Atlanta Griz1 said:
Raider said:
Pathetic, just pathetic............
OK, big guy, we'll see how wonderful your Cat RB is in the fall. There is a reason is was not offered coming out of high school, and he will demonstrate that this season without Prukop occupying defensive coordinator's energy. I will be proven right once again.
He wasn't offered out of high school because of a knee injury his junior season. As far as him not being productive, that is an incorrect statement. Against SDSU in the playoffs two years ago, everyone knew Dakota was playing on one leg. Chad Newell was the main focus and he rushed for 101 yards, 5 tds, and had 42 yards receiving. Again, Dakota was not a running threat in that game so that argument can't be used. When he is given his carries, he produces...every time.
Another game that year, Jake Bleskin starts against Idaho State and Chad rumbles off 101 yards rushing, 21 yards receiving and a touchdown.
I can keep listing off games but I'm going to stop. MSU's offense could have actually done itself a favor against NAU last year and kept giving Chad the ball, as we were rolling on the ground in the first half. But then we wanted to get cute and started to run our usual gimmick plays with Dakota.
Do I think there are other productive running backs who could've been listed over Chad? Yes, absolutely. But there is also a long list of arguments why he deserves first team.