From What I've Seen So Far (recruting)
by truecolors on May 28, 2009 11:06 PM EDT
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PrintFirst: This isn't a who we're going to get segment. We're dreaming from this point on.
If I could get any recruit for sure these are the ones I'd take as of right now. Stars mean nothing to me.
QB I don't see an obvious quarterback who just fits us perfectly so I'll pass and pray for rain next year (this is assuming the new kid takes over quickly from the number 3, "d....de...derin....dadgum it what's his name."
RB Call me crazy but I just really like Brandon Gainer. I don't think our new philosophy on offense necessarily calls for a home run hitter. It does require a big back who gets on the whole asap makes one cut and goes vertical...gainer does that better than ANY of the ones I've peaked on video. Wouldn't say no to smiley and Lattimore either (duh!)
FB Do we even still have one of these any more...I mean we're looking to take athletic tight ends and call them full-backs or big recievers right?
WR I'll take Christian Green, Markeith Ambles for size with a side of Chris Dunkley and DJ Jhonson...or at least one of the big ones and one of the fast ones. (at our current rate, we need all three)
TE I'll be honest I only vaguely understand what Jimbo's looking for here, so I'll leave that to him. I understand the concept, but have yet to see his guys in action, so any two of these will be fine for me.
OL Trust the Trickett This is another area that is hard evaluate with the new system. I know what he's looking for smart, mean, fleet of foot, and if it's possible size too. These things aren't always easy to see in a HS kid playing HS kids, But the Trick hasn't let us down so Have fun Rick and leme know what you decide!
DT I want bigger Tackles....Amp McCloud, Richard Ash, Darius Cummings
DE Brandon Willis (yep DE not DT) & then move McDaniel and McAllister to end.
SIDE THOUGHT how cool would it be to put this line on the field at once in two years. McDaniel, McRay, McCloud, and McAllister....scary too!!!!
LB Jeff Luc, Christian Jones, Brandon Smith
DB We mostly need safeties, but I will still take Mr Frankenstien 1st. Then T Rex & Alec ogltree in that order too.
Now lets all hit the snooze and enjoy this dream as long as we can before we have to wake up!!!
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Plan to comment further on this at a later time, but wanted to point this out.
Ambles is going to a Junior College. This kid has D’s and F’s on his transcript in bunches.
of coarse in fantasy world we pair him with Myrone Rolle for tuturing and he too goes to Oxford after winning his first heisman....
actually good point!
Yeah, right!
IMHO, for our offense...
Smiley>Gainer>Lattimore>Clements
"We're not maxed out, ... The best is still ahead of us."
Bobby Bowden
From the tape I've seen
all 5 of those would work, and I’d put Malcolme in front of Clements, and Gainer in front of Smiley.
I really need more smikey tape to give you an honest opinion as to his fit. His athleticism is undeniable.
by Bud Elliott on May 29, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I would put Malcolme in the middle :)
… sorry couldn’t resist.
But seriously, I like NaGaNole’s lineup.
'Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.' John Heisman
The danger in classifying eveybody as Great or Terrible
The fact is everyone we recruit is very good. Within that, some are just insanely elite, and some are more like “top 300” type player.
Clements is a very good prospect. He’s just not as good as a few of these other guys, but he’s still a top 25 back in America.
by Bud Elliott on May 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
You've reinforced my point. He's not big enough to get a pass IMO without being "elite or insane"
Yeah, right!
Not many are "elite or insane"
2 maybe 3 this year, and that is for the entire country. And none of them are coming here.
Defense is not the problem.
He just didnt play well last year. 5.3 yards per carry isn't impressive when Gainer is going for 9.8 and Bernard almost 10
Do you think he has the frame to add weight? I’ve seen some shirtless interview where it looked like he was fairly filled out.
I am kind of wondering where the hype is coming from for Clements. He’s a good back but he’s far from elite, not a top 10 in the country type back.
Our best shots are/were with Clements and Gainer
I would be happy with either. Yes, I believe he can add weight. Anyone thinking we will land anyone other that the 2 I just mentioned is dreaming, if we whiff on these guys( which seems more and more likely with the way recruiting has gone lately at FSU and the constant bad press) we would have to settle with a 3 star. No worries though about RBs in this class, we have 2 solid soon to be sophomores, if anything next year is the year we need an elite running back, not this year.
Defense is not the problem.
Debrale Smiley said he's 100% FSU...
Meh to Clements. If ween need a scat back, we got Thompson…
"We're not maxed out, ... The best is still ahead of us."
Bobby Bowden
I also find it hard to believe I'm the only one who likes the McD-line concept mention above
I’ll have a McSeminole supersized!!!
Yeah, right!
I like Gainer
I am more impressed with Gainer than Clements, but I would like to see us get Smiley back, Gainer, and Clements. I think Gainer better fits Jimbo’s offensive plans that Clements but Clements is a guy that could easily switch over to a slot receiver if need be. He has a lot of speed, and is a very shifty start stop runner. Gainer is a bull dozer and runs head strong through the hole. I like it. I just hope we don’t piss too many of these kids off because we are waiting for someone else that we have a 50/50 shot at or less…..
Go Noles!!!
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