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Jeremy Maclin vs Desmond Howard

Don't know what made me think to make this comparison, but...just for grins, let's go to the tale of the tape:

 

 

 

 

vs






2007
51 carries, 375 yards (4 TDs)
80 catches, 1055 yards (9 TDs)
43 kick returns, 24.2 avg (1 TD)
25 punt returns, 12.3 avg (2 TDs)







1989
5 rushes, 11 yards
9 receptions, 136 yards (2 TDs)
12 kick returns, 22.7 avg

1990
5 carries, 58 yards
63 catches, 1025 yards (11 TDs)
17 kick returns, 29.6 avg (1 TD)
6 punt returns, 9.2 avg

1991
13 carries, 180 yards
62 catches, 985 yards (19 TDs)
15 kick returns, 27.5 avg (1 TD)
18 punt returns, 15.7 avg (1 TD)

So Howard averaged more yards per catch, albeit on fewer catches (and, to be fair, in fewer games), and more yards per kick return.  Combining his '90 and '91 numbers, he averaged about the same yards per punt return.  Most impressively, though, Howard scored 12 TDs in 91 touches in 1990 (1 TD per 7.6 touches) and 21 TDs in 108 touches (1 TD per 5.1 touches) in his 1991 Heisman campaign.  To have a legit shot at the Heisman, Maclin will probably need to improve on his 1 TD per 12.1 touches average (16 TDs total in 194 touches) and, honestly...he probably needs fewer touches.  Over 14 games, 194 touches (13.9 per game) is a ridiculous number.  Howard only averaged 9.0 per game his Heisman year, and he obviously didn't wear down much.  Maclin was limping from halfway point of the season on.

Anyway, just thought I'd throw that out there.

UPDATE (and Point of Clarification): Anybody who's played NCAA 09 and lost Maclin to injury knows that, at 13.9 touches per game, the injury risk on Maclin is somewhere between moderate and relatively high.  He hurt his ankle pretty badly against ATM (reaggravating an earlier tweak, I believe), and though it was to his credit that he still made big play after big play, I think the best-case scenario for Mizzou this year is that other major threats emerge (Derrick Washington, I'm looking in your direction) and Maclin doesn't need to touch the ball 14 times a game.  Get that down to the 9-12 range, limit his injury potential a smidge, and he's more likely to a) have better per-touch averages (which does, I think, make at least a little bit of difference...especially for WR/KR/PR types) and more importantly, b) be making the big-time plays late in the season that get Heisman voters' attention.  Maybe that's a stretch, maybe not.  And at the same time, Maclin's a bit bigger than Howard (6'1/200 vs 5'10/185), and that suggests he could possibly take at least a little more beating without wearing down, so hey...who knows...

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Thank you for that point of clarification.

I hate to say that I don’t want Maclin touching the ball THAT much, but, well, I don’t want Maclin touching the ball THAT much.

WARNING! TEXAS RANGERS REFERENCE INCOMING!

I view Maclin the way that I view Josh Hamilton. There may not be a more incredible, electrifying player in their respective leagues, but that doesn’t mean that I want that incredibleness (count it!) on display too often.

And yes, if D-Wash or even someone like De’Vion Moore (wishful thinking, activate!), that would act like a Michael Young or Ian Kinsler or Milton Bradley or some anonymous starting pitcher because Texas doesn’t have any and seriously why can’t anyone from Texas develop into a legitimate number one, I mean I know they are deep in the farm with arms like Neftali Feliz and Eric Hurley and Kasey Kiker and stuff, but seriously can’t the Rangers get some freakin’ pitching? Where was I?

Anyways, the point is that Josh Hamilton was awesome in the Home Run Derby.

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by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 10:29 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rant complete.

It’s all about the jet stream.

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Chance McDanielson for Heisman

by rptgwb on Aug 5, 2008 11:29 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

By the way

When is too early to launch my “Gahn McGaffie for Heisman” campaign? I’ll launch it at a party where everyone can have a taste of the delicious black and gold kool-aid I drink when I watch his video.

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Chance McDanielson for Heisman

by rptgwb on Aug 5, 2008 11:31 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pretty sure...

...by this point in his true freshman campaign, our friend JayC had already predicted four Heismans for Marcus Woods, so…yeah…might be a bit too early. :-)

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by The Boy on Aug 5, 2008 11:41 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man I hope those people come down to games this year

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by The Beef on Aug 5, 2008 11:55 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Those people?

What exactly do you mean by “Those People”?

by ZouDave on Aug 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Woods'

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by The Beef on Aug 5, 2008 1:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ha...

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by The Boy on Aug 5, 2008 1:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I KNEW if I didn't point that out, someone else would

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Chance McDanielson for Heisman

by rptgwb on Aug 5, 2008 1:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you all suck

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by The Beef on Aug 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does this mean that...

... Maclin will get on with ESPN and then become an awful analyst?

Case in point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOn77rGFqCs

I guess no one bothered to tell Desmond that it was actually A&M that was playing Cal that year.

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