I agree. The Cally era was so fraught with missteps (treatment of certain players, only allowing players on the 2-deep to warm up), it's hard to fathom how 2005 ended so well.Not that I really want to start or fuel a discussion about the previous staff, but it seems that this sort of thing happened more than it should. There seemed to be a lot of dissatisfaction that stemmed from more than just losing games. I think Pelini says what he means and means what he says. Hopefully that's the law of the land from here on.
I disagree.People are down on this move because it means bad things about our linebacker corps. What does it say if a three-year, injury plagued running back makes the switch and quickly ends up as a #1 linebacker?
More than anything, that screams, "the linebackers we had were pretty bad."
Which means trouble for us this season, unless Cody proves everyone wrong, which is what he's saying he's got to do - he has a lot to prove.
I kind of agree with this, you see converted linebackers all the time, and often you see them starting or starring having played a different position the previous year. I want to say this was the case with one of Auburn's LB's when we played them in the Cotton Bowl, and didn't ISU have at least one last year or the year before? That's just off the top of my head.I disagree.People are down on this move because it means bad things about our linebacker corps. What does it say if a three-year, injury plagued running back makes the switch and quickly ends up as a #1 linebacker?
More than anything, that screams, "the linebackers we had were pretty bad."
Which means trouble for us this season, unless Cody proves everyone wrong, which is what he's saying he's got to do - he has a lot to prove.
If any of you have played both ways, you know it's almost always easier to learn the Defense than the Offense. (Why the Defense is always ahead of the Offense durring Spring drills).
Especially Linebacker, 90% of it is instinct.
I was never smart enough to learn more than a few dozen plays on Offense, but at LB, I was able to play right away and "pin my ears back"...
It's sorta like Dancing..Most of us can fake it by just mastering the "White mans overbite" and step side to side to the beat of the music (Defensive Dancing), But how many of us could learn to Ballroom dance? Or Worse..Disco Dance??? (Offensive even on One Left Foot).
Could you imagine if Cody was trying to switch from LB to RB in only one year? Learn all the formations, pass patterns, holes, and blocking techniques?
It's not like he's been out of Football for 3 years...No matter how many carries he didn't get last year.
In college ball, there's more to learn on D..But the most important thing is the athletic ability..You can learn the nuances of different pass defenses as you go.
Not many of our Defenders have played 1 down of Defense under this system.true, but honestly, Cody hasn't played one down on the D. he will be a work in progress at best, only because of lack of experiemce.
Utah apparently has a converted kicker playing LB.I kind of agree with this, you see converted linebackers all the time, and often you see them starting or starring having played a different position the previous year. I want to say this was the case with one of Auburn's LB's when we played them in the Cotton Bowl, and didn't ISU have at least one last year or the year before? That's just off the top of my head.
Didn't we used to have a kicker from Vermillion? SD that played LB in highschool and was always begging the coaches to put him in on D?Utah apparently has a converted kicker playing LB.I kind of agree with this, you see converted linebackers all the time, and often you see them starting or starring having played a different position the previous year. I want to say this was the case with one of Auburn's LB's when we played them in the Cotton Bowl, and didn't ISU have at least one last year or the year before? That's just off the top of my head.
Anyway Cody is a apparently a good kid who has been through a lot and deserves a shot, and if he's not good enough, maybe Will Compton can start.
Back In Black said:when i first heard that cody was going to be a LB i was like :WTH
after reading this i understood why