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Although I'm not french, I had to jump into this one. I view this question entirely about where we get the biggest upgrade. One could say Jadeveon Clowney is the guy everyone would want, but we're ok at DE.
I love the Gurley pick, but I'd add Duke Johnson to the answer because he would be the answer at RB and KR, and he's a MASSIVE upgrade over our current RBs. Honorable mention: Henry Josie, RB, Mizzou.
However, I could also dig:
Mike Evans, ATM WR. Huge, strong WR who bails Manziel out all the time. Just imagine if we had a guy like that on the other end of a jump ball. Honorable mention, Marquise Lee.
Jake Matthews, OL ATM. I think the O would improve all around with the best OL in NCAAFB.
I guess I'd pick Gus Malzhan if I could, though.
Nice work everyone, always good to see an under the radar kid found by the fans.
I cringe everytime I see the read option.
You KNOW that Logan is going to hold it alot, and there's a 50/50 chance that it's the wrong read.
Maybe it's also a liability to have a 6'6" guy hand off to a much smaller RB, but it seems that the fabled mesh point is a point of uncertainty.
I guess I'm old school, but give the RB the damn ball, and then RB-hit the hole!
Agree with this. For as much as I've dumped on the guy, he's taken all of this in stride. Now he just needs to get back to beating UVA at recruiting the 757 and he'll be in my good graces.
Obviously.
Garbage time in a victory is also a time when coaches don't tend to throw a lot. It is viewed as running up the score.
There's a few factors:
There are ALOT of kickers....not saying that every high school kicker can make the transition to college, but in South Carolina there are about 170 high schools, yet there are 2! major universities with football programs-(USCe, Clemson).
Scholarship reductions....college coaches have to try in every little way to get the best players into a much smaller number of scholarships-85. Before 1973, a team-(looking at you 'Bama)-could have as many players as they could afford. Then it was limited to 105 football scholarships in 1973, 95 in 1978, and only 85 (63 for FCS schools) in 1992.
So, you have a lot of competition for one position-some coaches invite a bunch of kids to come in and walk-on and compete, others find 'their guy' and give him a scholarship.
It's unarguable that a college kicker is indispensible, but if you had to pick between a kicker or another 4-star QB, etc, which would you pick knowing that you have 15 kids trying out as kicker? Tough call either way.
I thought it was all of VT that got the mention, but at least the guy who writes bottom ten recognized what was actually bottom 10 worthy
I thought that flames were the ones that made you go faster
yeah, you're right - it is a trade-off like anything else. my conclusion is that we are taking too many other key positions like QBs versus FG kickers. What is it the QB scholly to FG kicker? A 4:1 ratio? I think that if I were CFB, I'd be giving one of my 20 schollys/year for a really good kicker. We can't compete with Oregon in terms of selling our sexy offense to QBs, but we should be able to sell any FG kicker the opp to kick more FGs than the other guys!
Yes, please!
Bud commands it.
pun IN...tended??......
Correct. Cody was the first scholarship kicker since Shayne Graham. Their careers? Not exactly similar.
We had a good run for almost a decade, with Graham, Carter Worley and Brandon Pace (though everyone has negative thoughts somewhere about each of them, I am sure). Since, there has been little consistency. Cody was supposed to steady the ship, but his character off the field and his lack of focus on the field have created some issues. Heres to hoping he straightens himself out soon and unlocks that potential for the stretch run.
Chuck Norris was too afraid.
The dreaded concrete pillar seats........
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I think if you find a kicker in HS that is clearly good enough to start 4 yrs you absolutely give him a scholarship. I think we've seen what the difference can be when you have a kicker who is fully dependable. If you aren't sure on the kid then you make him earn it of course. But i really hope that you can find a handful of these high quality guys across the east coast every year (think about how many high schools there are!) and go after them, hopefully landing one every couple of years. I know they are pretty unpredictable but Dook found one that could nail a 51 and 54 yarder against us...
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# | Bitter blog - ESPN's Todd McShay weighs in on Thomas, Exum, Gayle's draft stock I'm thinking the third round to a good team that wants to take a chance. A team like Denver or Green Bay..
I think the offense has earned it
Unless Logan gets hurt, is suspended, or it's a 30 point game; Leal isn't playing. As for next year..the best QB will be starting.
This is awesome, i really hope they make this an annual tradition!
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