We are now a Elijah Sarratt injury away from having a pretty major issue with lack of size at the WR position. Losing Williams & McCulley doesn't hurt much now but our depth is going to be tested.
Charlie Becker is probably going to have to burn his redshirt.
While Coby has been a sneaky awesome special teams contributor, I do not think he's that great of a receiver.Are you sure?
E. Sarratt
O. Cooper
M. Cross
M. Price
K. Williams
A. Coby
That's feels like we still have decent depth.
While Coby has been a sneaky awesome special teams contributor, I do not think he's that great of a receiver.
Sarratt's the longest of the remaining bunch at 6'2'. Williams and McCulley were big, rangy targets in a way that nobody else is in the WR room. I have no doubt that Shanahan can scheme around any limitations, but if 6'2" Sarratt goes down that leaves Coby and 6'0" Omar Cooper as the biggest guy in the rotation.
Maybe I've just been conditioned by the years where we had Latimer / Cobbs / Westbrook / Miles Marshall to think you need a big body guy in the room. Lots of people know ball better than me will probably tell me I'm wrong.
Coby was a drop machine in the previous two seasons and consistently failed to get open. He's also been healthy while Williams & McCulley have both dealt with injuries. I don't think anyone given the choice would pick him over those two but I hope I'm wrong & he produces for us.Coby is 6'1. To be fair, this season so far...
E Williams & D McCully (combined)
4 receptions 70 yds 1 TD
A Coby
3 receptions 70yds and 1 TD
Right, sorry, I didnt say he was better than those 2. I was just showing how he was merely more production those two. He is a WR6 so back to my original point, I think we have the depth still.Coby was a drop machine in the previous two seasons and consistently failed to get open. He's also been healthy while Williams & McCulley have both dealt with injuries. I don't think anyone given the choice would pick him over those two but I hope I'm wrong & he produces for us.
He's WR6, so not a ton of pressure for now.
Can’t stay on the field. He had one ball thrown his way Saturday and limped off of the field.WTH?
Heard didn’t coach either of these guys.I believe EJ was a 5-star out of HS when he signed at Clemson. And wasn’t McCulley a four when he came here, albeit as a qb? I wish them both well, unless they play IU in the future. But once again, our lower level guys from JMU and Ohio U, playing with a chip on their shoulder, have set such a tone of competition in that group, that the 2 holdovers (that I was very glad about them staying last winter) just weren’t up for the challenge. IDK where their former position coach, Grant Heard, ended up, but in hindsight, it’s pretty apparent, he didn’t exactly push these 2 guys to be their best.
You’re right, my bad. His dbs didn’t do much either in recent years.Heard didn’t coach either of these guys.
Becker is tall at 6’4”.We are now a Elijah Sarratt injury away from having a pretty major issue with lack of size at the WR position. Losing Williams & McCulley doesn't hurt much now but our depth is going to be tested.
Charlie Becker is probably going to have to burn his redshirt.
Hmmm - was he was "a part" of the program or "apart"? Because he was a part and now is apart.
How is the NCAA the cause of all this?Good luck to the young man.
I'm never going to begrudge a player for doing what he thinks is best for him, especially when the NCAA is the cause of all this.
FOOTBALL IS LIFE - Dani RojasI find it odd these guys don’t want to move on with their life. You can’t play forever. Who wants to go play 1 year at Directional Michigan in front of 5,000 people after experiencing something like this? Just don’t get it.
I didn’t read it like that. I think he wanted to redshirt to go somewhere else but Cig probably was going to continue to play him sporadically the remainder of the year. He didn’t want that. He was buried on the depth chart. He wants to be WR #1 some place and wasn’t getting that here. Same reason he left Clemson.Wow, he even wanted another year here, and Cig said no?
If that's the way it truly went down, then that's a solid statement, saying no hard feelings.
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Maybe it’s because they have nothing to move on to. To play at this level in today’s game, one needs to direct his attention to playing football, studying the game and conditioning, leaving little time for anything else, including education and pursuit of other interests.I find it odd these guys don’t want to move on with their life. You can’t play forever. Who wants to go play 1 year at Directional Michigan in front of 5,000 people after experiencing something like this? Just don’t get it.
How is the NCAA the cause of all this?
Hey, just wanted to let you know you forgot to capitalize a couple of the pronouns in ur postThis is a situation that bothers Me. If You are unhappy, just leave so You aren't a distraction to Your Team and Teammates. Yet this is another guy Who looks like a mercenary and serial Portal Entry. This will be his second transfer. never give up on Your dreams, but Sometimes You have to accept the fact that maybe the dream is beyond Your reach. My understanding is had Williams stayed this would be his last year of eligibility. If I were a Coach, I wouldn't even consider Him.
He specifically said coach viewed it as quitting the team if he had the surgery and redshirted, so he wouldn't be able to return to the team next year.I didn’t read it like that. I think he wanted to redshirt to go somewhere else but Cig probably was going to continue to play him sporadically the remainder of the year. He didn’t want that. He was buried on the depth chart. He wants to be WR #1 some place and wasn’t getting that here. Same reason he left Clemson.
Thank you Funk and Wagnells. At age 73, I'm lucky to hit the correct keys to get words spelled correctly.Hey, just wanted to let you know you forgot to capitalize a couple of the pronouns in ur post
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