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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 09-07-2010, 07:24 PM:

He probably needs his touches monitored closely as we sure don't need him injured and worn down by the latter part of the season.

Total Offensive Plays Cobb Involved: 11/64 (17.2%)

Randall Cobb either rushed, passed, caught, or was thrown at a total of 17.2% of the time in UK’s win. Now obviously Derrick Locke will generally touch the ball more often than Cobb since his is a running back, but Locke touched the ball 27 times on Saturday. Randall Cobb touched it 10 times, including punt and kickoff returns. So, did Cobb get enough touches on Saturday for you?

And it should be pointed out that sometimes opposing defenses will completely eliminate Cobb in the passing game, which will limit his touches. UL may have done this, I didn’t breakdown the game film. But Cobb only touched the ball TWICE in the 2nd half, one of which was a key run in the last drive that basically iced the game. Personally, I thought Cobb was included enough in the game after it ended, but after crunching the numbers, I may have to reconsider. When your best player in a decade in only getting a look every 5 plays or so, but your running back (also a great player) gets it 26 times, I just wonder whether that was the gameplan or just UL’s defense.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 09-07-2010, 07:42 PM:

Come to think about it he spent a good portion of the 3rd quarter in the locker room due to dehydration.

Posted by BlueCollarMan (Member # 2114) on 09-08-2010, 02:15 PM:

If he wasn't sick, this is a big concern IMO. First of all, that was a warm day, but not hot. Second, remember when Joker did not play him in a crucial play last year against USC because "he was gassed". What's the deal with his conditioning?

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 09-08-2010, 02:36 PM:

BCM, if i'm not mistaken Locke had some problems also with dehydration. There is plenty of water and Gatoraid on the side-lines if the players take the time to drink it. Hopefully the coaching staff has or will have a system put in to monitor all the players drinking enough liquids prior to, during and after the games..