I agree with ADS here. Recruiting is a management and numbers game, too. Neglecting the need for a tall, big-bodied receiver is probably not the right way to go. I think some players, like Tyjon, you make room for regardless. I'm not sure Calvin falls in that category given his apparent uncertainty of purpose and fit. You want to give everyone an opportunity to succeed and sometimes overloading does a poor job of that.The question is would one be willing to RS? It's easy to just say it but some kids don't want to.
That's the impression I was hoping for when posting about the tweet. Nothing more than speculation, but here's to hoping it benefits us in some way.DAT worked out with KWilliams in the summer and Tyjon was loving it - RT'ing the videos Keith posted of them together, RT'ing fans who said "Come work with the best like DAT does", etc. I'll take that before Tyjon wanting to ask DAT questions about a school he was at 3+ years ago and has an entirely new staff since he left.
If I remember correctly, then we wouldn't have had Ameer.I agree with ADS here. Recruiting is a management and numbers game, too. Neglecting the need for a tall, big-bodied receiver is probably not the right way to go. I think some players, like Tyjon, you make room for regardless. I'm not sure Calvin falls in that category given his apparent uncertainty of purpose and fit. You want to give everyone an opportunity to succeed and sometimes overloading does a poor job of that.The question is would one be willing to RS? It's easy to just say it but some kids don't want to.
Braylon Heard, Aaron Green, and Ameer Abdullah were all good backs to have for example and they all succeeded somewhere or other. But I would've been OK with saying OK, we need to use this spot on a lineman or a different kind of RB. Complementary football and all that.
Yeah, that's probably true, but I mean. Maybe AG or Braylon would have flourished at NU, too, and so would have the extra OT/DE/QB/whatever it was. If that was the '11 class, was it the year where we also had JT and Bubba, and ended up with zero QBs?If I remember correctly, then we wouldn't have had Ameer.
AG showed he was pretty good at TCU. I'd still take Ameer any day but AG was no slouch.Yeah, that's probably true, but I mean. Maybe AG or Braylon would have flourished at NU, too, and so would have the extra OT/DE/QB/whatever it was. If that was the '11 class, was it the year where we also had JT and Bubba, and ended up with zero QBs?If I remember correctly, then we wouldn't have had Ameer.
Of course, I have no regrets on Ameer at all. One of my favorite Huskers of all time, on and off the field. Just an argument spotlighting diminishing returns that can happen with overloading positions. It's hard to predict which guys will be the stars, but it's also important to balance out the team so that there's a good chance for stars or solid players to emerge in all the areas needed for a championship team to come together.
I do think it worked out great for the RB position. And if we take a lot of talented slot receivers there's a good chance we will get some special slot receiver play out of it.The way it worked out with Ameer, Braylon and AG was perfect.
Sure hope he commits before signing day....So .... not going back to tOSU.....
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