the perfect example of what makes you sound like you don't know shit.
No one said or implied that he was the greatest running back of all time, just that his skill set was better suited for certain games where running space was limited and a long strider who needs space to get up to speed where they are effective (like Adams) wasn't going to be as productive.
oldirish has been throwing knowledge and facts at you through this whole conversation, but you have your head too far up Kelly's ass to recognize it. Anyone with at least half a set of good eyes and a squirt of piss worth of football IQ can see that Dex and Adams have completely different running styles /skill sets, and Dex's skills are the type that are more effective in the type of game GA was last year. Him picking up two or three yards when not much was there, instead of Adams picking up nothing or losing a yard could have changed the whole dynamic of the game by putting us in better down and distances. Just as importantly, it would have spelled Adams and kept him fresher for the fourth quarter, when in fact GAs defense wore down some and those running lanes that weren't there early on started opening up. The game was there to be won in the 4th, but unfortunately our champion steed had dead legs and couldn't take advantage due to the shitty chess moves Kelly made (or in this case didn't make) all game long.
Your notion that Dex just didn't put in the work to play or just wasn't good enough is 1) pure speculation and nothing more than an attempt to throw monkey shit on the wall and hope it sticks, and 2) likely based on all contextual evidence, completely false.
Here are things we know:
•Dex was good enough and worked hard enough as a true Freshman to get playing time with guys like Folston, Prosise, Adams and Jones on the RB depth chart...and he was good enough and worked hard enough that he
1) ranked fourth on the team in rushes, tied for fourth in rushing TDs and sixth in rushing yards (again, with Folston, Prosise, Adams, and Tony Jones on the depth chart) and 2) five of his 21 carries went for a first down or touchdown (as a true Freshman signs were already there that he could have a big impact on a game)
•Dex was good enough and worked hard enough as a Sophomore that even after getting in trouble off the field when he was arrested for possession of weed and an unregistered firearm, he 1) still played in all 12 games 2) gained 200 rushing yards on 39 carries, including three TD runs 3) ranked fourth on the team in rushes, fourth in rushing yards and third in rushing TDs, and 4) nine of his 39 carries went for a first down or touchdown
**NOTE** Now after seeing what Dex did in his Freshman and Sophomore seasons, everyone knew that if he kept his nose clean we had a serious playmaker who could help this team win football games, and Kelly even acknowledged this himself. And to our knowledge he did keep his nose clean and reports from fall camp before his Junior year had him doing great and set to be an awesome 1 - 2 compliment to Adams and Kelly spoke highly of what he did in that fall camp and said we should expect to see a lot more of Dex on the field at the RB position.
•Dex was good enough and worked hard enough as a Junior that even with Adams having a career year and then later in the year Dex missing 3 games with minor injury and presumably his first positive weed test suspension, he still 1) saw action in 10 games 2) gained 360 rushing yards on 39 carries, including four TD runs 3) averaged 9.2 yards per rush, which led the team among ball carriers with at least 35 attempts 4) 17 of his 39 carries went for a first down or touchdown, and 5) ranked fifth on the team in rushes, fourth in rushing yards and fourth in rushing TDs
•Dex was good enough and worked hard enough as a Senior that even with a weed possession charge, an unregistered firearm charge, and two (2) positive weed tests, he got in the game as soon as his University mandated four game suspension was up and immediately ignited a semi-stagnant run game against the toughest team we've played yet this season.
Yet inexplicably, when he had put in the work before his Junior season, had received praise from those who got to see him in practice, had received praise from his HC with the promise of seeing a lot more of #2 at RB, and most importantly had kept his nose clean, in a game against GA when he was #2 on the depth chart and his specific skill set was better suited, than a tall rangy long strider who needed space to get up to speed, Dexter Williams who had 6 carries for 124 yards and a TD just the week before, got exactly ZERO carries against GA.
This was an epic failure on Kelly's part and maybe (maybe not) cost us the game. At the end of the day, you don't keep a talent like that, who's shown what he has, who's put in the work, who's kept his nose clean, who's received the praise from everyone including the HC, and who just the week before showed he is just as effective (if not more so) as the starter, on the bench for the whole game in a close slug fest like that while the #1 guy is showing to be completely ineffective while wallowing in futility for the whole game. Good coaches make a switch to try and light a spark and then maybe bring the starter back once things get rolling.
But not Kelly, nope, lost his shit under the bright lights once again, but you like the smell of his shit so much you dismiss it as Dex just wasn't good enough or hadn't put in the work. Unfortunately for you, the data (facts) doesn't support this and actually shows that you are full of shit.
I wasn't going to write anything this long, logical and detailed, as I feel you are likely too stupid to absorb it and therefore unworthy of the data bytes used, but figured I'd give you one final chance to either show your ass again or wise up before I write you off and tell you to choke on a bag of dicks.