Injuries are a factor for every team and I'm sure some of the all-time great squads couldn't have handled one key injury without declining a good bit.
The biggest injury this year has probably been Jalston Fowler. It really wasn't felt until the TAMU game when I think a second power back could have been a huge factor in that game. Once Lacy got baptized by the TAMU defenders, I don't think he was used for much else than a decoy the rest of the game. Fowler would have been huge in that goal line possession near the end of the game...maybe not even as a runner. His ability as a pass catcher probably made him equally a threat in the short field as a plowing runner and a guy who could sneak into the flat as a fullback for a quick pass. If we were going to pass on that interception, I felt that little bootleg pass we ran either to the tailback or famously to Upchurch was a viable call but our option at fullback were a little slow to feel safe about the call.
The biggest injury this year has probably been Jalston Fowler. It really wasn't felt until the TAMU game when I think a second power back could have been a huge factor in that game. Once Lacy got baptized by the TAMU defenders, I don't think he was used for much else than a decoy the rest of the game. Fowler would have been huge in that goal line possession near the end of the game...maybe not even as a runner. His ability as a pass catcher probably made him equally a threat in the short field as a plowing runner and a guy who could sneak into the flat as a fullback for a quick pass. If we were going to pass on that interception, I felt that little bootleg pass we ran either to the tailback or famously to Upchurch was a viable call but our option at fullback were a little slow to feel safe about the call.