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I am sure it is here somewhere...but what a great day for Devin. Welcome back to the offense!

Isn't this his second position change? WR in his first year, CB last year and WR again this year? How detrimental is it to a player's development to keep switching them to different positions?

abezontar wrote:Isn't this his second position change? WR in his first year, CB last year and WR again this year? How detrimental is it to a player's development to keep switching them to different positions?

Yes, it is. This goes back to the staff not being to put a player in a position to get his max.

Same thing happened to Johnnie Fitzgerald.

George S. Patton wrote:

abezontar wrote:Isn't this his second position change? WR in his first year, CB last year and WR again this year? How detrimental is it to a player's development to keep switching them to different positions?

Yes, it is. This goes back to the staff not being to put a player in a position to get his max.

Same thing happened to Johnnie Fitzgerald.

One of your better posts ever....

That is what happens when your recruiting is poor and you constantly have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. You end up taking your best athletes, throwing them all over the field, to fill the holes left by your poor recruiting, then scratch your head wondering why that player didn't develope how you had hoped.

Along with McCray's helmet popping sack that seemed to energize the entire team, I thought Lowrey's leaping third down reception in the second half where he got drilled and hung onto the ball was among the biggest plays of the game. Lowrey was money the whole night.

93Mustang wrote:Along with McCray's helmet popping sack that seemed to energize the entire team, I thought Lowrey's leaping third down reception in the second half where he got drilled and hung onto the ball was among the biggest plays of the game. Lowrey was money the whole night.

Lowery's catch - in the second quarter - was IT.

It was third down and we hadn't done crap before he caught that.

MustangIcon wrote:

George S. Patton wrote:

abezontar wrote:Isn't this his second position change? WR in his first year, CB last year and WR again this year? How detrimental is it to a player's development to keep switching them to different positions?

Yes, it is. This goes back to the staff not being to put a player in a position to get his max.

Same thing happened to Johnnie Fitzgerald.

One of your better posts ever....

That is what happens when your recruiting is poor and you constantly have holes to fill on both sides of the ball. You end up taking your best athletes, throwing them all over the field, to fill the holes left by your poor recruiting, then scratch your head wondering why that player didn't develope how you had hoped.

Without getting into whether Lowery should have changed positions, either once or twice:

The official reason given was because the team needed additional depth last year at CB, and it Lowery was believed to have the ability to play the position. Similarly, Schellas Hyndman said Friday night that the Adrian Chevannes — who came to SMU as a defender and then shined last year at forward — was moved back to defender Friday because he was "a great athlete who is a victim of his own versatility." Does that mean Hyndman doesn't know how to put his players in the best position to succeed?

Lowery also stated in an interview last year that he did not like to hit people which is not a good thing for a CB. I would think a Receiver not wanting to be hit is a better option.

Changing positions in soccer is completely different. The necessary skill set in soccer is not very much different in offensive and defensive positions-its not uncommon to see soccer players switch positions. In football changing from WR to CB would be like learning to dance backwards. Any decent soccer player could play any other field soccer position w/o any problem any day you wanted

Lowery was having a career day as WR. He was putting up the kind of numbers I expected to see from Sanders.

Stallion wrote:The necessary skill set in soccer is not very much different in offensive and defensive positions...

Not a complete rarity, but it's not that common. Have you played soccer? Go watch Paulo da Silva and Leone Cruz and tell us they have the same skill sets.

Then tell me Bamba Fall and Devon Pearson have the same skill sets, too. They are good enough athletes and have played enough in their respective sports that they COULD do some of the same things, but to suggest they're that similar is just inaccurate.

I'll have to admit that I'm eating crow. I though Lowrey was a liability, holding up the spot of a younger, better player. Well the crow tastes pretty good when you see a performance like that from him.

after missing that 1st ball thrown his way, Lowery had a great performance. I like the fact he was always looking to cut it back inside and pick up yards after the catch. He took some shots and held onto the ball. Hasn't always been the case around here in recent years

I played soccer all my life both at Club level and school level-covered Soccer for the SMU SID office-knew every player on team since my twin brother played on the team. In fact, while playing I switched positions several times because of depth problems or injuries. A soccer player could switch positions 1 minute before any game-a Wr could not switch to CB or vice-versa and know what the hell he was doing. What the hell does Bamba Fall have to do with soccer. Soccer is a simple game played by athletes of relatively similar skills and all players fully understand the concept of all positions

Stallion wrote:I played soccer all my life both at Club level and school level-covered Soccer for the SMU SID office-knew every player on team since my twin brother played on the team. In fact, while playing I switched positions several times because of depth problems or injuries. A soccer player could switch positions 1 minute before any game-a Wr could not switch to CB or vice-versa and know what the hell he was doing. What the hell does Bamba Fall have to do with soccer. Soccer is a simple game played by athletes of relatively similar skills and all players fully understand the concept of all positions

Is your twin brother MM65?