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Owens Possibly Starting?

The Franchise said:
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#56Nightmares

Michael Pinckney was the 2nd best LB on our team last year...
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That practice stuff and mat drills and swinging dumbbells is all fine and dandy. But give me the dog who kills the other team on the football field.
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Precisely...

Pinck had a phenomenal Freshman year, I got nothing against Owens, but his entire career hasn't looked half as good as Pinckney's TF season.

His speed, his natural instincts, his incredible tackling ability, his Pass coverage & even playing injured last year...

The kid is a true warrior & has future NFL ability, people I guess just need their memories refreshed.
 

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Liberty City El said:
The Franchise said:
Liberty City El said:
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#56Nightmares

Michael Pinckney was the 2nd best LB on our team last year...
Click to expand...

That practice stuff and mat drills and swinging dumbbells is all fine and dandy. But give me the dog who kills the other team on the football field.
Click to expand...
Precisely...

Pinck had a phenomenal Freshman year, I got nothing against Owens, but his entire career hasn't looked half as good as Pinckney's TF season.

His speed, his natural instincts, his incredible tackling ability, his Pass coverage & even playing injured last year...

The kid is a true warrior & has future NFL ability, people I guess just need their memories refreshed.
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Some of you guys are being way to critical of Owens. He had a true freshman year in Golden/D'No defense where he was told to play like a McDonald's cheeseburger, missed a year due to injury, and played last year at maybe 70%. Truth is we really don't know a whole lot about Owens as a player.
 
PSU Cane said:
I feel bad for Owens. His ceiling looked incredibly high after his freshman season....but he was only a fraction of his former self last year. Effort and technique will only take you so far if you don't have the speed/agility. If he gets that back, i can see him getting some quality minutes. But last year it wasn't there.....he was running with a hitch.
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Owens was absolutely terrible as a true Freshman
 
I think McCloud is going to be our best LB this yr.

While I love Pinckney he doesn't have the potential McCloud and Shaq do.
 
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Can Owens back-up Pinckney and Shaq?

If Perry is really balling, that's a nice top 5.
 
Liberty City El said:
The Franchise said:
Liberty City El said:
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#56Nightmares

Michael Pinckney was the 2nd best LB on our team last year...
Click to expand...

That practice stuff and mat drills and swinging dumbbells is all fine and dandy. But give me the dog who kills the other team on the football field.
Click to expand...
Precisely...

Pinck had a phenomenal Freshman year, I got nothing against Owens, but his entire career hasn't looked half as good as Pinckney's TF season.

His speed, his natural instincts, his incredible tackling ability, his Pass coverage & even playing injured last year...

The kid is a true warrior & has future NFL ability, people I guess just need their memories refreshed.
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Your basically describing what Owens looked like as a TF.
 
Pinckney is better than Owens & I'm not gonna argue with y'all over it.

Get back to me in September/October & let's revisit the topic then.
 
AllbouttheU said:
Liberty City El said:
The Franchise said:
Liberty City El said:
[video=youtube_share;-Kpps2ysrFQ]https://youtu.be/-Kpps2ysrFQ[/video]
#56Nightmares

Michael Pinckney was the 2nd best LB on our team last year...
Click to expand...

That practice stuff and mat drills and swinging dumbbells is all fine and dandy. But give me the dog who kills the other team on the football field.
Click to expand...
Precisely...

Pinck had a phenomenal Freshman year, I got nothing against Owens, but his entire career hasn't looked half as good as Pinckney's TF season.

His speed, his natural instincts, his incredible tackling ability, his Pass coverage & even playing injured last year...

The kid is a true warrior & has future NFL ability, people I guess just need their memories refreshed.
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Your basically describing what Owens looked like as a TF.
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LOL. You guys were watching some other dude named Owens if you thought he played well as a freshmans.
 
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The Franchise said:
AllbouttheU said:
Liberty City El said:
The Franchise said:
Liberty City El said:
[video=youtube_share;-Kpps2ysrFQ]https://youtu.be/-Kpps2ysrFQ[/video]
#56Nightmares

Michael Pinckney was the 2nd best LB on our team last year...
Click to expand...

