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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 5, 2019 15:37:30 GMT -5
The RB out of Burlington, I think his name is Shemar was committed to ECU! I thought he was a commitment flip and not a transfer? yep, him and hutchington both were ecu commitment flips... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 5, 2019 15:39:03 GMT -5
As soon as I saw the title of the thread I just knew it was a skills position guy.....sure do wish some of these big linemen would start transferring to T. i agree, would luv to trade one of them for a 3 star lineman... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards
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Post by saabman on Jun 5, 2019 16:13:09 GMT -5
As soon as I saw the title of the thread I just knew it was a skills position guy.....sure do wish some of these big linemen would start transferring to T. i agree, would luv to trade one of them for a 3 star lineman... Sent from my SM-G950U using proboards Amen nothing works without good lineman on either side of the ball . Right now we have back log of backs and receivers . I hope that Coach Washington will pull a few O and D lineman out of his hat before the season starts .
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Post by thewinner on Jun 5, 2019 19:21:20 GMT -5
Im not as concerned about Oline as I am about the Dline.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jun 5, 2019 21:55:35 GMT -5
Why another RB? We have 2 three star backs coming in
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Post by saabman on Jun 5, 2019 23:13:15 GMT -5
Why another RB? We have 2 three star backs coming in Interesting question . Someone's going to end up as a DB or on the defense period . You never have enough D & O lineman but you can over load on skill positions . That's just my opinion but I'm not Coach Washington or on his staff .
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Jun 5, 2019 23:53:15 GMT -5
Why another RB? We have 2 three star backs coming in Interesting question . Someone's going to end up as a DB or on the defense period . You never have enough D & O lineman but you can over load on skill positions . That's just my opinion but I'm not Coach Washington or on his staff . The old Planet Theory... harder to pull quality bigs because there are less available. Supply & demand at the bigger schools.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 6, 2019 10:19:59 GMT -5
i dunno, but what caught my eye regarding barrett is that he was a "hybrid" wr/rb in high school, not just a pure rb. the reason that caught my eye is because we've had guys like jamari smith (transfer from usc) and jaquil capel (transfer from app state) who basically served as a "hybrid" wr/rb for us and both of them were flatout "lethal" in that role.
it gives us even more options as an offense when we have backs who can catch the ball out of the backfield or from the slot. so i don't see barrett as a "full time" rb like martin or cartwright was. i see him more as a "specialist" who can run or catch the ball down field...
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Post by Aggie One on Jun 6, 2019 10:34:22 GMT -5
i dunno, but what caught my eye regarding barrett is that he was a "hybrid" wr/rb in high school, not just a pure rb. the reason that caught my eye is because we've had guys like jamari smith (transfer from usc) and jaquil capel (transfer from app state) who basically served as a "hybrid" wr/rb for us and both of them were flatout "lethal" in that role. it gives us even more options as an offense when we have backs who can catch the ball out of the backfield or from the slot. so i don't see barrett as a "full time" rb like martin or cartwright was. i see him more as a "specialist" who can run or catch the ball down field... Great observation. Bringing in a slightly older guy in Barrett to team up with another hybrid type in Korey Banks (SC transfer) means you won't necessarily have to depend on the true freshmen to produce right away. Also, keep in mind you still have Darius Graves, TJ Boyce, and Unique Johnson who all had a pretty good spring practice. Jah-Maine Martin is the man, no question. But he'll have plenty of help and should get plenty of rest - hopefully staying healthy this fall.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 11:23:50 GMT -5
i dunno, but what caught my eye regarding barrett is that he was a "hybrid" wr/rb in high school, not just a pure rb. the reason that caught my eye is because we've had guys like jamari smith (transfer from usc) and jaquil capel (transfer from app state) who basically served as a "hybrid" wr/rb for us and both of them were flatout "lethal" in that role. it gives us even more options as an offense when we have backs who can catch the ball out of the backfield or from the slot. so i don't see barrett as a "full time" rb like martin or cartwright was. i see him more as a "specialist" who can run or catch the ball down field... Great observation. Bringing in a slightly older guy in Barrett to team up with another hybrid type in Korey Banks (SC transfer) means you won't necessarily have to depend on the true freshmen to produce right away. Also, keep in mind you still have Darius Graves, TJ Boyce, and Unique Johnson who all had a pretty good spring practice. Ja-Maine Martin is the man, no question. But he'll have plenty of help and should get plenty of rest - hopefully staying healthy this fall. That Wing-T formation or some spread, shotgun variation may just have to make a return to get Banks, Barrett on the field at the same time with Martin. Then tack on Bell and Leslie on the outside on top of Carter's or Ifedi's Run/Pass option and it's a case of picking your poison. Also, I strongly suspect both freshmmen RBs will ultimately redshirt, maintaining our depth in the backfield.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jun 6, 2019 11:35:39 GMT -5
Also, I strongly suspect both freshmmen RBs will ultimately redshirt, maintaining our depth in the backfield. that's probably a good idea. it'll clear up some of the log jam we have at the rb position barring injuries. but if one or both of the freshmen are "head and shoulders" better than some of the vets, i say "burn" the redshirt if necessary. the last thing we need is for one or both of them to transfer because they feel that they're ready to play immediately...
