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Postby J.T.supporta » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:59 am

Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.
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Postby FloridaMustang » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:06 pm

J.T.supporta wrote:Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.


Whatever. We still need DB's that LIKE to hit people.. can we PLEASE recruit a lockdown CB? Some speedy safeties?
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Postby BRStang » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:08 pm

FloridaMustang wrote:
J.T.supporta wrote:Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.


Whatever. We still need DB's that LIKE to hit people.. can we PLEASE recruit a lockdown CB? Some speedy safeties?


I'm sure that won't be a problem after all the publicity our ensured bowl game at 6-6 will get us.
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Postby mustangfan01 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:12 pm

All I know is...regardless of how bad our corners are playing this year, I am very happy not a single one of them is graduating. I think they will make strides soon enough.
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Postby Stallion » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:16 pm

we tried to sign some JUCO DBs last year. We got outrecruited. Devin Lowery shouldn't be expected to start in his first year as a DB. This is just as much the result of recruiting deficiencies as it is Devin Lowery's fault.
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Postby FloridaMustang » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:25 pm

Stallion wrote:we tried to sign some JUCO DBs last year. We got outrecruited. Devin Lowery shouldn't be expected to start in his first year as a DB. This is just as much the result of recruiting deficiencies as it is Devin Lowery's fault.


Can't really come up with a counter-point here. It will just result in the usual sad shrug.
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Postby PlanoStang » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:00 pm

Stallion's post probably shoulda been posted on the Pfire Pfil thread, or
the WTF, we didn't prepare the defense for the pass thread.

Hope Pfil's quote to the DMN saying they loaded up for the run was a
very weak disguised effort to protect his secondary from criticism. :roll:
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Postby expony18 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:24 pm

FloridaMustang wrote:
J.T.supporta wrote:Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.


Whatever. We still need DB's that LIKE to hit people.. can we PLEASE recruit a lockdown CB? Some speedy safeties?
recruit a lockdown corner? theres no such thing as a "lockdown" corner any more... and if what you mean by lock down corner then you mean a cover corner... and cover corners don't hit. so what do you want?
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Postby Ponymon » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:42 pm

I am ABSOLUTELY shocked :shock:, SHOCKED :shock: :shock: that we are having such problems at the cornerback position given Bennett's professed love for coaching "great" cornerback's. I can't believe that we don't have 2 or 3 All-Americas at this position! Of course, Sturdivant might end up being one, but he is a safety. You would think that the top high school cornerback's would be falling all over themselves to come to SMU to be trained by the "Great One"! :roll:
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Postby Treadway21 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:51 pm

I think McCann will be a good one. He has gotten a little college experience, which should help - just not this year.
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Postby ALEX LIFESON » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:58 pm

I WONDER WHY MCCANN HASN'T GOT AS MUCH PLAYING TIME IN THE LAST TWO GAMES?
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Postby FloridaMustang » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:01 pm

expony18 wrote:
FloridaMustang wrote:
J.T.supporta wrote:Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.


Whatever. We still need DB's that LIKE to hit people.. can we PLEASE recruit a lockdown CB? Some speedy safeties?
recruit a lockdown corner? theres no such thing as a "lockdown" corner any more... and if what you mean by lock down corner then you mean a cover corner... and cover corners don't hit. so what do you want?


What.
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Postby expony18 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:07 pm

FloridaMustang wrote:
expony18 wrote:
FloridaMustang wrote:
J.T.supporta wrote:Devin was asked by PB and staff to make the switch to DB along with Hawkins because of the depth they were going to have at WR.

When most players are asked to switch from their normal or most played or favorite position, the transition is hard.

Lucky Delay has moved from DL to OL back to DL then back to OL all in the span of last year.


Whatever. We still need DB's that LIKE to hit people.. can we PLEASE recruit a lockdown CB? Some speedy safeties?
recruit a lockdown corner? theres no such thing as a "lockdown" corner any more... and if what you mean by lock down corner then you mean a cover corner... and cover corners don't hit. so what do you want?


What.
u said u wanted a "lock down" corner... "lock down" corners don't hit... they lock down the wr's in coverage and don't worry about the run (ex. deion sanders)... u RARELY hear the term "lock down" or "cover corner" used any more... even champ bailey doesnt like to be called a cover corner. u said we need db's who hit, and then said can we recruit a "lock down" corner. I don't know of any "lock down" corner who also hits, theres a difference in the two. all i was saying is pick one or the other in your argument, you cant have both. and my sub issue was that there really were no more lock down corners in any level of football
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Postby expony18 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:08 pm

i can make a really long argument on this... and if what im saying doesnt make sense im sorry ive been locked in the library the last few days researching
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