its the Middle size picture on his twitter (not the avatar, and not the wallpaper) Here is the post from it from his instagram that was posted on 27 yesterday http://oregon.247sports.com/Board/45/DATs-latest-Instagram-Post-24498160/1
OIC.... not sure how I feel about him coming back. He's definitely a great weapon, but the OC and Helf need to figure out better ways of working him into the offense.
Agreed, NB. This is odd. Some fans are posting he just liked the pic and put it on his twitter. Other fans are posting that they think this is a sign he'll be back. I'll refer to my original thought..."interesting".
Well, if all this is true, I hope we find a way to get the ball in his hands more. With he, Addison, Marshall, MM and Tyner it's may be too many weapons.
one thing people arent mentioning is The last 2 years prior The coaching staff had rocks name LaMichael, and Kenjon one year, and Kenjon the other year. I am a big fan of Marshall, and Tyner has the chance to be great, but they arent the yard chewers that LMJ and KB were (yet) I think most of us want(ed) DAT in more space, but I cant say I blame them for using him in the backfield a lot more.
he was crushing this season prior to twisting an ankle in the Cal monsoon game during a kickoff return... no one touched him, he just turned it. He's proven to be a great threat in a variety of roles including featured RB, but like most every other athlete health is important. If he comes back they'll have a variety of really fast elusive guys competing, but I won't be surprised if he comes out on top for the #1 RB spot again. [captain obvious]He's a stud[/captain obvious] STOMP
For their Duck careers, LMJ averaged 6.6 yards per carry while KB averaged 6.2. Marshall, Tyner & DAT all averaged 6.2 yards per carry this season... those averages suffered when Mariota struggled through injury STOMP
True, I guess I was meaning more of how much they could be relied on gamei in and game out. Marshall and Tyner probably weren't ready to be relied on that heavily yet
I wonder if he'll play both ways next year? He was a top db in high school and it may be his position in the NFL. He could get 7 touches or so on offense and play safety on defense.
I just don't see DAT as a run stopper or a player that could bring down too many Pac12 RB's without getting hurt.
That's where Lane Kiffin wanted him too...but, Chip had other ideas. I think he'd be OK in pass coverage, but not with any significant run support. I would doubt his ability jam a physical receiver and get off his block in a cover 2, 3. He would make a terrible hard cover in the flat when its necessary for the DB to take the run play outside and keep his body squared during contact. Remember last year with all our injuries in the defensive backfield? I remember reading staff had DAT at CB in practice but it wasn't, well, practical. I like him as a wideout on punts (we saw this in the RB) but nothing more.
And I agree. So play at his NFL position (safety) and then get him the ball for 7 touches on offense.
