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Bryant Shirreffs

WingU-Conn said:
Typo.

Should have said: There was never really a time where Bryant wasn't constantly under duress, or dealing with terrible coaching either.

Which is still a confusing way to say "Like Williams, Bryant also spent a lot of time running for his life, and dealing with terrible coaching".
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That seems much more reasonable and more like something you would say WingU! For a moment, I thought you might have been trapped in a dream like in Dicaprio's movie Inception! ;)
 
Has Bryant already graduated? Obviously free to do whatever, but if he plays for one more season is it possible he could start an MBA or another post-grad degree?

Hopefully they would work that out better than the Robbie Frey fiasco.
 
Carl Spackler said:
Somebody tell Bryant to practice his foot steps and timing on post, hook and square in route trees. Can't be overthrowing or underthrowing those when you've got an open middle field read and the receiver has leverage. Ball has to come out to the spot.

Somebody tell Donovan Williams that he needs to know what all that means before he's ready.
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I'm on it! (Oh, wait, I'm not...:rolleyes:)

Really glad for Bryant. I'm sure he wasn't happy with how things ended for him in 2016. I'd love for him to get a chance to show what he can do when he actually has some protection.
 
Hoophound said:
You and I have been big supporters of Bryant
through thick and thin. I think we'll see the QB we expected last year if he's healthy. Accurate short passing, big runs fairly often and plenty of composure. If his troubles with the long ball this year were related to his ribs (quite possible), he could have a great year and in turn bring us a surprising number of wins.
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You are correct that I belive that, healthy, he may be our best QB since Orlovsky. And no, 4 games from someone does not get you in the discussion. But that is not even the issue here. If you think that at best he's below average, that's fine. HE'S STILL THE BEST WE'VE GOT UNTIL WE SEE SOMEONE ELSE GET ON THE FIELD AND PLAY BETTER. And I do believe that the Lashlee system is made for him (although you can certainly argue that the system would like a QB with greater 40 speed).
 
businesslawyer said:
You are correct that I belive that, healthy, he may be our best QB since Orlovsky. And no, 4 games from someone does not get you in the discussion. But that is not even the issue here. If you think that at best he's below average, that's fine. HE'S STILL THE BEST WE'VE GOT UNTIL WE SEE SOMEONE ELSE GET ON THE FIELD AND PLAY BETTER. And I do believe that the Lashlee system is made for him (although you can certainly argue that the system would like a QB with greater 40 speed).
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I hope BS comes back. He got NO help help last year. Read NO as ZERO, NADA, ZILCH. His line didn't protect him and the coaching just stood by and allowed him to take a beating, IMO. I don't know what Lashlee's offense is like but BS should be a very effective 3-5 step drop QB. Run short outs, slants, crosses. Let your TE chip then slip into the flat on the weak side, moving pocket, etc.
 
31GuardTrap said:
Everyone is seriously overlooking DW in this offensive style. He does not need to sling it 30 times a game now. He would be very effective in this type of spread. We saw him get out and run a bit last year. Don't dismiss him based on the 3 game disaster of last year when the coaching staff had zero clue what they were calling for plays and he was constantly under duress.
I'm not saying he is the next coming of Cam Newton but he is alot better than what we saw.
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I don't think Lashlee comes here and takes a pay cut if he didn't believe he had a QB. Whether that guy is BS, DW, or a transfer is yet to be 100% determined. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if Lashlee thought DW could be the guy for his system.
 
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businesslawyer said:
O.K., as exciting as the last four weeks have been, we still don't have a QB for next year. Here is my question. The players are all back for the second semester. There must have been a meeting where the players showed up, met the new staff and started their new strength and conditioning programs.

So when they had the meeting, was BS in the room or not? There must be an answer to that.
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BS coming back is not a bad thing. He's a tough hard nosed player. A serviceable QB with some mobility. If he does, there will be a competition for the starting job which is a good thing. I wasn't impressed with DW's 3 game debut and see that he has a work to do. I still believe those three games were valuable experience for both DW and the coaching staff to evaluate and build upon. It gave him a chance to get a feel for the speed of the game and will help his confidence going forward. Everyone is pushing for the best man for the job. I just think in the end DW's athleticism will prevail and that Lashlee will help maximize Donovan's talent.
 
