Richt adds Track star to roster for Fullback Depth

[Coach Macho]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

It's Fullback, bro.

 

[DerekDohrman]

since he's a junior already, i dont think he actually uses a football schollie if he plays for us.

i'll have to look up the rules again to be sure. my awful memory seems to remember the fball scholarship auto-apply thing only counting for the first two years of residence.

 

[DerekDohrman]

im wrong. he wouldnt count as an initial counter(against our 25), but looks like he would count against our total counter(85) IF he is on scholarship.

 

[Novacane32000]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

 

[Coach Macho]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

What?! LOL

DE is not "kill the guy with the ball".

What instincts are involved in playing Fullback?

You have a guy to block + You go block him = No instincts involved

 

[Angry Ibis]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

What?! LOL

DE is not "kill the guy with the ball".

What instincts are involved in playing Fullback?

You have a guy to block + You go block him = No instincts involved

The occaisonal handoff and wheel route may mentally incapacitate a lesser man than he.

 

[plantcity3]

Playing fullback requires more then some of you guys think. Pass pro requires identifying and picking up the lb you are responsible for. You have to basically know the entire blocking scheme so you know who the mdm (most deadliest man) is, which would be who you pick up. If the qb has to tell you everytime, you will not be seeing the field much. And lead blocking requires the fullback to use his vision and find a hole just like the running back.

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[waynejr31]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

 

[plantcity3]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

What?! LOL

DE is not "kill the guy with the ball".

What instincts are involved in playing Fullback?

You have a guy to block + You go block him = No instincts involved

I would say a fullback has to use his instincts when he is lead blocking. Yea, you have your basic iso's that leaves the fb one on one with the lb. But on toss, sweeps, g series, off tackles, the fb has to use his vision and find a hole just like the rb has to.

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[Jassid82]

Playing fullback requires more then some of you guys think. Pass pro requires identifying and picking up the lb you are responsible for. You have to basically know the entire blocking scheme so you know who the mdm (most deadliest man) is, which would be who you pick up. If the qb has to tell you everytime, you will not be seeing the field much. And lead blocking requires the fullback to use his vision and find a hole just like the running back.

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He wont be asked to think too much. I HIGHLY doubt he will be asked to go through progressions, memorize schemes, etc..Short yardage FB, goal line FB, and maybe max protection packages. If he is doing anything beyond that I would be surprised. Thats what the other 2 FBs are for. (Batten and Williams)

 

[plantcity3]

Playing fullback requires more then some of you guys think. Pass pro requires identifying and picking up the lb you are responsible for. You have to basically know the entire blocking scheme so you know who the mdm (most deadliest man) is, which would be who you pick up. If the qb has to tell you everytime, you will not be seeing the field much. And lead blocking requires the fullback to use his vision and find a hole just like the running back.

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He wont be asked to think too much. I HIGHLY doubt he will be asked to go through progressions, memorize schemes, etc..Short yardage FB, goal line FB, and maybe max protection packages. If he is doing anything beyond that I would be surprised. Thats what the other 2 FBs are for. (Batten and Williams)

I agree.......

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[The Franchise]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

I always get a kick out of the stooges who think we "found" Santana on the UM track team. Butch brought him in and tried to hide him on the track team to save football scholarships. He couldn't do it though because Santana was too good not to play right away, and Davis didn't like the veteran receivers on the rosters. They were always suspended or in the dog house.

Remember Santana in that Thursday night Pitt game? I think he had a drop or two, but you could tell he was infinitely better than the dudes trying to cover him. He was tough and so fcking fast.

 

[waynejr31]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

I always get a kick out of the stooges who think we "found" Santana on the UM track team. Butch brought him in and tried to hide him on the track team to save football scholarships. He couldn't do it though because Santana was too good not to play right away, and Davis didn't like the veteran receivers on the rosters. They were always suspended or in the dog house.

Remember Santana in that Thursday night Pitt game? I think he had a drop or two, but you could tell he was infinitely better than the dudes trying to cover him. He was tough and so fcking fast.

I really liked Magic Benton when he was playing for the U. Him and Danyell Ferguson!!!

