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Surrency's Appeal

Let's just say for a moment that Corey Surrency wins his appeal and gains another year of eligibility.

I had to think for a minute if I even wanted Surrency back on the field. He was given a jump ball on many occasions and, a lot of the times, didn't seem to come up with it. Then I thought, OF COURSE, I want him to return.

Thanks to reading Tomahawk Nation (almost religiously), I realize the importance of game planning. With both Greg Carr (graduated) and Corey Surrency (appealing) teams were forced to game plan around the long, jump ball. This opened up tremendous opportunity for the Noles to run the plays we wanted while the other team was making sure we didn't lob one up.

Corey Surrency wasn't as efficient as Greg Carr. He dropped a lot of the balls he was thrown. At the same time, though, he DID make some clutch plays. Throwing a jump ball  is taking a chance...its hoping that the taller player will catch it. Surrency didn't always do it, but a lot of the time he did.

Plus, the dude could block very well. Say what you want about his catching, I'll take his blocking and the opposing team's fear of us throwing to him, so we can run all over the field.

Given the three plus sides, the down side of "well Corey can't catch all too well" seems a little stupid. Especially with our current receiver situation.

I'm not saying its going to happen, but I would be more than thrilled if Surrency won his appeal.

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If Surrency can't catch the ball I wonder why teams even worry about it.

I guess he makes just enough catches for teams to worry about him. Your right about his blocking though, he was so good at blocking the refs thought there must have been some penalty—remember that?!?

"I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one gets to the Father but through me"

by FSUvaFan on Feb 28, 2009 1:37 PM EST reply actions  

well

I think if the teams didn’t worry about him, then he would be making a lot more catches.

amirite?

by NolenRyan on Feb 28, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Not if the reason hes not making a lot of catches is becaus he's simply dropping them.

I have no appologies to the amorites (j/k)

"I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one gets to the Father but through me"

by FSUvaFan on Feb 28, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions  

WOW. I would LOVE to have Surrency back. That guy is a beast and set a precedent for down field blocking. You have to be a complete mad man to not want him back at FSU. Sure he dropped some balls..but I see that little trend changing for the better if he gets another year.

by DOT COM on Feb 28, 2009 4:44 PM EST reply actions  

I think Surrency could be an All-ACC calber WR if he gets another year

With the departures of Carr and Parker, he would get a ton of looks.
The guy is freak out there, and he learned a lot last year.

by Zach_Nole on Feb 28, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions  

I agree

give him one more year and I think he becomes one of our main go-to guys.

by NolenRyan on Feb 28, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I want Surrency to come back.

Its like having a TE blocking at a WR spot. this is great on bubble screens and crossing plays. Also he can catch. He always would get the ones where he shouldnt have and droped the easy ones. So just throw ones he shouldnt get. We have another 6-5 guy coming in and there is still Wade maybe he can be a of some use after all.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Feb 28, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions  

Does anyone know if Rodney Smith can be a jump ball type reciever?

Granted, he played in a run-oriented HS offense, but does he have good hands and a good vertical?

by basbalstr101 on Mar 1, 2009 12:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I thought I read it somewhere on this site that

Smith should be better at this than Carr or Surrency. Now he hasnt got a ball yet so this is unknow as of now but Im sure he will be used in this way. Still we are going to need a blocker down field and I think thats harder to replace than a fade pass jump ball.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Mar 2, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions  

I don't know why anyone wouldn't want him back

We need numbers at WR and the players seem to love him. I think we’d see a ton of improvement out of him next year too.

by Dent Street Nole on Mar 1, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions  

Date set?

Have they set a date on when information regarding the appeal will be released?

Has the appeal happened?

How good of a shot does Surrency have?

Are these enough questions for a Monday morning?

'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman

by Nattylite on Mar 2, 2009 7:45 AM EST reply actions  

I don't think a date is set.

He was at the basketball game, however, and said that he’d know this week.

by Bud Elliott on Mar 2, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions  

oooo baby

"I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one gets to the Father but through me"

by FSUvaFan on Mar 2, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I don;t think I want him back

his hands are not good. He is immature both on and off the field and needs years to improve, something he doesnt have

by Mr. Seminole on Mar 2, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions  

He's a very good college wideout who made big plays and changed the way teams defended us.

