Under center at the goal line! I liked it too bc I just think the qb sneak is effective since the rules allow the fullback to push the qb forward there.
Getting Shumpert in the end zone was was smart in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I'd throw in some Aeries Williams to the diamond as well.

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Yeah, he's the Williams I was referring to, not Damian; should have made that more clear.

Robinson knows he's going to be a huge part of the 2014 offense. A lot of teams are going to get tired of tackling Josh, Dak, and Shump. What a load!