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New Commit: Bryan Cespedes' OT (CT)

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Read the thread. No one is suggesting he is anywhere near a finished product, ready to contribute from day one or a five star recruit. Instead he fits the profile of other linemen who have been successful at UConn. Namely Will Beatty, starting left OT of the NY Giants and Zach Hurd who has played in the NFL. Taller, lankier kids with room to grow and add on good weight, that move well. Moving well doesn't mean the kid has perfect OL technique or footwork, just that he isn't laboring to get out of his stance or change direction. We haven't had as much luck with gargantuan type HS linemen as we have with the raw athletic, room to grow kids.
 
We do not have the luxury of recruiting slam-dunk sure thing O-Lineman. We have to work harder. If the coaches think this young man can be taught and will work hard to develop physically- good enough for me. The folks criticizing a 17 year old are pathetic losers.
 
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The only thing a reasonable fan can do is hope that both he and the coaching staff are completely bought into doing whatever it takes to make him a quality player by the time he graduates. Sheesh, I thought you guys at least let kids enroll in school before bashing them...
 
ZOOCONN said:
And why is that? Cuz I am honest? I just said what I saw, I didn't say he is an POS and should never have even been offered. Actually the contrary I said with a lot of work he would start as a Jr which as an oline men is not a slight at all. I didn't know we had to handle everyone with kid gloves all the time.
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You know nothing about the player, but yet you spout off like your an expert.
This is is second year of playing football. His upside is very high and you can't teach his size and athletic ability

Big time lineman in high school have the the largest bust rate in college
 
Chezy said:
Hope I'm wrong, but I don't see it. Very weak.
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What don't you get? He hasn't played, lifted, trained or been coached. He is a project, a piece of clay the staff thinks can become a work of art..
 
While I appreciate the passion of my fellow UCONN fans and their knowledge of football (I'm only a fan and never actually played organized ball), it seems to me that if Diaco and his staff (very experienced) think that Bryan can become a player and is worthy of a scholarship, then he must be. I'm certain that they know more about football then my fellow 'Yarders do. They have, no doubt, seen the same tapes that we have seen and yet they still believe that Bryan can become a player (with lots of hard work). I trust in their opinion.

We have to understand that, at the moment, we aren't going to get highly rated players but rather underappreciated ones who need time to develop. As the program improves (and hopefully gets into a better conference, we can recruit and land better players.
 
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Chezy said:
Very poor fundamentals. Awful technique ! Physically weak
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The first two are fair comments, but it's already been established that he's raw. Yes, he bends at the waist terribly in his stance, which inhibits his ability to get off the line. He seems to move well once he gets his legs underneath him and uses his size to gain leverage once engaged. Technique can be coached.

The comment about strength is way out of left field and entirely unsupportable. There simply isn't enough in those videos to judge one way or the other. I'll leave it to the people who have watched him in person to judge whether he's strong enough.
 
I love the analysis by folks who have no clue what they are analyzing. Probably a close runner-up to folks taking anonymous pot shots at teenagers. Just plain cheesy.
 
businesslawyer said:
New London is a former place? When did it stop being a place?
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Probably around the time they stopped hunting whales out of there. Now it's a barracks for Electric Boat and the sub base. Oh yeah.. it's also a supply route for a few of the islands.

Just joking of course ;)
 
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weyuo said:
Probably around the time they stopped hunting whales out of there. Now it's a barracks for Electric Boat and the sub base. Oh yeah.. it's also a supply route for a few of the islands.

Just joking of course ;)
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You better recognize Captain Scott's next time you talk about New London.
 
Chezy said:
Went to no-nfa game today. Division 3 linemen at best
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Let's fire Kevin Wolthausen and hire you as the recruiting coordinator since you seem to have what the current staff doesn't. Who's with me?
 
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2014 New London Day all-area football team selections
5 O-Linemen selected. No Bryan Cespedes
 
Chezy said:
2014 New London Day all-area football team selections
5 O-Linemen selected. No Bryan Cespedes
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Seriously, buddy. What the hell has he ever done to you? All of your posts here have been trashing a 17 year old kid. POS.
 
Chezy said:
2014 New London Day all-area football team selections
5 O-Linemen selected. No Bryan Cespedes
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Recruiting is based upon potential to play at a high level in 2-3 years and not production in high school. It's actually a disadvantage in high school to be 6'6" + because it's almost impossible to fill out that size frame in high school and yet there is a leverage disadvantage. The leverage disadvantage is made up for with overall mass in college.
 
Chezy said:
2014 New London Day all-area football team selections
5 O-Linemen selected. No Bryan Cespedes
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You are creepy. Seriously.
 
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