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Soooo, Pilares?

weymouthst

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It was a very nice run, but I think he used most of his juice darting through the hole (which was a great cut, by the way, because he dodged three tackles in one swoop.)

I don't think he expected to get ahead of the kicker, so no surprise he was dogging it at the end.

If he starts to think he can do this thing more often now that he's got one, he might have a really good future for us.

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He looks very quick and fast initially. He can get through blocks and avoid tackles.

But yeah it looked like he lost a little steam at the end. Even on other returns he had he looks really fast at first. Don't think it is anything to worry about.

Want to see him lined up though. Offense needs weapons, not guys who do one thing and that's it.

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Guys you must remember he has not had an NFL off season and is straight out of college with a injury at that. AE could barely stand up on the field. Also please remember he is a fifth rounder. He will get faster and he will get better. This was just a slight glimpse of something good to come, something I have yet to see from Armanti. Good stuff.

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He did seem gassed the last little bit. Some ST linebacker nearly caught him from behind. Had he not also been gassed, there's no doubt he would've caught Pilares.

But one of the other returns, he went from about 5 yards deep to about the 15 or 20 quicker than anyone I've ever seen. Too bad he ran straight into coverage. He definitely has the legs - once he learns to follow blockers (assuming they are in the correct position) he'll be a good one.

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I agree it looked slow, looked like he was running weird. Not sure if he always looks like that.

I think he was just as shocked as all of us when he saw that daylight in front of him, and that hitch in his gait was just part of the "wtf" moment.

Just like Rodeo, I still can't believe it really happened. Maybe it was staged like the whole landing on the moon thing.

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