If he plays one position then I say yes. If they bounce him around at 2 or 3 positions then get ready for another flop.
I was hopeful Luketa would return for another year at DE. He would drastically improve his draft stock with another year at DE.
There's no hope. PSU coaches ruin everything they touch. Why won't they listen to us?
That would be great, but I haven’t read anything that would indicate he’s returning.
Not sure, but before the season started you said this was a 9 win team, 8-4 at worst. They finished 7-5.
I wish Luketa would come back as well as strictly a DE. However, I think he has compared himself to Parsons since Day 1 and wants to get to the league with Micah ASAP.
I said 8-4 , missed by one game. There is clearly only one reason.....coaching .LOL stupid fanboys.
Actually if the refs in the Illinois game made the correct call on the Illinois fumble you would have been spot on.
Luketa compares himself to Parsons? LOL and I like him and think he played well this year. Frankly, he strikes me as a special teams player initially in the NFL with maybe a chance to start later.
Well there also is the small detail of Singleton having absolutely no running room when he touches the ball and every third time he gets it a guy is immediately in his grill for a 3 yard loss.
Not to mention the coaches causing Stout to miss several key FGs, the defense giving up a game losing 47 yard TD on a simple 5 yard crossing pattern against Michigan and the game losing TD pass on 4th and 15 against MSU. As I said before, a coach who won 409 games always said there are generally 4 or 5 plays which determine the outcome of close games and the team that makes them wins and the team that doesn’t loses. Franklin deserves the blame for the Illinois debacle, but the coaches weren’t the reasons for the Michigan and MSU loses. Franklin makes the right call and punts on 4th and inches down 7-0 against MSU and Stout’s punt is downed at the MSU 1. I’m thinking maybe a safety or at least a 3 and out with good field position What happens? A 99 yard drive which starts with a 33 yard run off right tackle. I even saw a column from some “genius” claiming Franklin’s decision to punt was a mistake because (1) it showed a lack of confidence in the team and (2) it “led” to MSU’s 99 yard drive. Point #2 was easily the most moronic comment I have ever seen.
Or maybe Singleton bursts through small holes unlike the backs who this year all seemed like they were running in mud with some of the poorest vision I have seen in years.
Buck stops at the top. Get results or you are out. He gets paid 75 mill to win more than 7 of 12 games.
I agree. But I’ve followed him on social media since high school and part of me believes he thinks he is close to the same plane as Parsons. That’s where the compare comment came from. Maybe I should have said close to. Either way I’d love for him to come back at de but know that ain’t gonna happen.
You mean microscopic holes that Barry Sanders would have trouble shimmying through. Yeah are RBs are lousy but the O-Line is horrendous. This brain trust coaching staff better figure out a way to get Singleton some running room or it will be a colossal waste of talent .
Love Jesse and his grit but he's not playing in the NFL. Free agent, will last a few days in camp. Take it to the bank. Too small and slow.
Luketa has 4-3 DE size. He has good first step and can shed blockers. Another year at DE puts him the draft. Think he could be drafted in round 3/4 with a really good year and round 2 with a great year.
Just imagine had he played defensive end each season instead of being jerked around.
Well there is also the detail of him getting north and south in a GD hurry and is much faster than any back up there. We all know the OL and RPO are not not firing on all cylinders, but this was about frosh making an impact....right?
You and me both. Luketa improved so much from last year and he was starting to get better at rushing the passer later in the season, or at least I thought he was. Would love for him to come back another year.
Don't know if he'll be a force next year or not, but based on his size and skill level CJF thinks he has a chance to play right away even though he wasn't able to early enroll because of the way his high school does things.
Okay, but at least I keep two hands on keyboard. Actually, I always go for 12-0 and then post everyday about what a failure Franklin is......
