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I think the thing that is hurting Charles is that he was not the only featured back in the UT offense, now you would say the same about USC with Bush and White but I dunno I think that combo was a bit different.
V. Young 115 carries 1,050 yards
Charles 119 carries 878 yards
Taylor 76 carries 513 yards
S. Young 96 carries 461 yards
Melton 87 carries 432 yards
So they definetly spread the rock when it comes to carries, take away Vince Young and Taylor and Charles could be looking at a lot more carries. Not saying he shouldn't be a canidate down the road but I was kinda surprised to see him as one of the preseason canidates by a pretty respected media outlet (CBSSportsLine) Personally I'd put Darius Walker (Almost 1,200 yards last season) in there instead, but like you said, Quinn is getting all the pub.
Charles's average rush yards per carry is pretty ridiculous though, I didn't realize it was so high. He is fast as shit and trucks guy (just watched that 4 minute video I posted) I honestly didn't realize he was THAT good until looking up some shit after this reading this thread, guess he just got overshadowed last year by Vince Young and the fact that UT used a bunch of RBs.
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