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Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:21 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:21 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
quote:And we haven't used a TE since Bennett and even he was underutilized. I had hoped that might change with Davis, but I didn't really expect much from him until year 2 or 3
Why wouldn't he?
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Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:46 pm to gvwheeler
I know no details on his recruitment, but I wonder what our sales pitch to a TE highlights. It's not clear to me why the staff recruits anybody for the position when its ideal alignment appears to be our 4 WRs and 1 RB.
Until we actually start significantly using the TE position in games, it's natural for a recruit to wonder how they fit in this offense. Now if we are making a commitment to run the ball more to utilize the new faces at RB, that's a different story. That could open up some play action passes to a TE. But that hasn't happened yet.
Until we actually start significantly using the TE position in games, it's natural for a recruit to wonder how they fit in this offense. Now if we are making a commitment to run the ball more to utilize the new faces at RB, that's a different story. That could open up some play action passes to a TE. But that hasn't happened yet.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:51 pm to PikeBishop
We use an H-Back alot more than a TE. But we don't seem to recruit anyone specifically to play that position. We just take a player on the roster and make do.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 4:57 pm to PikeBishop
Well we just started using the h back. Irv smith would be a great one. Hope we can hold on.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:23 pm to Nguyening
Anything new going on?
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:39 pm to Nguyening
Didn't we play Ben Compton as H-Back last year after Allen took over as QB and Caden Smith this year? If so, that would mean it has been around for 1.5 years.
It feels like this H-Back thing began as a temporary measure due to expediency, but has stuck around due to chronic pass protection problems to become a semi-permanent fixture of our offense.
I don't know if Irv Smith sees himself as a TE lined up on the line of scrimmage or an H-Back. Maybe he does.
I don't remember seeing it when Manziel was at QB, when the OL was better. So it's not like this is something Kingsbury/Spavital wanted to feature. If we trusted the line, I bet it would go away.
It feels like this H-Back thing began as a temporary measure due to expediency, but has stuck around due to chronic pass protection problems to become a semi-permanent fixture of our offense.
I don't know if Irv Smith sees himself as a TE lined up on the line of scrimmage or an H-Back. Maybe he does.
I don't remember seeing it when Manziel was at QB, when the OL was better. So it's not like this is something Kingsbury/Spavital wanted to feature. If we trusted the line, I bet it would go away.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 7:05 pm to PikeBishop
Tmc94 has stated that it's something both Sumlin and Spavital have wanted to incorporate and move towards in the future. I am not really a fan of it, but I'm not a football coach.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 7:38 pm to Nguyening
I have no clue how all these offensive recruits are attached to the hip of Spav. If Irvin wants to decommit once we ditch Spav then so be it. If he wants to join a 5-7 win team then go for it.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 10:12 pm to Twelfth
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I have no clue how all these offensive recruits are attached to the hip of Spav.
He offered free candy?
Posted on 12/16/15 at 1:03 am to Twelfth
Well he hasn't decommitted yet. He cited instability causing concern, not losing Spavital being a deal breaker.
Stability is a legit concern, considering how the past couple weeks have transpired. Our fan base is on edge too.
Stability is a legit concern, considering how the past couple weeks have transpired. Our fan base is on edge too.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 4:41 am to Nguyening
Irvin said that if Spavital is let go he may reopen his recruitment, but he doesnt know if that will happen before or after signing day.
This post was edited on 12/16/15 at 4:42 am
Posted on 12/16/15 at 7:54 am to Twelfth
Why are all these "hacks" on the recruiting sites righting about instability? Is this negative recruiting from other programs?
Our "program stability" is the best in the the state. No other program is in a more profitable or stable power five conference.
Our head coaching stability is among the best. Only Baylor and TCU are close, but they don't have the capability to hold onto and hire staff like A&M. Example: Last year we got Utah's OC to be our OL coach and convinced LSU's DC to take a lateral move.
At QB... We knew somebody was probably not coming back in the fall. The Allen decommit caught people off guard, but the early exit actually made us more "stable".
OC? Would anybody really feel excited to see this offense next year? l'm really indifferent and we have three coaches (Sumlin, Christensen, and McKinney) who could roll out the bed tomorrow and probably call this offense.
Our "program stability" is the best in the the state. No other program is in a more profitable or stable power five conference.
Our head coaching stability is among the best. Only Baylor and TCU are close, but they don't have the capability to hold onto and hire staff like A&M. Example: Last year we got Utah's OC to be our OL coach and convinced LSU's DC to take a lateral move.
At QB... We knew somebody was probably not coming back in the fall. The Allen decommit caught people off guard, but the early exit actually made us more "stable".
OC? Would anybody really feel excited to see this offense next year? l'm really indifferent and we have three coaches (Sumlin, Christensen, and McKinney) who could roll out the bed tomorrow and probably call this offense.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 12:40 pm to Chill98
To everyone's absolute shock, Gregory Little committed to Ole Miss.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 12:45 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 12/16/15 at 1:39 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 12/16/15 at 1:42 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
I am
So
Shocked
So
Shocked
Posted on 12/16/15 at 2:47 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
lol I would imagine he wasn't receiving very glowing reviews from Kyler either
Posted on 12/16/15 at 3:26 pm to Pitch To Johnny
And Davis just decommited.
Posted on 12/16/15 at 3:29 pm to Raid05
Who is Davis?
Posted on 12/16/15 at 3:30 pm to Captain Crown
Quartney Davis - 4 star WR who had been flirting with Baylor recently.
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