re: Think Andrew Paul changes his mind and comes back?

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I think you are conflating issues.

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I see what you're saying but we're definitely talking about 2 separate talking points. I'm not talking at all about specific strengths as you said. A pass catcher, a bruiser, a scat back, etc. That's not factoring into my point at all. Mine is far more simple and big picture. Had Paul not left and we didn't get eteinne, we'd be going into the year with a RB rotation of:

-Andrew Paul, who has looked decent in the extremely limited mopup duty he's had
-Rod Rob, who last year was mianly a slower bigger bodied battering ram but looks to have gotten in great shape this offseason. Also limited to mostly mopuop duty thus far
-BRob, who would be the best of the bunch but coming off a knee injruy and is TBD on how effective he'll be, or even how soon
-Some TFR

That would NOT have inspired confidence AT ALL. Etienne, regardless of waht his strengths may be, is a proven SEC back that has started in this league at another big boy school. I am not worried about our RB to start the season against clemosn, whereas if we didn't have him I'd be pretty nervous.