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(10-27-2017 08:00 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-27-2017 07:39 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-27-2017 07:28 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(10-27-2017 05:33 AM)marcuscan Wrote:  

(10-26-2017 06:36 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  That kid's a modern prototype OT if I've ever seen one. Long arms, solid base, good hands, and since he's born in Germany, you have to presume he's got solid foot coordination too. He's almost too tall for DT...CoM would be far too high to be able to stay low and gain leverage.

I'm all for prospecting on the OLine at this point.

DT, yes. However he's a DE. He's a Too Tall Jones type.

That said, he's said to be open to playing either DE, or along the OL - presumably OT.

We're at the project part of the recruiting spectrum. The last TE we took is likely a project to turn to an OT, and this guy would be as well. Needless to say, the level of competition he's facing is subpar. Coach Washington would have a true test of his player development abilities on his hands.

That's a BIIIG man at DE...I don't know if you could even have the balance you need to pull off block deflection with a 6'9" 290lbs frame. Would be a huge weapon if he does though. The kid has played football for quite a while though, it's not like he's a Landon Brazille or Matt Jones type project that they previous staff "took on"

Physically wouldn't he just be like Margus Hunt (who was a stellar defensive lineman for SMU in college)?

As to being a project, the level of competition he is playing is extremely subpar. My dad was in the military and we moved to England for senior year and the talent was a joke compared to what I was used to state side. We played other American Schools but we also played a British Club team. The Club team couldn't beat most of the freshmen teams in the state (fwiw, Lionel Barnes, one of my high school team mates ended up going to Louisiana-Monroe and eventually on to the NFL where he played for a few years).

Oh I know firsthand how terrible the level of competition over there is...but at least the kid is getting exposure to the game. Brazille was 6'6" 195 pounds and hadn't played a down of football with TT offered...this is a much better situation than that.

I'm in no way convinced this is a better situation than that. I'll say they're on par.

There's really no beating around the bush with this. The kid would be YEARS from contributing.

First things first, he needs to sign on with us. Should he do that, we'll see. To his advantage - he has Al Washington in his corner. Needless to say, he's shown more in his time as a skills developer than anyone that's worked with Brazille. Also, side note about Brazille - to be fair, he's been injured. Prior to injury, he was said to have flashed a bit. It seems now that whatever he flashed is gone, post injury. His time as a Bearcat is likely coming to an end. Perhaps he'll stick around, but it's unlikely he ever contributes.




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