Looks Like Taiwan Easterling Will Be Back For Football in 2010
Per his twitter, he told a team that called him in the 4th round of the MLB draft that he would not sign for their proposed offer. Easterling is a very good college receiver and extremely dependable, but everyone acknowledges that his future is on the diamond (unless he gets taller or a lot faster). Easterling still has two years to play baseball, so his ability to earn a living on the diamond is not foreclosed.
In any case, this means he'll continue to get more education. And for the vast majority of athletes (even those good enough to play at FSU), the future lies in education, not athletics.
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Great news for the WR corps
Easterling is the best kind of depth that group needs right now
We were all created to be Seminoles. This is why we bleed garnet and piss gold.
Very dependable, runs good routes, catches the ball, smart instinctive kid who could end up with over 150 catches in his career.
Ponder lacks arm strength? Think again.
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And he's a great blocker.
I was hoping he came back for at least one more year, and it looks like it’ll happen. He’s one of my favorite players on the team.
I agree
reminds me of Lonnie Pryor, in that he puts everything he has into every play.
God I love that.
by freshcollegeboy on Jun 9, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
ditto
Always engaging defenders with as much tenacity as he exhibits when he has the ball in his hands
by Caveman Mafia on Jun 9, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he's our best all-around receiver right now.
Maybe not the most talented physically or the fastest, but he seems to do everything well.
I'll take Bert because of how he improved but gimme Easterling over Jarmon so far
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He's been away from the football field and will be rusty on his routes when he gets back
But I love the kid.
We were all created to be Seminoles. This is why we bleed garnet and piss gold.
by NoleThruandThru on Jun 9, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I also like him and think he is a needed and welcomed addition and Jimbo said he will be joining off-season activities as soon as the baseball season is over.
I think that should give him enough time to improve his route running, especially if he starts right away in the 7-on-7’s with CP7.
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I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.
I'm still surprised he healed from that so quickly.
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Personally
I was really looking forward to seeing Easterling next year. He has been very dependable catching the ball and I distinctly remember that TD catch against Virginia Tech that blew my mind. See it at the 1:45 mark here.
Of course, I could just be in love with his good hands, instincts and the fast-twitch muscles of which I associate the prototypical FSU receiver.
yeah one of my favorite highlights of his
iirc his family was there too touching story
by StM on Jun 9, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
But I’ll take a Jr. Taiwan Easterling any day. We all know there will definitely be some attrition
by freshcollegeboy on Jun 9, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Trusttt me, FSU will be fine there
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Yeah, we still have some dead weight to axe.
Aren’t we at 82 this year anyway?
83 I think
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is 85 the NCAA limit for all schools or is that the limit imposed by the sanctions?
by Caveman Mafia on Jun 9, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Limit for all
We’re at 85 for 2011 (back to Normal)
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He was in a unique situation,
being a redshirt sophomore that he can come back and still have leverage to sign a contract come next year’s draft. Most people get drafted as juniors and are forced to decide between taking the money or going back to school for one more year. Taiwan can have the same leverage next year too.
Refer to the roster by eligibility linked on the left side of the main page
This is not the thread to discuss this.
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Nice
Easterling is just a stud… I love to watch him play because he’s a play maker. This is huge for the receiving corps
Win-win for everyone
Taiwan needs more time to get his offer from MLB and in the meantime he can play WR for us.
I think before his injury – Taiwan was shaping up to be a go-to guy for Ponder on 3rd down in 2008. Not just the VT catch but several others.
I think getting Taiwan back for the fall is a huge shot in the arm with Goodman and Owens gone. There’s something to be said for experience at the WR position and as excited as I am by Smith and Haulstead – until I see them consistently making catches in live game action – it’s nice knowing that Taiwan is coming back.
Having Taiwan, Fortson, and Bert Reed on the field at the same time – is a nice lineup of WRs for us.
by GraniteStateNoles on Jun 9, 2010 8:57 AM EDT reply actions
Haulstead and R. Smith will be big contributors too – I personally think R. Smith will have better numbers than Taiwan this year
I'm also on the Smith train
Big, big receiver. Was very raw coming out of a run-heavy high school offense.
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I looke for easterling to do some damage on 3rd down and short yardage situations this year
should be better another year remove from his injury as well
Christian Ponder is probably happy
Bert Reed, Taiwan Easterling and Jarmon Fortson sounds solid to me. beyond those 3 are unproven imo. Haulstead and smith didnt impress much in the little bit of game time they had last year. Hopefully one of the freshmen like greg dent, kenny shaw, Christian Green or DJJ can contribute.