 

[RattlerCane305]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

I always get a kick out of the stooges who think we "found" Santana on the UM track team. Butch brought him in and tried to hide him on the track team to save football scholarships. He couldn't do it though because Santana was too good not to play right away, and Davis didn't like the veteran receivers on the rosters. They were always suspended or in the dog house.

Remember Santana in that Thursday night Pitt game? I think he had a drop or two, but you could tell he was infinitely better than the dudes trying to cover him. He was tough and so fcking fast.

I think those are mostly non-SoFla residents &/or guys who weren't old enough to watch HS football down here back then. But like y'all said, those back-to-back CC teams would option you to death but when they threw it, they only went vertical and they only went to #83 and #20 and nobody could stop it. Him and Pat Jenkins were walking, talking 9 routes. No one in South Florida(Dade especially) that was familiar with HS ball was surprised by Santana's success on the college and pro levels.

 

[waynejr31]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

I always get a kick out of the stooges who think we "found" Santana on the UM track team. Butch brought him in and tried to hide him on the track team to save football scholarships. He couldn't do it though because Santana was too good not to play right away, and Davis didn't like the veteran receivers on the rosters. They were always suspended or in the dog house.

Remember Santana in that Thursday night Pitt game? I think he had a drop or two, but you could tell he was infinitely better than the dudes trying to cover him. He was tough and so fcking fast.

I think those are mostly non-SoFla residents &/or guys who weren't old enough to watch HS football down here back then. But like y'all said, those back-to-back CC teams would option you to death but when they threw it, they only went vertical and they only went to #83 and #20 and nobody could stop it. Him and Pat Jenkins were walking, talking 9 routes. No one in South Florida(Dade especially) that was familiar with HS ball was surprised by Santana's success on the college and pro levels.

Pat Jenkins was a beast in track, he burned me a couple of times in the 110. He was the 110 meter guy and Moss was the long jumper!!!

 

[plantcity3]

Very athletic build. Huge pickup. I expect great things from him.

P.S. LOL at the mythology of Santana Moss. Moss wasn't some unknown plucked from the track team. He was an incredible football player who was overlooked in HS because he played in an option offense.

The master evaluator, Butch Davis, found him and tried to use a track scholarship on him because we were in the midst of scholarship reductions. That didn't work because our veterans Omar Rolle and Magic Benton weren't Davis guys and quickly needed to be replaced.

You know your Dade county football don't you. You are on point with that statement, Moss and I both came out in 1997 and even though he excelled in track and field as a long jumper, he was a great football player coming out of Carol City!!!

I still have the tape from that 97 state game aginst Hillsborough.

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[flcanesfan]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

You're so right, great athletes that don't dedicate their life to football as amateur athletes never make it..

Signed,

Jimmy Graham

 

[Canemang]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

LMAOOOO, how is there more thinking at fullback than DE?

 

[Ibis Wingz]

I'll be shocked if this guy ever plays a meaningful down !! The closest he has come to playing football is he has "some rugby" experience. For all we know that means he played rugby with his grade school buddies in the schoolyard.

So he is 6'0, 270 and maybe he even runs a 4.5. Don't care !! If he has never played football before ,I cant trust him on the field at the college level.

There have been numerous rugby and shot-putter/discus thrower types who have excelled in college football, and some have made it to the NFL.
Margus Hunt was a discus/shot-putter at SMU, switched to football late and now is on an NFL roster.
Fullback is all about toughness and smarts, and he already has the size and athleticism for that position.

Margus Hunt is a DE where your job boils down to "kill the guy with the ball". A lot more instincts and thinking involved in playing FB.

If the guy is a quick study and an exceptional athlete then maybe some short yardage situations.

Just stop. Step away from the keyboard, logoff or whatever else it takes to stop this cavalcade of idiocy.

 

[Coach Macho]

Playing fullback requires more then some of you guys think. Pass pro requires identifying and picking up the lb you are responsible for. You have to basically know the entire blocking scheme so you know who the mdm (most deadliest man) is, which would be who you pick up. If the qb has to tell you everytime, you will not be seeing the field much. And lead blocking requires the fullback to use his vision and find a hole just like the running back.

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Who the Fullback blocks on Pass-Pro is determined by the protection that the QB calls pre-snap. If the QB slides his protection to the left than the Fullback blocks the free rusher coming off of the right.
We get 10th graders to do this type of stuff without fault. It's not rocket science.