cornographic Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 DPE is who we thought he is! 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am thrilled about DPE and what he brings to the Huskers. Do we have another player similar to him, maybe in waiting? Would that be Irons, and did he get involved in spring game? It would be great if we had another Pierson-El type of player out there along with DPE at times. Might not be immediately this season but possibly later as the season progresses. Who would that candidate be? (Fly sweep, catch and run, make some plays, scare the crap out of LBs in space and CBs) Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am thrilled about DPE and what he brings to the Huskers. Do we have another player similar to him, maybe in waiting? Would that be Irons, and did he get involved in spring game? It would be great if we had another Pierson-El type of player out there along with DPE at times. Might not be immediately this season but possibly later as the season progresses. Who would that candidate be? (Fly sweep, catch and run, make some plays, scare the crap out of LBs in space and CBs) I actually think Jamal Turner is/could be that kind of multi faceted guy once he gets into his groove. Remember his return skills not so long ago? Needs more touches. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I actually think Jamal Turner is/could be that kind of guy once he gets into his groove. Remember his return skills not so long ago?Are we supposed to? I remember Burkhead catching a lot of punts, and Kenny Bell returning kickoffs. Abdullah had a nasty punt return against Fresno that one time. Don't remember much about Turner's return skills. I remember spring/fall camp talk about him being in the mix. That's about it. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am thrilled about DPE and what he brings to the Huskers. Do we have another player similar to him, maybe in waiting? Would that be Irons, and did he get involved in spring game? It would be great if we had another Pierson-El type of player out there along with DPE at times. Might not be immediately this season but possibly later as the season progresses. Who would that candidate be? (Fly sweep, catch and run, make some plays, scare the crap out of LBs in space and CBs) Important in case DPE gets hurt. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am thrilled about DPE and what he brings to the Huskers. Do we have another player similar to him, maybe in waiting? Would that be Irons, and did he get involved in spring game? It would be great if we had another Pierson-El type of player out there along with DPE at times. Might not be immediately this season but possibly later as the season progresses. Who would that candidate be? (Fly sweep, catch and run, make some plays, scare the crap out of LBs in space and CBs) Tough to live up to what we saw from DPE last year but I think Irons has a chance to be similar. Very similar build. Irons is at least as fast as DPE but might not have all the moves. I think he would be a great fit running the fly sweep. Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I actually think Jamal Turner is/could be that kind of guy once he gets into his groove. Remember his return skills not so long ago?Are we supposed to? Yeah. Here's my angle: Like DPE, JT played qb in high school(top 10 dual threat recruit). JT is a receiver that has return skills and can do all the 'H Back' functions--think 'Jet Sweep'. So, as far as I can tell, JT is the most similar player to DPE on the team. If someone can think of a more suitable candidate, I'd be happy to hear about it. Quote Link to comment
Bowfin Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The kid can throw the ball, His touchdown pass last year was a thing of beauty, wasn't it? Someone had it as an avatar, and one day I must have watched it a dozen times. Quote Link to comment
jmfb Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I actually think Jamal Turner is/could be that kind of guy once he gets into his groove. Remember his return skills not so long ago?Are we supposed to? Yeah. Here's my angle: Like DPE, JT played qb in high school(top 10 dual threat recruit). JT is a receiver that has return skills and can do all the 'H Back' functions--think 'Jet Sweep'. So, as far as I can tell, JT is the most similar player to DPE on the team. If someone can think of a more suitable candidate, I'd be happy to hear about it. H Backs are Tight End or Fullback types who do a lot of blocking on DEs and LBs- that isn't JT JT is a slot or WR- the Slot or WR runs Jet Sweep- not H backs Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I actually think Jamal Turner is/could be that kind of guy once he gets into his groove. Remember his return skills not so long ago?Are we supposed to? Yeah. Here's my angle: Like DPE, JT played qb in high school(top 10 dual threat recruit). JT is a receiver that has return skills and can do all the 'H Back' functions--think 'Jet Sweep'. So, as far as I can tell, JT is the most similar player to DPE on the team. If someone can think of a more suitable candidate, I'd be happy to hear about it. I don't get the sense they want to do that stuff just to do it. They want to do it because DPE is our best offensive weapon, and they need to get him the ball in more ways than one. JT might be our 8th or 9th best offensive weapon. If I was a bettin' man, I'd put money on Westerkamp taking more jet sweeps than JT. He may not be as shifty as JT, but he's also not going to leave as many yards on the field dancing east-and-west. Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 dancing east-and-west. This sums him up. He always looked flashy and exciting and we thought he had a lot of potential because he could run around for a long time but he's always had trouble going in the correct direction. Quote Link to comment
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