I'd say Ponder is very happy with those 3 starting
All three complement each other very well and bring something different to the field. Not to mention the experience that already have playing together.
This allows Haulstead, Smith and the true freshmen WR to come along at a more gradual pace.
by FtLauderdaleNole on Jun 9, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I believe you are under-estimating Smith and Haulstead quite a bit fsudude
Especially given your small-sample size while they were True Freshman.
WAR PAINT OF TN
Seriously. I think BOTH will be NFL guys in time.
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I agree that they are unproven.
They don’t have much real game experience. To count on them probably wouldn’t be wise, but I do hope they at least make solid contributions this season.
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You didn't like what they did on kick coverage?
Outside of that they didn’t get many reps
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Why do the players that get drafted based on their "potential", never get to play (D'vo, Easterling)?
Are our college coaches not capable of unlocking that potential? Are they in MM doghouse for playing football?
It just seems to me that if someone has that much potential, and gets drafted higher than most of the starters on the team, then you try and find a way to get that guy some playing time so he can work it out?
I think this philosophy really only works in college baseball.
Why spend time trying to teach somebody to play when you can plug in a player and get immediate results?
College baseball coaches aren’t paid to unlock potential and get players to the league. They are paid to win baseball games.
Understood. I was just thinking that if they were given the chance to play, then they probably could help win games. I mean if Tapley… I digress.
A lot of that development time occurs during the football season
Summer and fall ball are key in player development.
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I think this worked out best for all the parties involved
most appreciate the closing point about education… truth.
good news for team!
Think another point to bring up is; Easterling will bring veteran leadership to the WR corps. Show those young bucks how to prepare, practice, perform and participate in being an all-around student athlete.
from the film I watched the past 2 seasons, I'm not a bullish on Taiwan's blocking performances.
I just don’t think he has the upside of others I’ve seen (or he hasn’t unlocked his potential yet). I’m basing this opinion on hundreds of plays.
With that in mind…..he’s pound for pound the most fearless receiver we’ve had in a long time. Taiwan doesn’t go down until he’s beaten into the ground, often by backers and DLine chasing the play downfield.
This is a great bit of news today. I’m hoping we can redshirt most of our 2010 class receivers and roll with Bert, Taiwan, J-Man, Rodney, and Willie. Most of the newcomers are too slight, like Bert in 2007.
by The K-Man on Jun 9, 2010 12:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Strong hands.
like you said, refuses to go down, great balance, great routes. Going to be a great contributor this year.
Not just photos, plenty of video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0MYZ_RnL30
Not an alcoholic, just an FSU grad.
Glad he's back.
He’s really one of my favorite players on the team. My only bad memory is at 1:32, here:
ahhh..somebody can delete that...I didn't have to go pull out the one bad play. After all,
these game helped us “move on”, so was it really so bad?
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade
But did he say anywhere that he was playing football next year? Only reason I ask is because I heard very recently that he told coaches that he would not be playing football next year, comes from a pretty reliable source
by Cody@TN on Jun 9, 2010 4:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What will he be doing instead?
Wants to live in a world where Batting Average goes the way of the Dodo!
I assume that meant focusing solely on baseball.
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Yes that's what I was saying
From what I heard, his plan was to either go in the draft (if the money was right, which I dont think it was) or come back and focus on baseball, since that is his future.
If he did this he would probably lose his scholly though.
I doubt baseball has the room to pick him up (at least not on a full scholarship). Can he afford to do this?
by nolesblogger on Jun 10, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball could easily pick up 1/3 of his scholarship
There are other ways he could be subsidized for the remainer but don’t know if that would happen
Wants to live in a world where Batting Average goes the way of the Dodo!
Yeah but can he afford to pay for 2/3 of his tuition and expenses?
Also would baseball be willing to pay for his scholarship (instead of a new recruits) considering he didn’t pay much this year?
I think he could definitely take out the loans and then pay for it once he signs after the next draft, but that could be risky (injury). I also think baseball would be willing to make room for him. But I think it would be much safer to stay on the football scholly for 1 more year.
by nolesblogger on Jun 10, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree he should stick with football
Players don’t always have the cover the remaining 2/3 on their own (the really good ones often don’t), there are other scholarships/endowments that they can be awarded to compensate.
Wants to live in a world where Batting Average goes the way of the Dodo!
This is good news
We would be fine with or without him but I think the best part is we still have an ace in the hole with him. Also now he can help mentor the younger guys and we dont have to just throw them to the wolfs right from the bat. Also Its good to see that he knows he will be worth more with another year or two of baseball under him. I hope the best for him and know he will be a help to the team this year as he has been for the last 2 years
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