Not only that coach but I always tell the kids I coach if you don’t go 100% there’s a greater chance you get hurt or somebody on our team gets hurt. I can’t risk putting you out there and hurting your future.My biggest pet peeve as a coach is players with questionable motor. I literally f*ckin' despise it. I benched a P5 recruit multiple times this season for poor effort.
There's only one way to play the game, full speed every time. If you're actively CHOOSING to let the man in front of you whoop your a$s because YOU don't feel like going hard, you're a selfish man-boy with no pride AND you're a bad teammate. People can't count on you if your effort is inconsistent from play to play. We don't know what we're gonna get from you!
3rd & 2 and we need a stop? We gotta cross our collective fingers and hope that you choose to play?
Funny thing is, it's always the guys who have all the physical gifts.
Guys like LT get a pass because the handful of times when they do go hard, they flash something special. And people want to get more of that. (and they think they can)
Your last sentence raises a good point, my expectations for JT were as high as his star rating yet his production was not consistent in any way .What are we talking about here? Did he play like a third overall or first overall type pick…no. Did he have exciting moments mixed in with questionable at best effort and technique…yes. Is a GM, scout, position coach going to think they can turn him into a pro bowler that warrants a mid to late first round pick…absolutely and especially when you consider how hard it is to find athletic DTs and how it’s a weak DT class.
lol..several mocks have both going in 2nd rd. Best of luck to both..Cohen and Lee are the two that maxed their draft values.
obviously a ways to go until the draft …
I guess my issue is I remember how the Sapp type DT played the domination was overpowering to witness that even the early years we knew by there play as freshmen we’re looking at #1 draft choices.A lot of our fans take it too personally when players opt to leave for the draft so their first reaction is to predict failure for them. That or they’re just assuming every guy who leaves Miami early will not get drafted because so many guys have ignored advice and left early only to get picked late or not at all. These guys have been given good grades by the draft advisory board. This isn’t a Marcus Fortson situation where he was told nobody will pick him and still left early. It’s very likely Kinchens and Taylor are both gone by the end of the second round, third latest. Taylor will likely be a first round/early second round pick. His motor is hot and cold like half the defensive tackles out there but teams will still value his ability. You don’t have to be Warren Sapp to be a first round DT. Check a few of the late first round picks last year.
Preach. Yet people defend this or make excuses for it. LT’s effort has been pathetic at times and coaches have to beg / plead for him to try , eat well and to take care of his body. That’s just facts.My biggest pet peeve as a coach is players with questionable motor. I literally f*ckin' despise it. I benched a P5 recruit multiple times this season for poor effort.
There's only one way to play the game, full speed every time. If you're actively CHOOSING to let the man in front of you whoop your a$s because YOU don't feel like going hard, you're a selfish man-boy with no pride AND you're a bad teammate. People can't count on you if your effort is inconsistent from play to play. We don't know what we're gonna get from you!
3rd & 2 and we need a stop? We gotta cross our collective fingers and hope that you choose to play?
Funny thing is, it's always the guys who have all the physical gifts.
Guys like LT get a pass because the handful of times when they do go hard, they flash something special. And people want to get more of that. (and they think they can)
Coleman in the first is wild. 58ypg avg now equals first round.
Preach. Yet people defend this or make excuses for it. LT’s effort has been pathetic at times and coaches have to beg / plead for him to try , eat well and to take care of his body. That’s just facts.
He still took plays / games off. He showed up for the big games. So there’s that.You guys didn't see a change this season? I was watching him pretty closely and felt he was a lot more reliable, just not first round. What did I miss?
Do you believe that if LT had given the same effort as Bain, LT Could've been elite and lived up to his HS billing?He still took plays / games off. He showed up for the big games. So there’s that.
If he were a dog like Bain he’d be scary. Bain is beyond special.Do you believe that if LT had given the same effort as Bain, LT Could've been elite and lived up to his HS billing?
JT has everything Bain has but hasn’t taken advantage of his talent.If he were a dog like Bain he’d be scary. Bain is beyond special.
The whole Bain/LT thing is really a cautionary tale for youngsters. You have two paths to take - one is easy in that moment and the other is comprised of delayed gratification.JT has everything Bain has but hasn’t taken advantage of his talent.
Bain is utilizing everything he has and all the U can provide to make himself the best he can be .
This is the difference between them a choice
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Very interesting point, makes sense I get it totallyThe whole Bain/LT thing is really a cautionary tale for youngsters. You have two paths to take - one is easy in that moment and the other is comprised of delayed gratification.
Non-coincidentally, LT came from the Diaz country club tree and Bain comes from the balls to the wall keep grinding Christobol tree.
JJ when he was recruiting he wanted to see how the recruits reacted to getting beat did they have temper tantrums kicking and screaming or did they tighten up there chin strap and fight till the last play.The whole Bain/LT thing is really a cautionary tale for youngsters. You have two paths to take - one is easy in that moment and the other is comprised of delayed gratification.
Non-coincidentally, LT came from the Diaz country club tree and Bain comes from the balls to the wall keep grinding Christobol tree.