(10-15-2018 03:01 PM)jmu98 Wrote: (10-15-2018 01:32 PM)Purple Wrote: (10-15-2018 09:33 AM)JMU_Newbill Wrote: (10-15-2018 08:43 AM)Potomac Wrote: CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
D’Angelo Amos, So., PR/S, James Madison (Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook)
Amos returned three punts for a CAA-record 183 yards and two touchdowns in James Madison’s 37-0 victory at Villanova. The sophomore found the end zone twice in a 2:10 span of the third quarter, tying a school record with an 89-yard return followed by an 81-yard return. Amos has three punt returns for TD’s this season and leads the nation in punt return average (30.1 avg).
I am just now realizing he is only a sophomore. We are going to have extremely good field position for the next 2.5 years!
If he continues like this, we won't have him for 2.5 years. The NFL will grab him early. Also, we need him at WR or in the backfield. How many senior RB's do we have, three? That kid needs as many touches as we can give him.
Highly doubtful he could leave early as the NFL is not really interested in players that are only PR's and so far he has not excelled in the defensive backfield. If he continues to struggle on D I could see a move to the offensive side of the ball to use his speed and ball skills.
Yeah, I agree it is unlikely he will go early as a PR. I was halfway kidding about that. But who knows, two punt returns for touchdowns in one game and his crazy yardage per return average is getting some attention already at the next level now, I would think.
Like I said, "if he continues like this." The last PR I recall of Amos' caliber was Scotty McGee and he went to the bigs as a PR. He didn't go early and I believe he was undrafted, but Amos appears to be well above Scotty's skill level, and that's saying something.
Obviously, Amos is not going to get two returns for TDs per game (I expect teams to start kicking away from him), but four or five a year is going to draw some major attention, in my opinion. And, I would love to see him moved to offense at WR or RB. What happened Saturday did not appear to be luck or an anomaly. He has tremendous vision, knows when to speed up, cut, and slow down to take advantage of his blocking. Just a great performance.
I agree that an NFL head coach would not spend a lot of time scouting special teams players, but Amos is going to get some major attention, in my opinion, as I said, "if he continues like this."
Kudos also to the special teams coach. Amos has had some outstanding blocking. Well drawn up.
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CAA POTW Awards 2018
