caveman99 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Good lord people he's in high school I'm sure he will be spending a lot of time in the weight room when he gets to Nebraska. Chill out Don't tell 74Hunter that, he wants the young man to drop 15 pounds to play around 235. Link to comment
Pelini's Finger Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 just watch the film and shut up 3 Link to comment
Joe_5700 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wistrom and tomich were about 260. Pretty sure Dwayne Harris was too. Long time NFL player Chris kelsay was about the same. Jay Moore, same. Current long time NFL player carrikker was significantly more than 260. I'm all for situational speed rushers, but there's a reason almost all good ends here and elsewhere are closer to 260 or more. It's also why Gregory is trying to stay closer to 260. Remember also that those prior big name players were lighter in their Freshman and Sophomore years. Link to comment
74Hunter Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Wistrom and tomich were about 260. Pretty sure Dwayne Harris was too. Long time NFL player Chris kelsay was about the same. Jay Moore, same. Current long time NFL player carrikker was significantly more than 260. I'm all for situational speed rushers, but there's a reason almost all good ends here and elsewhere are closer to 260 or more. It's also why Gregory is trying to stay closer to 260. Remember also that those prior big name players were lighter in their Freshman and Sophomore years. Yep. Grant came in around 215-220. Jones, Harris, and I think Alberts were all under 240. Carrikker never should have been an end as big as he was, and its why he was moved inside by the Rams. Oh, and btw, I watched his film, which only cements my statement, stay sleek and quick. But anyhow, carry on. Glad we got him, hope the kid signs next week. Link to comment
dylan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Jones, Harris, Hill and Alberts were all recruited as 5-2 OLB's (basically the same as 3-4 OLB's, but closer to the line). We switched to the 4-3 in 94 and Jones and Harris did do well as undersized 4-3 rush ends. Wistrom came in at 225. By the time he filled out, he was more like 260, same as Tomich. Those two were the best ends of our championship years, so to claim that smaller defensive ends did better then (20 years ago) or now is ridiculous. I agree that we'd rather not have overly bloated and slow ends, but the ideal weight for a defensive end is about 260 or so and is evident by looking at the best ends here, throughout the NCAA or in the NFL. To be more accurate, the best weight is the amount you can carry on a long frame to maximize strength without sacrificing much in explosiveness, but in general that's ends that go 6'4 to 6-6 and weigh 255-270. On the other hand, you can use situational rushers that are smaller and preferably stand up for scheme flexibility. That's how OU used that kid best and how we used Gregory best. 1 Link to comment
dylan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Anyway, this kid's size is fine and I'm sure we can agree that it's important he not get so big that he sacrifices the explosiveness he has. It's certainly happened before to guys that bulk up too much. Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 From his HS DC: Meyer said. "Sedrick is a kid who if you pigeon hold him as a speed pass rusher, he's going to be one of the best you have. We ran a lot of 4-2-5 that had a lot of 3-4 change-up and Sedrick was a kid that was just deadly off the edge for us, but was athletic enough and versatile enough where he could line-up and play coverage in the flat and do so in a dominant fashion. I think he might have had just one pass completed on him the entire season. Sounds like, in time, we could use him similar to RG44. http://nebraska.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1602660 Link to comment
gratefullred Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 From his HS DC: Meyer said. "Sedrick is a kid who if you pigeon hold him as a speed pass rusher, he's going to be one of the best you have. We ran a lot of 4-2-5 that had a lot of 3-4 change-up and Sedrick was a kid that was just deadly off the edge for us, but was athletic enough and versatile enough where he could line-up and play coverage in the flat and do so in a dominant fashion. I think he might have had just one pass completed on him the entire season. Sounds like, in time, we could use him similar to RG44. http://nebraska.riva...asp?CID=1602660 I read this in the paper and it got me thinking this kid could be more of an OLB in base coverage and move to DE in a nickel or dime set. Link to comment
Warrior10 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 From his HS DC: Meyer said. "Sedrick is a kid who if you pigeon hold him as a speed pass rusher, he's going to be one of the best you have. We ran a lot of 4-2-5 that had a lot of 3-4 change-up and Sedrick was a kid that was just deadly off the edge for us, but was athletic enough and versatile enough where he could line-up and play coverage in the flat and do so in a dominant fashion. I think he might have had just one pass completed on him the entire season. Sounds like, in time, we could use him similar to RG44. http://nebraska.riva...asp?CID=1602660 I read this in the paper and it got me thinking this kid could be more of an OLB in base coverage and move to DE in a nickel or dime set. Eh, I really like the OLB'ers we have right now (Santos, Zaire, Gerry, Bando (yes I think he makes the move), Newby). Bigger need at DE. Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 CornNation @CornNation 1m Sedrick King and Josh Kalu have faxed their letters into North Stadium #Huskers 1 Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Sedrick King @Raider7Sed_King Protected Tweets 12h It's crazy that I'll be heading for Nebraska in 6 days#GBR Link to comment
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