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I really liked TVD’s tape. Just looked like he was playing football in the park. He can sling it and is really athletic. He’s a big kid. Reminds me of Kelly in size and athletics.
 
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LuCane said:
I think he'll be bigger than 210. I expect Chaney to be 220+ by the time he leaves here. Wouldn't surprise me if he leaves here on the high side of 5' 11" or even 6' and 225.
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Good chance, when he arrived at Miami this January he was 5’11 210. His dad is 6’4 himself so he might not even be done growing really
 
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Liberty City El said:
Tyler Van Dyke - Clayton Thorson

Don Chaney - Derrius Guice

Jaylan Knighton - Lamichael James

Michael Redding III - AJ Brown

Keyshawn Smith - Malcom Lee

Dominic Mammarelli - Austin Hooper

Dazalin Worsham - KJ Osborn

Xavier Restrepo - Michael Campanaro

Tirek Austin-Cave - Kevin Pierre-Louis

Avantae Williams - Karl Joseph

Jalen Harrell - Deone Bucannon
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That would be awesome if half those pan out that way
 
@DMoney really love the Marlon Davidson comp for Roberts.

They both have similar styles & really quick feet for big DLineman.

I know we'll be moving Roberts to DT, but I still think he can play Strong Side DE as an edge setter against the run. In our 4-2-5/4-3 Defense he's definitely more of an interior 3-tech, but in a 3-4 he would be a 5-tech DE no doubt.

The benefits of having a versatile kid like him is on stunt Blitzes he'll be just as effective rushing the OT from the C-gap as he would be vs a Guard in the A-gap.
 
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Michael Redding III --> Josh Doctson

This one, to me, is so on the nose I can't shake it.
 
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I think Knighton is gonna light it up his film stands out more to me than Chaney! With the offence we're gonna be running to I think that's another advantage for Knighton. Chaney looks like a solid kid but Knighton looks like a star. Chaney gets alot of love on here and I hope they both ball out. I'm just loving Knighton dudes gonna be a game changer! That Miami Speed!
 
The unintentional comedy of these "style" comparisons are instant classics every year. I get the excitement, I get caught up in it every year too, but the comparisons rarely age well.

My favorites from the past include:

Graig Cooper - Reggie Bush
Kylan Robinson - Eric ****erson
Trayone Gray - Darren McFadden
Joe Yearby - Warrick Dunn/Gio Bernard
Mark Walton - Knowshon Moreno
Cam Harris - Rashaad Penny
 
bshaw28 said:
The unintentional comedy of these "style" comparisons are instant classics every year. I get the excitement, I get caught up in it every year too, but the comparisons rarely age well.

My favorites from the past include:

Graig Cooper - Reggie Bush
Kylan Robinson - Eric ****erson
Trayone Gray - Darren McFadden
Joe Yearby - Warrick Dunn/Gio Bernard
Mark Walton - Knowshon Moreno
Cam Harris - Rashaad Penny
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Legit spit out my coffee. That's funny.
 
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bshaw28 said:
The unintentional comedy of these "style" comparisons are instant classics every year. I get the excitement, I get caught up in it every year too, but the comparisons rarely age well.

My favorites from the past include:

Graig Cooper - Reggie Bush
Kylan Robinson - Eric ****erson
Trayone Gray - Darren McFadden
Joe Yearby - Warrick Dunn/Gio Bernard
Mark Walton - Knowshon Moreno
Cam Harris - Rashaad Penny
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Usually if you’re trying to compare a style of play you want to compare it to someone the general public has seen and can recognize. It doesn’t mean the player will be as good as the one you’re comparing him to. When D Money says TVD compares to Matt Ryan, he doesn’t mean TVD is as good as Ryan or he’ll be a top draft choice and long time pro. He’s comparing physical and athletic traits.
 
bshaw28 said:
The unintentional comedy of these "style" comparisons are instant classics every year. I get the excitement, I get caught up in it every year too, but the comparisons rarely age well.

My favorites from the past include:

Graig Cooper - Reggie Bush
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Don’t know who compared Cooper to Bush, but the difference these days is the prevalence of verified testing numbers.

So at least physically, you are comparing apples to apples with objective evidence.
 
DTP said:
Usually if you’re trying to compare a style of play you want to compare it to someone the general public has seen and can recognize. It doesn’t mean the player will be as good as the one you’re comparing him to. When D Money says TVD compares to Matt Ryan, he doesn’t mean TVD is as good as Ryan or he’ll be a top draft choice and long time pro. He’s comparing physical and athletic traits.
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I get that, but look at the comparisons I listed. You have to squint pretty hard to see those comparisons now - even if it's just "style".

When Yearby came is I thought his style and athleticism was similar to Graig Cooper, who all Canes fans were familiar with and people called that insulting to Yearby. I'm just like, ok.....proceed with your Gio Bernard/Warrick Dunn comparisons.
 
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DMoney said:
Don’t know who compared Cooper to Bush, but the difference these days is the prevalence of verified testing numbers.

So at least physically, you are comparing apples to apples with objective evidence.
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When Cooper came in as a 5 Star, the buzz from Greentree was Reggie Bush. Just google "graig cooper reggie bush" and you'll get articles making that comparison.

I remember Bakas comparing Kevin Grooms to Frank Gore. I don't even want to mention Tyrone Moss.

I get finding the best player in that athletic range mold and making that comparison - I just think there's plenty in that mold/range that are also more comparable talent wise too. I feel like that's me being realistic, but realize it just comes off as negative.

I'm just saying for both recruiting classes & draft classes - it's the time for hope, but the comparisons usually end up being pretty funny down the line.
 
DMoney said:
Avantae Williams- 5’11, 169, 4.52 forty, 4.25 shuttle, 36 VJ
Budda Baker- 5’9, 174, 4.51 forty, 4.15 shuttle, 35 VJ

Stole this one from 247. High-energy players who line up at RB, KR and S.







Tyler Van Dyke 6’4, 212, 4.91 forty, 4.28 shuttle
Matt Ryan 6’5, 224, 4.89 forty, 4.51 shuttle (NFL combine)

Big, pro-style QBs from the Northeast who played multiple sports.



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VanDyke with a 4.28 shuttle is unreal for any QB and especially a guy at his size. That's a RB stat.

Should show great agility in the pocket and running the RPO game.
 
Number1CanesFan said:
VanDyke with a 4.28 shuttle is unreal for any QB and especially a guy at his size. That's a RB stat.

Should show great agility in the pocket and running the RPO game.
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A lot of people have been saying things like van dyke is a statue because he was listed as a pocket passer but he was a 3 sport athlete if I’m not mistaken and obviously that shuttle is really good. He’s gonna he a good one
 
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