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Post by saabman on Jun 6, 2019 12:04:57 GMT -5
Also, I strongly suspect both freshmmen RBs will ultimately redshirt, maintaining our depth in the backfield. that's probably a good idea. it'll clear up some of the log jam we have at the rb position barring injuries. but if one or both of the freshmen are "head and shoulders" better than some of the vets, i say "burn" the redshirt if necessary. the last thing we need is for one or both of them to transfer because they feel that they're ready to play immediately... Amen ; that what the transfers did . Look I'm not one to by into loading up on skill players . I liked they way Broadway recruited he focused on our needs first O-D lineman and then he added the skill players around them . It's great to have all these skill players But having the linemen that can do the heavy lifting there talent will be wasted . Hell for me I would take a good O- lineman with 2 years of eligibility tranfer wise over any skilled player with 4 to rebuild my line ; because you can't execute your offense without a good O - line ..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 12:10:20 GMT -5
that's probably a good idea. it'll clear up some of the log jam we have at the rb position barring injuries. but if one or both of the freshmen are "head and shoulders" better than some of the vets, i say "burn" the redshirt if necessary. the last thing we need is for one or both of them to transfer because they feel that they're ready to play immediately... Amen ; that what the transfers did . Look I'm not one to by into loading up on skill players . I liked they way Broadway recruited he focused on our needs first O-D lineman and then he added the skill players around them . It's great to have all these skill players But having the linemen that can do the heavy lifting there talent will be wasted . Hell for me I would take a good O- lineman with 2 years of eligibility over any skilled player with 4 because you can't execute your offense without a good line .. We have transfer O-Linemen that did not play last year. Trust me when I write A&T is absolutely straight in that department. The philosophy hasn't changed in that aspect. Not to mention, they did reach out to a few SEC linemen guys who were in the portal.
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Post by saabman on Jun 6, 2019 14:50:16 GMT -5
Amen ; that what the transfers did . Look I'm not one to by into loading up on skill players . I liked they way Broadway recruited he focused on our needs first O-D lineman and then he added the skill players around them . It's great to have all these skill players But having the linemen that can do the heavy lifting there talent will be wasted . Hell for me I would take a good O- lineman with 2 years of eligibility over any skilled player with 4 because you can't execute your offense without a good line .. We have transfer O-Linemen that did not play last year. Trust me when I write A&T is absolutely straight in that department. The philosophy hasn't changed in that aspect. Not to mention, they did reach out to a few SEC linemen guys who were in the portal. They did there job then ; I would have loved it if A&T had picked up two more O or D lineman but if you say we're all good I'm in .
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 18:14:02 GMT -5
We have transfer a O-Linemen that did not play last year. Trust me when I write A&T is absolutely straight in that department. The philosophy hasn't changed in that aspect. Not to mention, they did reach out to a few SEC linemen guys who were in the portal. They did there job then ; I would have loved it if A&T had picked up two more O or D lineman but if you say we're all good I'm in . Our average size for the OL should be between 6'3 - 6'5 and weighing in between 290 - 325 lbs. The more that I think about things, the more I feel confident in our offensive, pending the health of Carter and the ability of Ifedi to command the offense. If there are any concerns, it should go to our front-7 and our run defense.
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