I’ve resisted posting this until now but far too much was expected from him. He certainly is fast and athletic but there are certain physical limits that determine one’s ability to compete at the highest level.
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Put him on a really good team and his touches would be limited to fewer than 10 a game. We need him to touch the ball a lot. Good teams would use him as a complementary player, not a lead guy.None ar all. Put him on an SEC or PAC team that knows how to scheme him open and he is a stud. We have coaches that don't know how to use him. He should never run up the middle on a dive..
That’s been a big issue with playcalling, IMO, particularly with Bell. Seemed like they were forcing the ball to Jaylin a lot at the expense of getting the offense at large going.Put him on a really good team and his touches would be limited to fewer than 10 a game. We need him to touch the ball a lot. Good teams would use him as a complementary player, not a lead guy.
He's not the same player he was last year and in the first game against O$U. He got hurt in that game and I think that's causing him issues.I’ve resisted posting this until now but far too much was expected from him. He certainly is fast and athletic but there are certain physical limits that determine one’s ability to compete at the highest level.
He’s our best, most talented guy and the one big play guy we have, so I understand it. Our reliance on him says everything about our talent level.That’s been a big issue with playcalling, IMO, particularly with Bell. Seemed like they were forcing the ball to Jaylin a lot at the expense of getting the offense at large going.
he is just bigger than a minute, use him whenever possible.Depends on how you rated him I guess. I would’ve expected him to house a few runs/catches by now in competitive games and we haven’t seen that. But I don’t think I expected him to be Tevin Coleman out there. Part of that is him, part of that is the line, part is the play calling.
My only complaint is that he tries to outrun everyone to the edge every time. Just cut it up field once in a while. He doesn’t run between the tackles scared so it’s not like he’s afraid of contact.
This is the central point. Coaching can screw it up but ... cliche time .. talent is as talent does or doesn't. It is what it is ..the decline in talent from the Wilson era is shocking...imo.He’s our best, most talented guy and the one big play guy we have, so I understand it. Our reliance on him says everything about our talent level.
And yet, Allen's recruiting classes were better.This is the central point. Coaching can screw it up but ... cliche time .. talent is as talent does or doesn't. It is what it is ..the decline in talent from the Wilson era is shocking...imo.
Only if you evaluate based on Rivals and 247. Those services don’t ever address needs, nor do they adjust based on attrition.And yet, Allen's recruiting classes were better.
You are so predictable.Only if you evaluate based on Rivals and 247. Those services don’t ever address needs, nor do they adjust based on attrition.
Do you really not understand what having 25 of our 44 two deep coming from the transfer portal says about our recruiting?You are so predictable.
He is not over rated at all.I’ve resisted posting this until now but far too much was expected from him. He certainly is fast and athletic but there are certain physical limits that determine one’s ability to compete at the highest level.
I would say he’s as good as gone so i guess we’ll find out how good he can be. Probably end up at Michigan.He is not over rated at all.
He is a gifted but undersized athlete that can make things happen, especially in space.
Out of necessity he is being used in ways that not only are not in his wheelhouse but put him at risk.
He can stay and be the biggest fish in a small pond until he gets broken or he can transfer to a larger pond where he can compliment other big fish and be used in skill-specific ways.
If he were my son, I know what I would encourage him to do.
It also says to prospective high school recruits that you could be sitting on the bench for 3 years waiting for your turn and then out of nowhere the school recruits a 5th year senior who puts you back on the bench for your last year. Just the way that the portal is set up - there is no loyalty. Players can't expect loyalty. And on the flip side coaches can't expect loyalty. It's completely a transactional business. And then there's the matter of Tom Allen being fired after next season. So by default everything that recruits are told is meaningless cuz he's not going to be there after next season.Do you really not understand what having 25 of our 44 two deep coming from the transfer portal says about our recruiting?
You can see the future?It also says to prospective high school recruits that you could be sitting on the bench for 3 years waiting for your turn and then out of nowhere the school recruits a 5th year senior who puts you back on the bench for your last year. Just the way that the portal is set up - there is no loyalty. Players can't expect loyalty. And on the flip side coaches can't expect loyalty. It's completely a transactional business. And then there's the matter of Tom Allen being fired after next season. So by default everything that recruits are told is meaningless cuz he's not going to be there after next season.
He's as overrated as Penix was.
My point was that IU's coordinators and coaches have made some good players look really bad.Lol I can’t tell if this means you think he’s a future heisman winner or you think penix was actually overrated while at IU.
Penix is the most talented player IU has had at qb ever. Unfortunately after deboer left he was saddled with a coaching staff that didn’t build an offense that suited his skills or kept him upright long enough to display them. Someone will say Sheridan was the OC in 2020, and he was, but watch the highlights of the PSU game. Penix was getting destroyed on every drop back he did well in spite of the OC & OL.
Yes. Last week I predicted that Michigan would beat the Hoosiers 48 - 6.You can see the future?
Second behind ARELol I can’t tell if this means you think he’s a future heisman winner or you think penix was actually overrated while at IU.
Penix is the most talented player IU has had at qb ever. Unfortunately after deboer left he was saddled with a coaching staff that didn’t build an offense that suited his skills or kept him upright long enough to display them. Someone will say Sheridan was the OC in 2020, and he was, but watch the highlights of the PSU game. Penix was getting destroyed on every drop back he did well in spite of the OC & OL.
Second behind ARE
If he weighed 170 lb he would have gotten a scholarship to LSUI see no reason whatsoever that a 5-7 170 pound running back can't smash the ball up the middle for 5-10 yards a carry or routinely pancake blitzing linebackers or crashing defensive ends in protection. The kid just isn't working hard enough at LEO. 🙄
He may be 170 now but he wasn’t when he got here. At LSU, he gets 15 snaps a game, tops, plus KO and punt returns.If he weighed 170 lb he would have gotten a scholarship to LSU
He is our quickest player and a special teams weapon. He is not faster than our opponents quickest defensive players. Running laterally is easily snuffed out. He could squirt through a hole if he ever gets one. He doesn't run through contact, so we get back to him needing open field or a wide hole. He will be in the portal next year and will be a great return player for UM or another BiG program.I’ve resisted posting this until now but far too much was expected from him. He certainly is fast and athletic but there are certain physical limits that determine one’s ability to compete at the highest level.
No. You have to be able to catch a punt to play in the SEC. And he isn't SEC fast, he is fast on the worse team in the B10.I’m willing to bet he’s portal bound and playing in the SEC next year.
No. Do you ever watch SEC football?He may be 170 now but he wasn’t when he got here. At LSU, he gets 15 snaps a game, tops, plus KO and punt returns.
On a host of other teams...and he may use the portal to get there...he would make plays and contribute to a really good program. But I suspect he would not be the 'star'...I’ve resisted posting this until now but far too much was expected from him. He certainly is fast and athletic but there are certain physical limits that determine one’s ability to compete at the highest level.
Lots of it. He gets 15 snaps, tops, a game, plus special teams work.No. Do you ever watch SEC football?