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Post by eddantes on Dec 11, 2005 13:23:25 GMT -5
Sam Gado and the Green Bay Packers are taking on the Detroit Lions in Lambeau today...
Here's the scouting report on Green Bay's rush via ESPN:
With their running back corps depleted, the workload has fallen on Samkon Gado. Like most young backs, he is inconsistent from week to week but shows some flashes of big-play potential. He has good power and gets yards after contact but doesn't get great blocking by his offensive line. He could have some success on cutback runs and misdirection plays when the Lions over-pursue, but he doesn't always exhibit good vision and quick decision-making, and his guys up front don't do a great job of coming off the ball and sealing off the backside.
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Post by HoldMyOwn on Dec 11, 2005 21:51:34 GMT -5
102 yards and it's only in the 2Q....man they are talkin about him a WHOLE lot, you cant put a price on that kind of exposure
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Post by krh44 on Dec 11, 2005 22:15:52 GMT -5
Nice 64 yard TD run
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 8:19:18 GMT -5
many very nice mentions during the game- Theisman likened Sam to Edgarin (sp?) James at one point, and said "what do you have to do to prove to a coach that you belong in this league". Of course, the obligatory references by cranky Paul to the fact that he put the ball on the ground 3xs over the last 4 games.
Also quite a few close ups of a very determined looking Gado- he looks bigger to me every week.
No mentions of LU that I heard. Had he been from FSU or Miami I'm sure we'd have been reminded ad nauseaum.
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Post by beigledog on Dec 12, 2005 8:27:21 GMT -5
Man this guy is good!
I've been pumping Sam Gado at work so much, people are sick of it...but it's awesome!
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 8:29:00 GMT -5
You guys catch that play where he threw the forward pass out of his own endzone, avoiding the tackle for a loss and therefore a safety? VERY VERY smart!  |
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Post by guest forever on Dec 12, 2005 8:31:29 GMT -5
Actually the commentators mentioned Liberty several times...even made reference to Dre Barnes and Eugene Goodman. The best line came from Paul when talking about Gado being the third back behind Barnes and Goodman. His comment..."who is evaluating the talent at Liberty?" Also, on the packers website you can watch Gado's post game press conference. It looks like he is wearing a Liberty jacket.
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 8:34:58 GMT -5
Green Bay Rushing
CAR YDS TD LG
Gado 29 171 1 64 |
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 8:35:54 GMT -5
Actually the commentators mentioned Liberty several times...even made reference to Dre Barnes and Eugene Goodman. The best line came from Paul when talking about Gado being the third back behind Barnes and Goodman. His comment..."who is evaluating the talent at Liberty?" Also, on the packers website you can watch Gado's post game press conference. It looks like he is wearing a Liberty jacket. thanks Guest- I take a bathroom break and miss the best part! funny about the talent eval too- we've been screaming about that for years |
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 8:41:18 GMT -5
the funny thing is, on ESPN Sunday Stud- the RB candidate is Rudy Johnson of Cinnci, who did less on more carries. Hmmmm, no respect already after only 4 games? Guess they wanted to make it interesting (that and the Bengals are 10-3) ATT YDS AVG LNG TD
Rudy Johnson 30 169 5.6 32 1 |
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Post by Mark on Dec 12, 2005 9:16:19 GMT -5
I think the Sunday Stud selectees are only from the afternoon games. The voting starts before the night game is over.
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 9:27:38 GMT -5
yeah- I believe you are correct, now that I think about it. At halftime, Boomer was talking about Bledsoe getting 50+ percent of the vote
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Post by bigsmooth on Dec 12, 2005 10:06:45 GMT -5
what a smart play by samkon in the end zone. i really enjoy seeing him get some accolades and that certainly shows well for the LU program. it is great to have some good news in what was a bad year for the program.
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 12, 2005 10:34:35 GMT -5
since GB will be going as far as Philly in the playoffs- maybe Coach Rocco can start working NOW on getting Sam to come back and show his face/help promote LU in his off season.
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Post by jcmanson on Dec 13, 2005 16:16:22 GMT -5
Vote for sam as rookie of the week on nfl.com by thursday. He has a small lead right now.
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Post by beigledog on Dec 14, 2005 9:15:06 GMT -5
Here's the link to vote for Sam. He's got 52% of the vote right now...compared to 30% for the next closest guy. www.nfl.com/rookies/vote |
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Post by beigledog on Dec 14, 2005 9:26:20 GMT -5
I just tried to listen to the press conference from Sunday. Is it just me or is it virtually un-understandable. All I caught on the whole thing is that Sam says he needs to work on pass protection and protecting the football. I wish there was a clearer, louder version I could watch.
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Post by beigledog on Dec 14, 2005 9:29:00 GMT -5
Nevermind...I clicked on the wrong one (56k instead of 300k). It works fine.
That's definitely a Liberty jacket! WOOHOO Go flames!
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Post by HoldMyOwn on Dec 14, 2005 12:08:11 GMT -5
could someone post the pic of the LU Jacket? I looked but had no luck
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 14, 2005 17:35:19 GMT -5
voting results as of 1730 hrs, Wednesday 12/14: Results
Samkon Gado 55%
Cadillac Williams 27%
Ryan Moats 12%
Pacman Jones 4%
Mark Clayton 2%
VOTES 52607 |
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Post by guestforever on Dec 14, 2005 18:09:35 GMT -5
Don't have a picture of the jacket Sam was wearing but I checked Liberty's on-line bookstore and didn't see anything like it there. I would like to know where he got it. If Liberty doesn't offer it, they should consider it.
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Post by coastal89 on Dec 15, 2005 10:58:32 GMT -5
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Post by Sly Fox on Dec 15, 2005 22:50:55 GMT -5
Leave it to the CCU guy to post the link.
Cool jacket.
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Post by PAmedic on Dec 15, 2005 22:53:45 GMT -5
watched that the other day but was too busy saving lives to post it for you slackers.
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