Lavonte David has "freakish talents"

[Lil' Red]

I hope "freakish" means "terrel farley" like.

Exactly what I envision from David. There are so many similarities between these two. How sweet would it be to have a Farley-like LB on this D? That happens, & there's no question this year's Blackshirts rival the Suh-led team of '09.

Oh & I gotta say I was surprised to hear so many guys on this board say David would have to redshirt before getting on the field officially. Did ya'll say that because we already have so many LBs? I mean what gives? Have you seen the footage of this guy in JUCO? This ain't no shlub - there's a reason our coaches targeted this guy so heavily.

My prediction - Lavonte is gonna be one of our biggest contributors as a Blackshirt by season's end, up there with Prince, Crick & Gomes.

I'm not advocating a redshirt for him as I feel that the best players should play, but I believe that those that are doing so are assuming that he will not be able to pick up the complex Pelini defensive scheme quickly enough to read and react and play without thinking. We saw some of this last year and we've heard from defensive players that have struggled and not fully grasped the system that they felt that they were thinking too much instead of using their instincts and playing fast.

I agree but with linebacker being a weakness I think we need him now. I wouldn't be surprised if he already knew the system better than Martin.

 

[ESPY]

I hope "freakish" means "terrel farley" like.

Exactly what I envision from David. There are so many similarities between these two. How sweet would it be to have a Farley-like LB on this D? That happens, & there's no question this year's Blackshirts rival the Suh-led team of '09.

Oh & I gotta say I was surprised to hear so many guys on this board say David would have to redshirt before getting on the field officially. Did ya'll say that because we already have so many LBs? I mean what gives? Have you seen the footage of this guy in JUCO? This ain't no shlub - there's a reason our coaches targeted this guy so heavily.

My prediction - Lavonte is gonna be one of our biggest contributors as a Blackshirt by season's end, up there with Prince, Crick & Gomes.

I'm not advocating a redshirt for him as I feel that the best players should play, but I believe that those that are doing so are assuming that he will not be able to pick up the complex Pelini defensive scheme quickly enough to read and react and play without thinking. We saw some of this last year and we've heard from defensive players that have struggled and not fully grasped the system that they felt that they were thinking too much instead of using their instincts and playing fast.

I agree but with linebacker being a weakness I think we need him now. I wouldn't be surprised if he already knew the system better than Martin.

Good point about David not picking up the complex defensive scheme quickly. I forgot he played in a 4-3 base D at Fort Scott. At the same time, I think his instincts, speed & quickness will set him apart from our other LBs. The majority of our Big 12 opponents have passing offenses, & David has the tools to wreak havoc on those passing offenses, whether in coverage or blitzing.

 

[74Hunter]

With his size and speed, is there any thought of him playing the Peso?

 

[Husker Richard]

With his size and speed, is there any thought of him playing the Peso?

I would assume Hagg has that spot locked up for this season. If David redshirts then I could potentially see him filling that role next year.

 

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

With his size and speed, is there any thought of him playing the Peso?

I would assume Hagg has that spot locked up for this season. If David redshirts then I could potentially see him filling that role next year.

I did hear that David could be in the mix at Peso.

 

[bshirt]

I hope "freakish" means "terrel farley" like.

Exactly what I envision from David. There are so many similarities between these two. How sweet would it be to have a Farley-like LB on this D? That happens, & there's no question this year's Blackshirts rival the Suh-led team of '09.

Oh & I gotta say I was surprised to hear so many guys on this board say David would have to redshirt before getting on the field officially. Did ya'll say that because we already have so many LBs? I mean what gives? Have you seen the footage of this guy in JUCO? This ain't no shlub - there's a reason our coaches targeted this guy so heavily.

My prediction - Lavonte is gonna be one of our biggest contributors as a Blackshirt by season's end, up there with Prince, Crick & Gomes.

We have a ton of Soph. LBs, I would really like to see Martin redshirt this year, since we have David (Jr.), Fisher, Compton, and Whaley, all pretty competitive.

Wow....can you believe that? That's a boatload of HUGE young talent! Every one of those guys could excel.

Thank you Bo!!!

 

[knapplc]

I hope "freakish" means "terrel farley" like.

Exactly what I envision from David. There are so many similarities between these two. How sweet would it be to have a Farley-like LB on this D? That happens, & there's no question this year's Blackshirts rival the Suh-led team of '09.

Oh & I gotta say I was surprised to hear so many guys on this board say David would have to redshirt before getting on the field officially. Did ya'll say that because we already have so many LBs? I mean what gives? Have you seen the footage of this guy in JUCO? This ain't no shlub - there's a reason our coaches targeted this guy so heavily.

My prediction - Lavonte is gonna be one of our biggest contributors as a Blackshirt by season's end, up there with Prince, Crick & Gomes.

We have a ton of Soph. LBs, I would really like to see Martin redshirt this year, since we have David (Jr.), Fisher, Compton, and Whaley, all pretty competitive.

Wow....can you believe that? That's a boatload of HUGE young talent! Every one of those guys could excel.

Thank you Bo!!!

And they'll come in very handy in a more smash-mouth league in the Big 10. :thumbs