funny how our 2-star high school running back turns out to be our best returner and very effective WR. And a walk on from des moines.
Three 4 Star receivers next year.
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CycloneErik
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I want to see the offense healthy with the bowl practices to get ready. That should tell us more than the rosters and such.
It can not technically be asked for until after next season; however, I believe it is correct to assume based on comments by CPR and The City that he should qualify,as he meets the requirements (basically, injured and out for season before 30% of season played; 4/13 = 30.7%).
Hmmm.....Lets see...right now the receivers ahead of him would be Darks, Money, Lenz, and Williams. Chris Young will also likely be ahead of him if he lives up to the hype. Also dont be surprised if Jarvis West is ahead of him and used in that slot reciever look for screens like Lenz was this year. Thats not mentioning Blanton or Carlton. 3 receivers are usually on the field...so that would likely be Darks, Money, and Williams. Then Chris Young. Then Sedrick. That Depth.
Also need them to get some YAC. Hopefully we can get more yards out of plays.
Ah ok you have a different definition of depth than I do. Just because you have a lot of players at a position, doesn't mean you have depth at it. Depth is when you have QUALITY players at that position.
When you have to rely on a walk on and a true freshmen at WR, it shows that you have no depth at the position.
Maybe numerous in amount of guys on the roster at that position... but maybe the least talented position on the entire team.
I have not seen another Big 12 school with fewer playmakers at WR.
A lot can be said about the kind of depth we could have next year, regardless of what your definition of talent is.
If all you have is 3 or 4 highly regarded ("4 star") WRs, and nobody else to push them to show what kind of game they really have, all of a sudden they seem "average". It goes back to motivation ("someone will do just enough not to get fired.")
As soon as the Jake Williams' etc. show they are legitimate candidates (or better than a "lazy" player with seemingly better ability), the SJs, DDs and the like better turn it up, or they're sliding off the depth chart.
Some of these guys have been told their whole lives they are the greatest things in the world, but have never truly been challenged to prove it.
This is one of the many defining differences between programs who 'recruit' and those who 'RELOAD'. I'm not saying we're there yet, but this could be a sign we are moving in the right direction.
If all you have is 3 or 4 highly regarded ("4 star") WRs, and nobody else to push them to show what kind of game they really have, all of a sudden they seem "average". It goes back to motivation ("someone will do just enough not to get fired.")
As soon as the Jake Williams' etc. show they are legitimate candidates (or better than a "lazy" player with seemingly better ability), the SJs, DDs and the like better turn it up, or they're sliding off the depth chart.
Some of these guys have been told their whole lives they are the greatest things in the world, but have never truly been challenged to prove it.
This is one of the many defining differences between programs who 'recruit' and those who 'RELOAD'. I'm not saying we're there yet, but this could be a sign we are moving in the right direction.
Oh, and we better be moving in the right direction, because the schedules are about to get a whole lot tougher...
i would consider "depth" to be: players returning who have lots of yardage or multiple starts for those players who cannot accumulate stats (o line).
Thank God for the Jakes, Lenzs, Jessies of the
world to bail out all those shiny purty stars too....:biglaugh:
world to bail out all those shiny purty stars too....:biglaugh:
We certainly don't want to ever start a walkon, no matter how good he is. If we followed 85's thinking Jeff Hornacek would have never played. There are probably dozens on walkons who have turned into stars, just as many 2 or 3 star players have done so. To make statements like that, in such a definitve manner is the thing that keeps kicking 85 in the a** when he is shown to be so so wrong so many times.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how Lenz progresses next year. I'm not sure he will ever be a game breaker but I bet he gets better and better every year and by the time he is a jr/sr will be a key possession receiver for this team.