That practice stuff and mat drills and swinging dumbbells is all fine and dandy. But give me the dog who kills the other team on the football field.
Click to expand...
Precisely...

Pinck had a phenomenal Freshman year, I got nothing against Owens, but his entire career hasn't looked half as good as Pinckney's TF season.

His speed, his natural instincts, his incredible tackling ability, his Pass coverage & even playing injured last year...

The kid is a true warrior & has future NFL ability, people I guess just need their memories refreshed.
Click to expand...

Your basically describing what Owens looked like as a TF.
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LOL. You guys were watching some other dude named Owens if you thought he played well as a freshmans.
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Pre injury he showed exactly what the three freshmen shown. He was explosive, athletic and could be used in different ways. Obviously he isn't the same anymore but two years removed from his knee injury it would be nice to see that type of player again.
 
Liberty City El said:
Pinckney is better than Owens & I'm not gonna argue with y'all over it.

Get back to me in September/October & let's revisit the topic then.
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I would agree that Mike has played alot better as a Cane even before Owens was injured ...

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Doesn't really matter in this defense our linebackers rotate a lot. The competition and better play only increases as the second teamers begin to try and push the starters
 
Owens is slow and takes bad angles. When Pinckney got thrown out of the WVU game, it was very apparent he was gone when their RB took 2 runs around the edge for big gains.

Owens had a nice sack though, but his first step is really slow compared to Pinckney, and I'm not sure he's got the same football awareness either.
 
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iLoveTDs said:
Owens is slow and takes bad angles. When Pinckney got thrown out of the WVU game, it was very apparent he was gone when their RB took 2 runs around the edge for big gains.

Owens had a nice sack though, but his first step is really slow compared to Pinckney, and I'm not sure he's got the same football awareness either.
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He was coming offf of a devastating injury... he will look even better this year. Sometimes it's a mind thing and sometimes the injury physically still lingers. I think it was a combination of both in Owens case tbh
 
It should be no surprise that Owens may start. He is a very talented player who always had great potential. He is a big fast and physical LB. we are getting back to the days where no one has a guaranteed spot.
 
LuCane said:
You can tell Diaz loves Pinkney and stays on him to make him great. I've mentioned I saw Pinkney do things I hadn't seen around UM since Nate Webster and Mike Barrow. He is a f'in natural.
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Best natural lb i ever saw was ray lewis as a frosh at miami. Of all the guys since, spence had the best natural lb instincts, imo. And love me some barrow and webster. But sounds like a separate discussion.
 
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Ethnicsands said:
LuCane said:
You can tell Diaz loves Pinkney and stays on him to make him great. I've mentioned I saw Pinkney do things I hadn't seen around UM since Nate Webster and Mike Barrow. He is a f'in natural.
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Best natural lb i ever saw was ray lewis as a frosh at miami. Of all the guys since, spence had the best natural lb instincts, imo. And love me some barrow and webster. But sounds like a separate discussion.
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Ray's on another level altogether, I think. When I reference Pinkney and Barrow, it's because of slipping and covering multiple gaps just with instinct.
 
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Liberty City El said:
Pinckney is better than Owens & I'm not gonna argue with y'all over it.

Get back to me in September/October & let's revisit the topic then.
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I like Owens a lot but there's no debate , not even an argument. Pink was the most complete lb of the crew last year. Honestly I think mccloud has the most upside.
 
I have a different appreciation for just how good Nate Webster was watching film now in my 30's than I did watching him in the 90's as a teen. Dude was a str8 beast.

Owens flashed as a freshman despite a horrid defensive system and coaching.
 
HarrietTubmanCane said:
I have a different appreciation for just how good Nate Webster was watching film now in my 30's than I did watching him in the 90's as a teen. Dude was a str8 beast.

Owens flashed as a freshman despite a horrid defensive system and coaching.
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Owens barely played as a freshmen.
 
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