We need him back in a bad way.

The “hands are not good” argument needs to be put into context. We were asking him to make the highest degree of difficulty catches. He didn’t have more drops than most of our other receivers and was asked to catch much more difficult balls.

by Bud Elliott on Mar 2, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions  

I remember last fall practice.

When everyone was raving about his hands and the kind of ridiculous catches he was making. Maybe he just needed to get used to playing in front of 80,000 plus. If you remember, he was playing flag football or something prior to JC.

by FSUjab on Mar 3, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Copy and Paste of my thoughts on Smurf

He’s “raw”. He didn’t use his body to position himself properly…at all. He didn’t utilized very few head fakes, stutter steps, or juke moves. However, the sky is the limit with another year to actually learn how to be a “college receiver” and not a Superstar in the game of “500”.
Here’s my main schtick: Our jump balls last year went to Carr or Smurf. A jump ball to Carr could result in a TD/long gain, but many times it was an INT; whereas, jump balls to Smurf often hit the ground but I don’t think a single pass got picked. Corey is such a physical mismatch that the DB’s were desperate for a PBU and not in position to turn around and snag the ball. (Like what happened with Greg against Miami and Boston College). I’ll admit that some of this was luck, but I maintain my position.

by The K-Man on Mar 2, 2009 12:22 PM EST reply actions  

practice make perfect

this is not just there fault. Ponder didnt place the ball right for them most of the time. Im not taking it all away from them because it takes 2. the throw needs to be better and they needed to position them selfs better. I how hes back but dont think he will. This play is something that needs to be worked on daily just like 2min drills and read drills. You cant have it in the play book and never practice it. I think that was one of the problems.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Mar 2, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions  

On the balls that hit the ground...

he ran the wrong routes. He ran jump routes on fades, and fade routes on jumps several times each…That’s not good, cause that means he wasn’t sure what to do yet on a called play.

However, we need big, fast, high jumping bodies to compete at wideout, and hopefully he gets better.

Yeah, right!

by truecolors on Mar 3, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions  

We need Surrency. Period. Anyone who says otherwise needs to check out our Depth Chart. Imagine Surrency and Fortson starting with Reed in the slot. That’s a potentially excellent starting WR lineup in my opinion. I watched Surrency make some tough catches in the bowl game. I think he would play a lot better this year now that he knows the system better.

by DOT COM on Mar 2, 2009 2:03 PM EST reply actions  

I didnt get to see the short highlight real but that was good.

You know what I took off that though look at the blocking on the screen plays. Wow that was just great blocking down field. I know he will be missed but we still have good WR and there is some talent there.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Mar 3, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions  

he got flagged more then a few times for illegal blocks

but what I loved was the fervor in the attempt. That comes down to coaching. With his willingness to block mixed with correct form, he could be an even bigger asset. Needless to say, with Easterling out for however long, I would def like C.S. to make it back one more season.

by Miaminole on Mar 4, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions  

I think those flags were largely, if not all, during the Wake Forest game. He needed some instruction and I don’t think he was flagged in any later games.

by The K-Man on Mar 4, 2009 10:00 AM EST reply actions  

I think he did a great job never realy playing before.

The guy came a long way. Yes he has his problems on and off the field but for someone that went from Flag football and no real EXP not even high school football I though he did a great job.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Mar 4, 2009 4:36 PM EST reply actions  

My biggest disappointment with Surrency....

Was the 3rd down attempt against UF. For some reason he jumped to catch a ball that was going to hit him square in the chest anyway (he didn’t catch the ball), and even if he did catch the ball, he would have converted since he was mid-air. It would have been an easy take down.

Anyway, I think he has talent, I just think he’s trying to be too flashy, like he’s trying to emulate former NFL or video game highlights instead of making the plays.

by jasonole59 on Mar 7, 2009 10:35 AM EST reply actions  

thats all he has to work with.

He has not played football but like 2 years at most. the guy has all the talent in the world just no skills. Hes a tough guy that prob try anything not to look good but to try to do the best he can. I dont think hes trying to be flashy as much as trying to do it right. The only problem is he really dont know what is right. Thats what I think. I dont know him and dont get to look at every play in depth. Im prob wrong but I wish he had another chance. We realy could use the threat of him more than anything.

Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry

by Desman on Mar 7, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

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