JUCO LB Will Honas [Nebraska - Signed LOI]

[BIG ERN]

3 minutes ago, theknife said:

I mean I would love to get this kid, he looks like a gamer; however, if you look at our depth at LB, he's a luxury and not a glaring need: 

30	Quayshon Alexander	LB	6-3	245	So.	Prospect Park, N.J. (De Paul Catholic)
7	Mohamed Barry	LB	6-1	230	Jr.	Grayson, Ga. (Grayson)
22	Alex Davis	LB	6-5	255	Jr.	Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)
43	Tyrin Ferguson	LB	6-2	225	Jr.	New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr)
12	Luke Gifford	LB	6-3	235	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)
33	Willie Hampton	LB	6-1	225	RFr.	Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage)
32	Pernell Jefferson	LB	6-2	235	So.	New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton)
40	Grant Jordan	LB	6-2	205	So.	Omaha, Neb. (Westside)
36	Spencer Jordan	LB	6-2	210	So.	Omaha, Neb. (Westside)
17	Sedrick King	LB	6-4	245	Sr.	Plant City, Fla. (Plant City)
42	Cody Liske	LB	6-0	200	RFr.	Bennington, Neb. (Bennington)
31	Collin Miller	LB	6-3	235	So.	Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern)
14	Avery Roberts	LB	6-1	230	So.	Wilmington, Del. (Concord)
95	Ben Stille	LB	6-5	255	So.	Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood)
18	Guy Thomas	LB	6-3	200	RFr.	Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
52	Andrew Ward	LB	6-1	200	RFr.	Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon)

I think the worry is ILB, not OLB. Barry will improve a ton next year under the new staff. I still can't wait to see G Thomas get some PT 

[caveman99]

I think Avery Roberts will make a nice jump also, big time talent.

[theknife]

6 minutes ago, C N Red said:

Besides Gifford, who on this list are you really comfortable with. He's the only one I'm comfortable with. Stille is a maybe. But Honas will give us an actual experienced good LB, because we don't have one on this list. He will be a good stepping stone until our young guys can learn and get experience.

Considering the lack of development and the fact Mcbride said on that podcast how there was zero time allocated in practice to individual work for players on the defense, I think the ceiling is high on most of these guys.  Again, I would love to get this kid. He looks like a day one starter, but there is also a lot of undeveloped D1 talent on this roster. 

Edited December 20, 2017 by theknife

[C N Red]

Just now, theknife said:

Considering the lack of development and the fact Mcbride said on that podcast how there were zero time allocated in practice to individual work for players on the defense, I think the ceiling is high on most of these guys.  Again, I would love to get this kid. He looks like a day one starter, but there is also a lot of undeveloped D1 talent on this roster. 

I agree, I think there is some good talent on that list, but nothing really proven you can really count on. Honas gives us a known entity to bridge any gap it is going to take to get youngins up to speed.

[seaofred92]

 

[Waldo]

3 hours ago, theknife said:

I mean I would love to get this kid, he looks like a gamer; however, if you look at our depth at LB, he's a luxury and not a glaring need: 

30	Quayshon Alexander	LB	6-3	245	So.	Prospect Park, N.J. (De Paul Catholic)
7	Mohamed Barry	LB	6-1	230	Jr.	Grayson, Ga. (Grayson)
22	Alex Davis	LB	6-5	255	Jr.	Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)
43	Tyrin Ferguson	LB	6-2	225	Jr.	New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr)
12	Luke Gifford	LB	6-3	235	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)
33	Willie Hampton	LB	6-1	225	RFr.	Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage)
32	Pernell Jefferson	LB	6-2	235	So.	New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton)
40	Grant Jordan	LB	6-2	205	So.	Omaha, Neb. (Westside)
36	Spencer Jordan	LB	6-2	210	So.	Omaha, Neb. (Westside)
17	Sedrick King	LB	6-4	245	Sr.	Plant City, Fla. (Plant City)
42	Cody Liske	LB	6-0	200	RFr.	Bennington, Neb. (Bennington)
31	Collin Miller	LB	6-3	235	So.	Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern)
14	Avery Roberts	LB	6-1	230	So.	Wilmington, Del. (Concord)
95	Ben Stille	LB	6-5	255	So.	Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood)
18	Guy Thomas	LB	6-3	200	RFr.	Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington)
52	Andrew Ward	LB	6-1	200	RFr.	Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon)

I'm glad the old staff wasted Roberts' redshirt on 4 tackles. 

[BigRedBuster]

5 minutes ago, Waldo said:

I'm glad the old staff wasted Roberts' redshirt on 4 tackles. 

The old staff told him to not tackle more than 4 times?

[Throw Dem Bones]

 

5 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

The old staff told him to not tackle more than 4 times?

Yeah, it was like the opposite of Bounty-Gate in New Orleans.. Riley and Diaco told our team they'll pay whoever misses the most amount of tackles each game. Roberts was just going after that paper.

 

We can call it the year of Charmin Ultra-Soft Gate

[Huskers93-97]

Guys on 1620 said they are expecting him to announce at any time 

[Day by Day]

Just now, Huskers93-97 said:

Guys on 1620 said they are expecting him to announce at any time 

 

Announce school or the fact he's gonna wait?

[Huskers93-97]

1 minute ago, Day by Day said:

 

Announce school or the fact he's gonna wait?

They said announce school, they quoted clouse 

[Day by Day]

Just now, Huskers93-97 said:

They said announce school, they quoted clouse 

Cool. Thanks. Hopefully to that is a good sign. 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

We have talent, but they need to be coached.  We also need depth on the inside!

[ADS]

The Clouse kiss of death.  Well good luck at Iowa.

[Day by Day]

10 minutes ago, Football Guy Bob said:

The Clouse kiss of death.  Well good luck at Iowa.

 

You saw this or joking?