Welcome Kimani Vidal, RB, Troy

[Chargers8491]

Not LT. LT had elite lateral ability and balance. 3-cone 6.84 vs 7.01. Baby LT? Don't get carried away here.

Baby Emmitt Smith

I'm not saying he is going to be as good or even better than LT. I 'm saying he runs very similar to LT and is about the same size with comparable combine results. The one thing Vidal is better than LT at coming out of college is catching the ball out of the back field. He is going to be fun to watch this year. Is he going to be as good or better than LT? Only time will tell but he as the skill set to do it and he will definitely have a chance in this offense.

[charger1993]

I'm not saying he is going to be as good or even better than LT. I 'm saying he runs very similar to LT and is about the same size with comparable combine results. The one thing Vidal is better than LT at coming out of college is catching the ball out of the back field. He is going to be fun to watch this year. Is he going to be as good or better than LT? Only time will tell but he as the skill set to do it and he will definitely have a chance in this offense.

idk about all that, lt as a rookie caught 79 percent of his passes, 59 out of 74 targets caught, and thats in 01 when it was still a run heavy league

[AK47]

I'm not saying he is going to be as good or even better than LT. I 'm saying he runs very similar to LT and is about the same size with comparable combine results. The one thing Vidal is better than LT at coming out of college is catching the ball out of the back field. He is going to be fun to watch this year. Is he going to be as good or better than LT? Only time will tell but he as the skill set to do it and he will definitely have a chance in this offense.

I hereby disagree with you to jinx you in hoping you're right.

[Heatmiser]

Brandon Oliver, right?

Yes! Thanks. Your memory is better than mine

TG

[dmac_bolt]

Are we getting LT comparisons already? Oh my …

[AK47]

LT's 31 Rushing + receiving TD's is going to be untouched for the next few decades. Might've even threw a TD or 2 that 2006 season.

Lets hope Vidal is a poor man's layaway version of LT.

[Ghost of Quacksaw]

Yes! Thanks. Your memory is better than mine

TG

No, I just forget different things than you do!

[jubei]

LT's 31 Rushing + receiving TD's is going to be untouched for the next few decades. Might've even threw a TD or 2 that 2006 season.

Lets hope Vidal is a poor man's layaway version of LT.

even half of those TDs would be a HUGE win...I'd settle for that!

[AK47]

even half of those TDs would be a HUGE win...I'd settle for that!

15? 15 would be like top 3 RB in 2024.

Shoot 7-9 TD's gets in you in the Pro Bowl these days.

Man having a bell cow RB is like having a Manual Transmission where the Pass Game is an Automatic. Save the Manuals!!!

[chargeroo]

He's like a pocket sized Michael Turner, the way he runs the lean, the low pad level, it kind of reminds me of the burner...

That's what LoNeal said about him.

[dmac_bolt]

I really hope this kid is more than I think he is - pulling for him to prove me stupid. Won’t be the first time.

[Jack Burton]

“He pounded the aforementioned rock to the tune of 1349 yards last year and 866 of those came after contact.

More absolutely bananas Vidal numbers: he has forced 141 missed tackles in the last two seasons, 81 of which came in 2023. While he doesn’t have bonkers athleticism in terms of in-game speed, he makes up for it by being arguably the most elusive back in the class. He’s almost a more athletically juiced-up Blake Corum, as demonstrated in his RAS testing at the combine.”

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