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It was obvious in the Vandy game that Filkins was the best RB Stanford could put on a field in 2021. 

Filkins did look great at Vandy, but Smith had a couple of runs where he looked like an absolute star about to explode.
At least to me it wasn't clear that Filkins was obviously the best, is it really that cut-and-dry to you? 
Unfortunately Smith got injured late in that game and lost a few games as a result.
I'm as concerned as anyone else with the departure of Jones and Peat, but it's certainly not because of the lack of potential behind them.

[TriangleTree]

It was obvious in the Vandy game that Filkins was the best RB Stanford could put on a field in 2021. 

Filkins did look great at Vandy, but Smith had a couple of runs where he looked like an absolute star about to explode.
At least to me it wasn't clear that Filkins was obviously the best, is it really that cut-and-dry to you? 
Unfortunately Smith got injured late in that game and lost a few games as a result.
I'm as concerned as anyone else with the departure of Jones and Peat, but it's certainly not because of the lack of potential behind them.