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Message: [QUOTE="UCfor3, post: 4795412, member: 567"] Yeah, Donovan is clearly still getting up to speed obviously. The foot injury/conditioning/extra weight/layoff...all clear factors.. He looked fine this summer playing in Europe so as long as the foot is ok, we have every reason to believe he will eventually be back to dominating. Samson is a great contrast and allows us to matchup with any type of frontline. Marquette may be another game where Samson plays a large factor and matches up well. One other thing. It's always easier being the relief pitcher or in this case coming off the bench. You could go as hard as you can for shorter stints, often against an already tired opponent(after dealing with Adama in this case) or the other teams 2nd team big. You see it in other sports. It's not an apples to apples comparison, but it still tracks. Relief pitchers come in for an inning or two and throw as hard as they can. Use them as a starter for longer stints and their velocity ticks down. In football it's always easier being the Ben Tate to the Arian Foster. Look at Tony Pollard this year. It's harder being THE guy and it's easier coming in with fresh legs and your hair on fire when the D is already tired. I an NOT saying Clingan is Ben Tate or that he won't dominate. Just saying that there may be a minor adjustment to being the starter as opposed to being the backup(especially being a giant where cardio is such a factor). That adjustment has been made harder and much more obvious because of Dom's injury and his resulting conditioning. Patience. It will come. [/QUOTE]

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