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Just watched the video, I wasn't excited about this offer but the video may have changed that a bit if you look at his defensive highlights, he will come up and hit you hard and has GREAT closing speed!

I dont know why everyone is not liking this kid. He seems to have a lot of pop in his pads and above average speed too. The fact that he played offense bodes will for good hands which we all agree we need more of on our defense. I agree that he will likely be playing at corner but it looks like he did run out of the read option in high school and has good vision (although not as athletically gifted as Taylor or Newby) so wouldn't be surprised if they at least looked at him at rb too.

I also think there is no need to redshirt both Newby and Taylor. In fact, I want and think both should play this year. If I were the coaches (which I clearly am not), I would consider redshirting Heard and moving him back to CB. Then split Heards 15% between Cross, Taylor and Newby. RB is not a position that needs to be redshirted every year. We don't want to become Boise State, where we redshirted every player that comes through the door. Let the play-makers play! JMHO

I agree. That's why I thing Martinez, AA and Heard should get most of the carries.

 

 

Wait a minute.

 

On one hand Lions says to let the player makers play meaning don't redshirt them. Then, he says we should redshirt someone who has proven on the field he can be a pretty darn good RB and knows the offense.

 

This is the problem I always have with the crowd that says..."The young play makers should be on the field". Well, the same thing was being said about Heard when he was a Freshman. So....are we always going to play freshmen and set upper classmen on the bench?

I agree that if there is room for Taylor and Newby to play neither of them should redshirt. Not only will it get them early playing experience but it will also look VERY ATTRACTIVE to future rb studs if we have had true freshman playing the possition each of the past three seasons. But if one has to be redshirted, I would prefer newby has an extra year to bulk up.

Hope that we dont lose this guy too as we have been losing the Cardinal Mooney players. Fingers crossed. Heard come back!!!

I am more impressed with this kids film than Newby (who I am very excited about). He looks to have the size to survive a Big10 beating. Either way, great 1-2 punch with him and Newby.

A list of the top 25 kids recruited as "athletes". Look at number 7!

 

http://www.maxpreps....op-recruits.htm

And number 25!

He played 5A. His first play on his highlight film was pretty impressive. Slippery guy!