Didn't BS have an injury that affected his throwing motion?
 
pnow15 said:
Didn't BS have an injury that affected his throwing motion?
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Had a rib injury during the season (and probably other injuries as well), but I'd imagine an entire offseason to heal could help.
 
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BS had a good first season and then his game fell to crap and he couldn't hit a reciever.
With an entire off season to heal, he could be accurate again.
 
pnow15 said:
BS had a good first season and then his game fell to crap and he couldn't hit a reciever.
With an entire off season to heal, he could be accurate again.
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Have you ever tried even touching your toes with a rib injury? I can't blame him for struggling with displaced ribs.
 
2Infinity said:
My initial thought was the same 31, but when you look at the wording, it's not like just one word was off...so it does seem like it was the intended message. Hope not though!
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yeah I read 'was' to be 'wasn't' and it made sense.
 
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Confident Carl said:
BS coming back is not a bad thing. He's a tough hard nosed player. A serviceable QB with some mobility. If he does, there will be a competition for the starting job which is a good thing. I wasn't impressed with DW's 3 game debut and see that he has a work to do. I still believe those three games were valuable experience for both DW and the coaching staff to evaluate and build upon. It gave him a chance to get a feel for the speed of the game and will help his confidence going forward. Everyone is pushing for the best man for the job. I just think in the end DW's athleticism will prevail and that Lashlee will help maximize Donovan's talent.
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BS has similar skills to Tyler Lorenzan who thrived in Edsall's system. He's also a guy who would most likely thrive with LR as the OC. My prediction by this time next year when BS will be finished with his eligibility LR will have one of "his guys" in to QB and DW will either be transferring or switching to WR.
 
Coach J said:
BS has similar skills to Tyler Lorenzan who thrived in Edsall's system. He's also a guy who would most likely thrive with LR as the OC. My prediction by this time next year when BS will be finished with his eligibility LR will have one of "his guys" in to QB and DW will either be transferring or switching to WR.
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Lorenzen was a gamer and a great runner. However, BS is a much more talented QB overall.
 
I think BS throws a better ball, but Lornzen wasn't the same after hurting the thumb (?) on his throwing hand.
 
Hopefully he ends up as the backup because Williams beat him out in camp. Never bad to have another warm body, but we're going nowhere with him(or anyone else) at QB if he doesn't get significantly better.
 
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When you run like a Fullback many times a game you're bound to get injured.
 
I'm pretty old and it's still like 12-15% of my life since we could go into a football season and think it might actually be enjoyable.

What Edsall and crew are doing on the recruiting trail is surreal. It's like after 20+ years I'm a fan of a normal football program that just goes out and recruits good players, plays a modern style and isn't trying to either squeeze blood from a stone, play 20 years in the past or reinvent the sport.

I'm not even sure how to react.
 
whaler11 said:
I'm pretty old and it's still like 12-15% of my life since we could go into a football season and think it might actually be enjoyable.

What Edsall and crew are doing on the recruiting trail is surreal. It's like after 20+ years I'm a fan of a normal football program that just goes out and recruits good players, plays a modern style and isn't trying to either squeeze blood from a stone, play 20 years in the past or reinvent the sport.

I'm not even sure how to react.
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Just enjoy the ride.
 
whaler11 said:
I'm pretty old and it's still like 12-15% of my life since we could go into a football season and think it might actually be enjoyable.

What Edsall and crew are doing on the recruiting trail is surreal. It's like after 20+ years I'm a fan of a normal football program that just goes out and recruits good players, plays a modern style and isn't trying to either squeeze blood from a stone, play 20 years in the past or reinvent the sport.

I'm not even sure how to react.
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Old? Aren't you like 43? Other than great post and I agree. Makes you wonder why Randy didn't do it this way the 1st go round here but whatever, things are looking up for the 1st time in years.
 
noeynox said:
Old? Aren't you like 43? Other than great post and I agree. Makes you wonder why Randy didn't do it this way the 1st go round here but whatever, things are looking up for the 1st time in years.
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6/43 =14%
 
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