I don't know why you are quoting me. Wade is a football player at any height and I've said so many times. Some posters are very hung up on this height thing considering that Wade is about the same size as PSU's two starting CBs. It's tiresome. Let's just hope Wade chooses PSU and then he can put to rest all of this vertical insufficiency blather.
2017 Recruiting Class Thread
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I was shouted down before when I suggested his ball hawking would be great for safety. I think as robber in a zone blitz he would eat up balls.
That would be fine. I think he could move around the secondary and could certainly be a guy who would crash down on occasion. I still see him as a CB though.
A while back I was reading that Lovett was a very good DB as well, and he has great size for a DB. The staff may have been considering bringing him in with the option of moving him to Safety if he couldn't get on the field at RB. But with all the high end talent that seemed to get more interested in PSU as the wins piled up it may be that competition for a PSU 2017 class scholarship is too fierce....
We have 3 cb's who have the size to move to safety; Campbell, Oruwariye and Taylor.
None of the 3 are burners either. Which makes a move possible.
I like for Taylor to be back there the most followed by Campbell. I think that AO looked pretty good this year at CB and think that he could be a starter as a RS SR in 2018. Or at the very least get a significant number of snaps.
I watched Lovett's video again. I can see taking him as an athlete and see how it plays out. He's a very good high school running back but not eye popping. He looked good in the few CB plays they showed. I think the staff will take him if they see a spot he can fill if they feel they can spend a spot on him. Iffy, in my barely informed opinion.
No PSU involvement but the top-ranked, or close, recruit Isaiah Wilson out of Brooklyn committed to Georgia over Alabama and Michigan.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...layer-espn-300-isaiah-wilson-committs-georgia
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...layer-espn-300-isaiah-wilson-committs-georgia
He played in 11 games, mostly on special teams. I think he got a few snaps on defense around when we had injuries to the DBs (near the middle of the season). PSU says that he had 2 tackles this year.
For 2017:
Campbell - Senior
Oruwariye - Redshirt Junior
Taylor - Redshirt Soph
Any of them could move, or obviously none of them. Some DB's can make the transition pretty quickly, but moving a player going into his Senior season may not make sense....
Mills was a hell of a football player. Still deeply loved here in Charlotte. Had the pleasure of seeing him play. He's one of those guys that defy all odds. Sometimes the size of the heart outweighs the size of the man.
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Why are you so angry recently? I wasn't criticizing you, I was debating the merits of Wade playing other positions besides CB...
Word on Taylor was that his ACL was finally fully healed this year, so he was behind the curve somewhat. I would wager that we see a big uptick in his performance next year, now that he's learned to trust that knee again.
The Hun School English department cringes!
Autocorrect. If you're literate enough to use an expression like that, you're not going to mangle it. It's not like saying, "I could care less."
As for Wade playing a different position, I'm surprised that he's not being considered as a RB. I've seen him play live a couple times and on TV a couple more and I like him as a runner. He's short, stocky and powerful. If he's fast enough to play corner, then he certainly is quick enough to play RB and he has the stats to go along with it.
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Wade reminds me some of Jabril Peppers. Closest thing we will have to him.
Maybe just maybe we get a kick or punt return for TD for once since D Will.
Maybe just maybe we get a kick or punt return for TD for once since D Will.
We got Fred and Lamont!
Would be relieving if perhaps he would comment on all of this idle speculation. By saying nothing, he continues to say something. For example, a congratulatory tweet to Wade would have been a nice signal. If anybody sees anything like that, please let us non-twitter folks know.
Rivers is gone. He wants to inform Franklin and Pry in person after being committed so long. Expected to be after the new year. The resurgence of Tech, playing for his home state, and the fact that his girlfriend is already enrolled played major roles.
Ah, the response from the VT peanut gallery. What brings you to our board so early on a Sunday morning?
If he's trending towards VT the same way that Wade was trending towards WVU, we'll be fine.
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Oh, hi Ricky Slade....
...and Zack Kuntz (okay, this should be in the '18 class thread - sue me).
...and Zack Kuntz (okay, this should be in the '18 class thread - sue me).
Update #PSU Ranked
12 Nationally by Scout,
13 by 247,
10 by Rivals,
16 by ESPN
Isn't there a pud-puller on the board somewhere......who's incessantly yapping about "RIVALS always unfairly down-grading the PSU recruiting classes"?
I've griped about Rivals ratings before. Thanks for your kind words.
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